Is there anyway to simulate remotes in MSTS? I noticed the kicking horse 2 route had a cp robotcar with it. Is that for controlling remotes?
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Remotes in trainsim
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RE: remotes in trainsim.
The Robot car has Locotrol I on it, the lead locomotive sends signals to the slave units via the robot car to perform what it is supposed to do, only thing is that most of CP's SD40-2's only had the standard Locotrol I equipment, the other CP SD40-2's had Locotrol II and Locotrol III. Mike, Foreperson of scrap the SD60F confederationFuture CPR Locomotive EngineerPontiac Grand Prix GTP - Built For Drivers"A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven" - Jean Chretien
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RE: remotes in trainsim.
>Is there anyway to simulate remotes in MSTS? I noticed the
>kicking horse 2 route had a cp robotcar with it. Is that for
>controlling remotes?MSTS doesn't get that detailed with regard to the remotes. For the purposes of the sim, in KHP2 the CP robot car is simply another piece of rolling stock. It has no function in the sim other than to look pretty. My understanding when MSTS sees multiple locos it simply multiplies the power that is available and position in the train is not relavant. Example: In the sim a 100 car grain train will behave the same if it has six locos at the front the same way it would if it had three locos on the front and three in the middle. Hope this helps. If anyone has different or better information, feel free to correct. Cheers,
Gary Cameron
Grande Prairie "The last civilized stop before Alaska," AB
Canada
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RE: remotes in trainsim.
Thats basically a primitive version of the DPU, to sum up what Mike Said.
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