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Train rail signals
Train rail signals
My train thinks it has no path, but the rail chain signal is green, which means the path to its destination is completely free, right? I tried everything, and I'm sure my locomotives are facing the right way, the signal is facing the right way, the rail is uninterrupted, the stops are placed correctly, et cetera. I am new to the game so I'm probably still missing something, but I am really clueless right now, so any help is appreciated! It's about the red train by the way, but the other trains seem to have the same problem.
Re: Train rail signals
You define track direction by placing signals on only one side of the track so trains can only pass with the signal on the right of their driving direction. You managed to signal the two left tracks to be direction West/North only so those trains can not leave and the the main route to be South only so no train will be able to reach those stations on its own, remove all not paired up signals if you want trains to drive in both directions. Complete the train tutorial if you still have trouble with this.
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Re: Train rail signals
I remember someone asked "show me exact reason why my train doesn’t move". It would be great to highlight concrete signal(s) where pathfinding is stuck.
Re: Train rail signals
Green train : Can travel south, and then start going east, but cannot pass that second, left hand Red signal on its left, because there is no matching signal on its right.
Red train : Can travel south, but cannot pass that same signal stopping the Green train.
Yellow train : Can travel south without any issues in that screen shot.
NO trains can return to those stations, however; that Rail Signal at the bottom is missing its northward counterpart.
Trains that cannot complete their trip cannot even start one, resulting in the No Path issue. Fix the signaling and they’ll be able to move.
That said .. try to avoid two-way, one-lane tracks. They’re a bear to signal properly and can easily result in deadlocked trains.
Red train : Can travel south, but cannot pass that same signal stopping the Green train.
Yellow train : Can travel south without any issues in that screen shot.
NO trains can return to those stations, however; that Rail Signal at the bottom is missing its northward counterpart.
Trains that cannot complete their trip cannot even start one, resulting in the No Path issue. Fix the signaling and they’ll be able to move.
That said .. try to avoid two-way, one-lane tracks. They’re a bear to signal properly and can easily result in deadlocked trains.
Re: Train rail signals
Thank you guys so much! I actually did all the trains tutorials twice before posting my question. The only thing that didn't become clear to me from the tutorials was that every signal must have a matching signal on the other side of the rails if you want them to be able to travel both ways. I did as you guys suggested and now my trains are moving fine!