The following scripts have been released:
- Santa Fe Automatic Train Stop (Surfliner, Cajon Pass, etc.)
- Pennsylvania Railroad Cab Signaling System (PRR Eastern Region)
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Original post:
Now that I've made myself familiar with the TCS scripting interface, I'm in a position to write my own scripts. My very first is a simulation of the ex-Santa Fe Automatic Train Stop system, currently (or at least until very recently) used by Amtrak, Metrolink, and Coaster on the Surf Line. Here it is in action.
ATS is basically the American equivalent of the British AWS in that the system uses passive inductors that trip alarms for non-clear signals, speed reductions, and other hazards. The Surfliner route, of course, does not actually model these inductors, so like Carlo's AWS script, my ATS script "infers" their presence beside any signal on >40mph track and 2 miles ahead of any >20mph speed limit reduction.
Eventually, I hope to simulate the PRR/LIRR cab signalling and Amtrak ACSES systems. So far, I haven't needed to use any of Carlo's proposed TCS extensions, but I suspect I will have to eventually.