I created BI3 Industry Tracks for TRS19 to replace older generation BI2 Industry tracks, Proto-LARS and Multiple Industry Track New (M.I.N.) industry tracks. A lot of people don’t seem to understand what these tracks are for and how to use them, so I decided to create a tutorial to help those folks understand them and to get the most from them.
What is a BI3 Industry Track and what is its purpose?
A BI3 Industry track is a single 21-1/2 meter long track that makes any structure into an interactive rail industry that can produce and/or consume a wide variety of specific industry related products. This track will load and/or unload a variety of rail cars when either stopped or moving over the track at 5MPH/8KPH or less. Rail cars that are configured for the chosen product will load or unload at the single short red and white striped marker pole, which indicates where the load or unload point is located. For best results with AI locomotives use this track with my kuid:439337:101618 SAP_Sign_Speed_5 trackside speed sign placed 85 feet (26 meters) or more from the center post of the industry track on the track approaches to this industry. The tracks are height adjustable and the default track will be replaced by whatever track you attach to it. The red placement arrows will only show up in Surveyor mode.
Where did the script code for the BI3 Industry track come from?
The script used is a modified by me version of the Multiple Industry New (M.I.N.) script used in the M.I.N. track <kuid:-25:1224> Multiple_Industry_New, which came built into TRS19. The script code has been modified to allow for pre-stocked product queues and loading and/or unloading of both stopped and moving rail cars of all types.
Why are there so many different BI3 Industry tracks on the DLS?
M.I.N. tracks are not targeted toward any specific industry and as a result have no pre-stocked product queues which means you are totally on your own with adding products queues to those M.I.N. tracks. I like to make things easier for the novice user so each one of the available BI3 Industry tracks is targeted toward a specific industry type and comes pre-stocked with a variety of products associated with that industry type. An as example <kuid:439337:105663> SAP_BI3_Automotive is targeted toward the automotive industry and contains pre-stocked queues for a variety of automotive industry specific products that are either consumed or produced by that type of industry. Does this mean you cannot customize the BI3 product queues to meet your own needs? Of course not! Even though the BI3 track is pre-stocked I still provide for 3-5 empty queues in each BI3 track to allow you to add additional products of your own choice, if desired.
How do BI3 tracks differ functionally in the interface from M.I.N. tracks?
If you know how to use the M.I.N. track interface, then you will find no functional differences in using the BI3 track interface. Other than pre-stocked queues, the interface is functionally exactly the same.
I don't know how to use the original M.I.N. interface. Can you help me?
If you don't know how to use the original M.I.N. interface, which is the same one used in my BI3 tracks, here are some resources that will help you:
Tutorial: Set up a BI3 to load a product YouTube video with audio:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...ing-BI3-Industry-Tracks&p=1785050#post1785050
Tutorial: Set up a BI3 to unload a product YouTube video with audio:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...ing-BI3-Industry-Tracks&p=1785051#post1785051
BI3 Configuration Quick Start Tutorial:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?155280-BI3-Configuration-Quick-Start-Tutorial
Trainz - Configuring Multiple Industry New YouTube video by philskene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1JPhjKnciI
Trainz TS12 - oversize steel plate carrier YouTube video by philskene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-vDhLB4YaI
Trainz TS12 -- animated side dumping hoppers by philskene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Wkw4DfzMU
Multiple Industry New (M.I.N) Tutorial - Part A:
http://members.westnet.com.au/nightcrawler/trainz/tut-mina.htm
Multiple Industry New (M.I.N) Tutorial - Part B:
http://members.westnet.com.au/nightcrawler/trainz/tut-minb.htm
Multiple Industry New (M.I.N) Tutorial - Part C:
http://members.westnet.com.au/nightcrawler/trainz/tut-minc.htm
How can I use these BI3 industry tracks?
These BI3 industry tracks can turn any structure or building into an industry which can produce or consume a variety of visible or non-visible products. You can also use these tracks to add additional product handling capability to an industry that already has built-in product handling capability.
My rails cars are not being loaded or unloaded by the BI3
Assuming you have configured the BI3 industry track correctly, chances are you do not have a matching product queue in the rail car. The product you configured in the BI3 for loading or unloading must have an exact matching product listed in the rail car for the loading or unloading process to be successful. Example: Your SAP_BI3_Fuel industry track is configured to unload Coal Bulk SAP from your open hopper rail cars. For this to work you must have Coal Bulk SAP listed in the load section of that car. Many open hoppers may not have this more recent product listed in their default product list. You can however add it yourself to that list as an additional product. For more on how to do that see this forum based tutorial:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...dd-a-product-of-your-own-choice-to-a-rail-car
How can I create my own BI3 Basic Industry track?
