I have a consist delivered to a siding from a major railroad. The consist originated from a portal.
The delivering engine disconnects and returns to the portal.
Then I want a different engine (from the local receiving railroad) to be triggered by this activity to couple to the delivered consist and take it to a location in the yard for breakdown and ultimate deliveries to local customers.
The common process would deliver the consist directly to the yard and then return to the portal. However, I want to try to follow the "rules of reciprocity" where cars are delivered to a COMMON track available to the delivering railroad and the receiving railroad. Therefore, the need to hand off the consist to the "local railroad". I need a triggering process, or some "other method" to cause the "local engine to go and pick up the consist????
The delivering engine disconnects and returns to the portal.
Then I want a different engine (from the local receiving railroad) to be triggered by this activity to couple to the delivered consist and take it to a location in the yard for breakdown and ultimate deliveries to local customers.
The common process would deliver the consist directly to the yard and then return to the portal. However, I want to try to follow the "rules of reciprocity" where cars are delivered to a COMMON track available to the delivering railroad and the receiving railroad. Therefore, the need to hand off the consist to the "local railroad". I need a triggering process, or some "other method" to cause the "local engine to go and pick up the consist????
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