Looking for cotton bale loading / unloading track

Anyone know of an interactive track for loading / unloading cotton bales ?
I guess that goes for the rolling stock cotton commodity too.
Thanks

Hi,
Look for "Min" - multiple industrie new as a section of track.
Use right click ( in surveyor) and add cotton bales to the list of commodities - as well as a quantity and spawn rate.

Choose a cargo asset (rolling stock) in surveyor ( you'll need to place 1 on some track first!), then right click on it and add cotton bales to its carrying capacity.

Your real problem is if there's no "cotton bale" as a commodity...

Cheers,
Colin

There are 3 Cotton Bale commodities built-in on my TRS-19:
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[/FONT]Cotton Bales Plain Stacked on Pallet [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif]<kuid2:439337:100746:2>
Cotton Bales Wrapped in Burlap and Stacked on Pallet [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif]<kuid2:439337:100751:2>

I didn't have any boxcars that had this listed; they need to be configured to load them. Any boxcar that has pallets of stuff should be able to load the pallet versions. After a boxcar is placed on route and configured, then the industry can use that car as the example in the Product screen after placed in Queue.
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Great, thanks for the info. Since I have T:ANE SP3, I haven't seen cotton bales or pallets as a commodity for boxcars...or industries, so are there instructions somewhere on how to configure a boxcar to load them ? I should mention that my route is based in the late 1800's , so I'm very limited to small box cars , flatbeds and gondolas.

Hi Jimmy --

See my reply in this thread.

https://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?160867-Loading-commodities

But for T:ANE see this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjE0oOmXa7k&t

If you do want to edit the config.txt file of the boxcars or flat cars, just use another freight car as a template.

Phil

Thank Phillip ! Much appreciated .!

philskene said:

Hi Jimmy --

See my reply in this thread.

https://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?160867-Loading-commodities

But for T:ANE see this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjE0oOmXa7k&t

If you do want to edit the config.txt file of the boxcars or flat cars, just use another freight car as a template.

Phil

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I watched your video for T:ANE.... I got derailed pretty fast ...as in confused. I'm curious how you were able to switch from Driver to Surveyor without having to close Drive first. It was late when I watched it so maybe I missed something.
Thanks

Stop the train.

Right side. You should see the Trains flyout -- it looks like a locomotive driving wheel. I've seen comments "Hey, it's not visible." This might be because it's covered by the HUD showing Speed, Limit, Time, ... . I can't remember if that HUD can be repositioned or hidden. Alternatively, if you increase the resolution that you are using (say up to 1080) it should become visible.

OK. At 0:30 in the video you mouse click on the Trains flyout. A new screen appears that allows you to configure the loads carried by freight cars.

Phil

Great ! I'll bet the HUD is blocking. I'm heading over to the railyard now to go check it out. Be back later .....thanks !

philskene said:

Stop the train.

Right side. You should see the Trains flyout -- it looks like a locomotive driving wheel. I've seen comments "Hey, it's not visible." This might be because it's covered by the HUD showing Speed, Limit, Time, ... . I can't remember if that HUD can be repositioned or hidden. Alternatively, if you increase the resolution that you are using (say up to 1080) it should become visible.

OK. At 0:30 in the video you mouse click on the Trains flyout. A new screen appears that allows you to configure the loads carried by freight cars.

Phil

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Ok....just made it back. After checking out the train yesterday, the engine foreman grabbed me and made me fire a coal train to Buffalo.
Anyway, I did finally find the Trainz flyout wheel. It was hard to find. It was 90% hidden by the HUD........When pressing the F5 button to take away the HUD, the flyout wheel disappeared along with it...so I didn't see it or evem know it was there. I played with the screen resolution, which is already on the highest level and no flyout wheel. Just before closing the Quick Drive in defeat, I noticed a little sliver of a tab protruding at the bottom of the HUD. I always thought it was part of the HUD............but NO ! I clicked it and there was the flyout . So thanks Phil for the excellent video and taking your time to help me with this.