Button To Force Train Through Red Signal

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Button To Force Train Through Red Signal

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What:
Add a button to force a train that is in automatic mode to proceed through a red signal it's stopped at.
Why:
This would be most useful when riding in a train moving through your network via temporary stops, de-gridlocking networks, and debugging setups. Right now, to force a train past a red signal you have to switch into manual or "drive remotely" mode, inch forward a bit, and then switch back into auto.
This would be a QoL feature, nothing more.
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Re: Button To Force Train Through Red Signal

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Or, just delete the signal, then then ctrl + Z once a bot grabs it.
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Re: Button To Force Train Through Red Signal

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Manually driving the train through the signal IS the button you are asking for. There is no instance where the train should just continue immediately after the red signal like everything was normal. Fix your signalling, drive the trains to where they should be, then set them all back to automatic.
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Re: Button To Force Train Through Red Signal

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NineNine wrote: Thu Jul 24, 2025 8:10 pm Or, just delete the signal, then then ctrl + Z once a bot grabs it.
You don't even have to wait. As soon as the deconstruction order is placed, the signal becomes deactivated. Let the train drive past, and undo the order.
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