User Guide

MICROSOFT TRAIN SIMULATOR ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK
GETTING STARTED | V
CHAPTER 9 OPERATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 62
Passenger Operations....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Following the timetable ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Stopping at stations ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 63
Freight Operations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Following the work order .................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Manual switching .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Identifying locomotives, cars, sidings, and station platforms........................................................................................................... 64
Coupling and uncoupling ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Using Multiple Units ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Refueling ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Preventing Accidents at Road Crossings................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Bells, Whistles, and Horns ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 67
Trackside Signage .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 67
Signaling ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 67
Learning the signals ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Obeying signals ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Speed Limits ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Types of speed limits............................................................................................................................................................................................ 68
CHAPTER 10 THE ACTIVITIES........................................................................................................................ 70
The Goal................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Activity Types ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Before the Activity Begins ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 72
During the Activity ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 72
What you’re evaluated on ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Using driving aids..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Using the Operations Notebook .......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Saving an Activity .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 73
After the Activity Ends ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 74