[edwardk]

I believe there is an issue under MSTS where if the player locomotive was a Dash9 and the extra locomotive was the SD402, MSTS would use the horsepower from the extra locomotive as the overall power for the train(if I got this right?). How is the combined horsepower from all locomotives used under OR?

Edward K.

[PA1930]

On ORTS it gives you the possibility of turning locomotives OFF and ON, as well as to put them working in multiple [they work as multiple traction as default]. So if all of them are working (and connected by default with MU "cables"), the power of the train is indeed from all of the locos. If you turn off one or another, or just take off the MU fuction, you only have the locos you want to work with making force and the others not doing anything.

[railguy]

The next neat step would be the ability to "build the fence" between the lead set of locomotives on a train and the distributed power in the "swing" or rear position in the train--thus allowing the engineer to control the loco sets independently. Run 8 has this. Where I live, in mountain country, the prototype railroads have to use this feature all the time on trains with distributed power--for example, in a situation where the front of the train has crested a grade and the lead power is already going into dynamic braking, but the rear DP helpers are still needing to push the portion of the train still climbing the grade.

[Lindsayts]

railguy, on 14 December 2013 - 11:11 AM, said:

The next neat step would be the ability to "build the fence" between the lead set of locomotives on a train and the distributed power in the "swing" or rear position in the train--thus allowing the engineer to control the loco sets independently. Run 8 has this. Where I live, in mountain country, the prototype railroads have to use this feature all the time on trains with distributed power--for example, in a situation where the front of the train has crested a grade and the lead power is already going into dynamic braking, but the rear DP helpers are still needing to push the portion of the train still climbing the grade.

This is also done on the very large iron ore trains in Western Australia's Pilbara region. These can have up 3 sets of locos through out the trains length, total train weight these days being in the order of 30,000 tons. Bit of a minor pain not being able to separately control the locos particularly as one goes over the crest of a hill.

Lindsay

[markus_GE]

:) 30,000 tons?! How many cars is that? - OMG, I´d better not imagine how Long it must take for such a Monster to pass a grade crossing...

About similar to this?: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=jdIzRFOaTCY :)

Cheers, Markus