Setting up a running railroad on Megaroute

[cbntmn]

Ok, using megaroute we have starting setting up our trains. We are going to start with passenger service running an A,B, and C trains with each running a different segment of the map and overlaping at a station. This will be a simple Amtrack with 2 coaches.

Once we get that straight we will move to some freight operations. I have put together an excel spreadsheet that has every operating industry on it listed by town. This will give us some input as where to go for what.

Given that I am a newbie at running this is there any info i can look up as to how to set up the running of the freight trains. How many cars should we have, how many industries should we collect and deposit to on one run? How do you keep track of who is going where?

We really dont have a huge yard on this layout to assemble consists and break them down so the thought is should we run dedicated routes with specific rolling stock on a certain schedule. I really dont know the best way to do this.

Thanks for any input from you pros who have done this all before. Anybody else that is running the Mega you are welcome to my spreadsheets as i can e mail them to you.

 

[misterchugg]

hi mate
with meg route i dl the big yard from the dls.
i think its 5 squares big.
its great and makes it a lot easier.

sometimes i try to run trains dedicated to just 1 sort of wagons, other times i mix and match like a mixed freight.

i found mega problems going to the industries when 2 trains met from opposing sides

i am now looking at using wait for user while they wait at a siding.
when i see this symbol i go to that train and check if everything ahead is cllear and then i give it the go ahead.
ie, remove the symbol.
as long as you have repeat enabld it should show up again for later

cheers
ron

 

[cbntmn]

Do you put the big yard where the train disposal area is?

Thanks for the input. The wait may be the ticket. Sometimes i just tell them to "stop train" and i figure it out for myself.

I made a mistake and tried to change one of the industries output from just Gen good input to Gen goods output. It screwed something up and im getting an error message for that industry. I believe its Collins Warehouse.

THere is not much general goods output but a lot of income. Also i think i am going to change the passenger output a little lower. Even with 4 passenger trains running i cant get to the folks fast enough. Lots of people at the station looking at their watches

 

[cbntmn]

I downloaded a couple of yards and im going to ad one of them now. Just to have a place to store the extra trains will be great and make up the consist. You never know when one of the AI guys will run off the track and get fired.

Im still trying to get the passenger service set up. Took and extended one of the WYEs so he would back up far enough to turn around and think i have him straight. Now working on the "run around train" command for hte next one