I have not covered every possible industry type so I know there will be those out there who will want to create their own BI3 Basic Industry tracks, and I encourage you to do so. Click the following link for instructions on how to this:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...ing-BI3-Industry-Tracks&p=1785533#post1785533
Can you give me a list of the BI3 Basic Industry Tracks that are available on the DLS that you have created?
Certainly! Just click the following link to see that list:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...ing-BI3-Industry-Tracks&p=1785058#post1785058
Summary of BI3 differences from M.I.N and BI2 tracks:
1. BI3 tracks are much shorter in length then a M.I.N. track or BI2 track.
2. BI3 trigger radius is much smaller so BI3 tracks can be very close together compared to M.I.N. tracks and BI2 tracks.
3. BI3 track can load either stopped or moving rail cars. M.I.N and BI2 tracks can only load stopped rail cars.
4. BI3 tracks come pre-stocked with a variety of products compatible with the industry the BI3 tracks has been targeted toward. M.I.N. tracks come with no pre-stocked product queues at all.
5. BI3 tracks come with a with a center pole which marks the loading or unloading point. M.I.N. tracks and BI2 tracks do not have any such center marker.
6. BI3 tracks load only at the center point for precise loading or unloading operations. M.I.N. tracks load or unload as soon as the rail car enters the track which can be awkward for precise loading and unloading operations.
7. BI3 tracks use an open source un-encrypted script file. BI2 tracks use an encrypted script which cannot be accessed and to which the original author (Lars Ljungberg) has lost the original code.
Here is a screenshot of BI3, M.I.N. and BI2 industry tracks. BI3 is at the top, M.I.N. at the middle and BI2 at the bottom:
I hope this helps everyone understand these tracks better and get the most out of them.
BTW I currently have 32 BI3 industry tracks and 288 products of all types, visible and non-visible, for TRS19 on the DLS. You can find these listed under the username of MSGSapper. FYI 99% of these products are build 4.6 items and have been tested and work well with TRS19. My BI3 industry tracks are all build 4.6 and begin with the title SAP_BI3.
Bob
What is a BI3 Industry Track and what is its purpose?
A BI3 Industry track is a single 21-1/2 meter long track that makes any structure into an interactive rail industry that can produce and/or consume a wide variety of specific industry related products. This track will load and/or unload a variety of rail cars when either stopped or moving over the track at 5MPH/8KPH or less. Rail cars that are configured for the chosen product will load or unload at the single short red and white striped marker pole, which indicates where the load or unload point is located. For best results with AI locomotives use this track with my kuid:439337:101618 SAP_Sign_Speed_5 trackside speed sign placed 85 feet (26 meters) or more from the center post of the industry track on the track approaches to this industry. The tracks are height adjustable and the default track will be replaced by whatever track you attach to it. The red placement arrows will only show up in Surveyor mode.
Where did the script code for the BI3 Industry track come from?
The script used is a modified by me version of the Multiple Industry New (M.I.N.) script used in the M.I.N. track <kuid:-25:1224> Multiple_Industry_New, which came built into TRS19. The script code has been modified to allow for pre-stocked product queues and loading and/or unloading of both stopped and moving rail cars of all types.
Why are there so many different BI3 Industry tracks on the DLS?
M.I.N. tracks are not targeted toward any specific industry and as a result have no pre-stocked product queues which means you are totally on your own with adding products queues to those M.I.N. tracks. I like to make things easier for the novice user so each one of the available BI3 Industry tracks is targeted toward a specific industry type and comes pre-stocked with a variety of products associated with that industry type. An as example <kuid:439337:105663> SAP_BI3_Automotive is targeted toward the automotive industry and contains pre-stocked queues for a variety of automotive industry specific products that are either consumed or produced by that type of industry. Does this mean you cannot customize the BI3 product queues to meet your own needs? Of course not! Even though the BI3 track is pre-stocked I still provide for 3-5 empty queues in each BI3 track to allow you to add additional products of your own choice, if desired.
How do BI3 tracks differ functionally in the interface from M.I.N. tracks?
