I have noticed that AI trains choose to slow down at passenger stations. I know there was a thread back in December 2023 on this, but it seemed to have no resolution.
So I decided to set up a test. I created a single straight 12 mile length of track, with stations at each approximate mile. Track marks and signals at the 1/2 mile. This gives 1/2 mile from TM to the station. The speed was set at 70mph. Locomotives had 1 mile before the first station. I only tested single-track versions. Each of the stations tested reacted the same way. The locomotive would reach almost full speed, then drop to 11 mph before the station, speeding up to 20 mph at the station, then resuming full speed.
Locomotives used in the test included a GP 40-2w, GP 38-2, and an SD70.
Stations included:
SAP Passenger_Station 2_1t, also 3,5, and 6
DES Amtrak One, Five, Six, 3,11,13
I didn't test stations that weren't active, so I can't tell if they are the same. I only used the above stations in the test. Is there something in the script of the station that causes this? Does it have to do with being industry-active? Is this a bug? This problem (?) has become my nemesis, my Moby Dick if you will. "Call me Ishmael." (Reference is to Herman Melville's novel, "Moby Dick."
So I decided to set up a test. I created a single straight 12 mile length of track, with stations at each approximate mile. Track marks and signals at the 1/2 mile. This gives 1/2 mile from TM to the station. The speed was set at 70mph. Locomotives had 1 mile before the first station. I only tested single-track versions. Each of the stations tested reacted the same way. The locomotive would reach almost full speed, then drop to 11 mph before the station, speeding up to 20 mph at the station, then resuming full speed.
Locomotives used in the test included a GP 40-2w, GP 38-2, and an SD70.
Stations included:
SAP Passenger_Station 2_1t, also 3,5, and 6
DES Amtrak One, Five, Six, 3,11,13
I didn't test stations that weren't active, so I can't tell if they are the same. I only used the above stations in the test. Is there something in the script of the station that causes this? Does it have to do with being industry-active? Is this a bug? This problem (?) has become my nemesis, my Moby Dick if you will. "Call me Ishmael." (Reference is to Herman Melville's novel, "Moby Dick."