If you know how to use the M.I.N. track interface, then you will find no functional differences in using the BI3 track interface. Other than pre-stocked queues, the interface is functionally exactly the same.
I don't know how to use the original M.I.N. interface. Can you help me?
If you don't know how to use the original M.I.N. interface, which is the same one used in my BI3 tracks, here are some resources that will help you:
Tutorial: Set up a BI3 to load a product YouTube video with audio:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...ing-BI3-Industry-Tracks&p=1785050#post1785050
Tutorial: Set up a BI3 to unload a product YouTube video with audio:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...ing-BI3-Industry-Tracks&p=1785051#post1785051
BI3 Configuration Quick Start Tutorial:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?155280-BI3-Configuration-Quick-Start-Tutorial
Trainz - Configuring Multiple Industry New YouTube video by philskene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1JPhjKnciI
Trainz TS12 - oversize steel plate carrier YouTube video by philskene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-vDhLB4YaI
Trainz TS12 -- animated side dumping hoppers by philskene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Wkw4DfzMU
Multiple Industry New (M.I.N) Tutorial - Part A:
http://members.westnet.com.au/nightcrawler/trainz/tut-mina.htm
Multiple Industry New (M.I.N) Tutorial - Part B:
http://members.westnet.com.au/nightcrawler/trainz/tut-minb.htm
Multiple Industry New (M.I.N) Tutorial - Part C:
http://members.westnet.com.au/nightcrawler/trainz/tut-minc.htm
How can I use these BI3 industry tracks?
These BI3 industry tracks can turn any structure or building into an industry which can produce or consume a variety of visible or non-visible products. You can also use these tracks to add additional product handling capability to an industry that already has built-in product handling capability.
My rails cars are not being loaded or unloaded by the BI3
Assuming you have configured the BI3 industry track correctly, chances are you do not have a matching product queue in the rail car. The product you configured in the BI3 for loading or unloading must have an exact matching product listed in the rail car for the loading or unloading process to be successful. Example: Your SAP_BI3_Fuel industry track is configured to unload Coal Bulk SAP from your open hopper rail cars. For this to work you must have Coal Bulk SAP listed in the load section of that car. Many open hoppers may not have this more recent product listed in their default product list. You can however add it yourself to that list as an additional product. For more on how to do that see this forum based tutorial:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...dd-a-product-of-your-own-choice-to-a-rail-car
How can I create my own BI3 Basic Industry track?
I have not covered every possible industry type so I know there will be those out there who will want to create their own BI3 Basic Industry tracks, and I encourage you to do so. Click the following link for instructions on how to this:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...ing-BI3-Industry-Tracks&p=1785533#post1785533
Can you give me a list of the BI3 Basic Industry Tracks that are available on the DLS that you have created?
Certainly! Just click the following link to see that list:
https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...ing-BI3-Industry-Tracks&p=1785058#post1785058
Summary of BI3 differences from M.I.N and BI2 tracks:
1. BI3 tracks are much shorter in length then a M.I.N. track or BI2 track.
2. BI3 trigger radius is much smaller so BI3 tracks can be very close together compared to M.I.N. tracks and BI2 tracks.
3. BI3 track can load either stopped or moving rail cars. M.I.N and BI2 tracks can only load stopped rail cars.
4. BI3 tracks come pre-stocked with a variety of products compatible with the industry the BI3 tracks has been targeted toward. M.I.N. tracks come with no pre-stocked product queues at all.
5. BI3 tracks come with a with a center pole which marks the loading or unloading point. M.I.N. tracks and BI2 tracks do not have any such center marker.
6. BI3 tracks load only at the center point for precise loading or unloading operations. M.I.N. tracks load or unload as soon as the rail car enters the track which can be awkward for precise loading and unloading operations.
7. BI3 tracks use an open source un-encrypted script file. BI2 tracks use an encrypted script which cannot be accessed and to which the original author (Lars Ljungberg) has lost the original code.
Here is a screenshot of BI3, M.I.N. and BI2 industry tracks. BI3 is at the top, M.I.N. at the middle and BI2 at the bottom:

I hope this helps everyone understand these tracks better and get the most out of them.
BTW I currently have 32 BI3 industry tracks and 288 products of all types, visible and non-visible, for TRS19 on the DLS. You can find these listed under the username of MSGSapper. FYI 99% of these products are build 4.6 items and have been tested and work well with TRS19. My BI3 industry tracks are all build 4.6 and begin with the title SAP_BI3.
Bob
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