Dillsboro Yard is un-usable with AI.

[cryodacry]

Dillsboro Yard needs a redesign .... My suggestion would be to re-route the mainline around the outside but in addition the yard needs it's own block with CTC signals. The AI will not enter the block if you have it switched to enter the yard. The block signals show Red. They should be showing yellow with no cars on the track.

[cryodacry]

yeah, when you build the Dillsboro Yard the whole block should be redesigned to being two tracks all the way through and it would make it a Proper block. Either way this is designed pourly and the AI does not function with going through this block if any switches are turned away from the main line. which is stupid considering this is a Yard.

[Dwarf[GdL]]

Same for Whittier East, right?

[AshHill07]

It's pretty much every time an AI train has to come off the signalling system. The game will always give them a Danger signal. I think the only exception is the Alarka branch with always seems to get an Approach signal instead, which isn't much better really because the train won't notify you that that's the case, and from Alarka Junction to Alarka it'll slowly dawdle along at 15 Mph.

If I was to suggest a change I'd say give trains coming off the signalling to a siding an Approach signal instead of danger. And trains going onto a branch line a Clear instead of Approach.

[Junkz]

the way i understand it, CTC is mainly for main line - not yards, they work independent from CTC...

[Talakrin]

Mainlines are controlled by CTC. And Dillsboro has a mainline, it just runs right through the middle of their yard. If the yard master keeps the signals for the mainline always green, except when he has clearance to take local switching control away from the Dispatcher... then you can run the mainline right through using CTC. On the S&A server we have 12-14 people running trains non-stop while I dispatch. Whittier Yard Master and Dillsboro yard master ask/inform me when they are taking the mainline away from me and sure enough I can't switch through them anymore.

I think it works as intended. Keep your mainline switches green. :)

[cryodacry]

Maybe it's working as intended ... but there needs to be some concessions to single players.

there are some easy design changes that the dev's could make that would make everyones life alot easier.

#1 making the whole Dillsoboro block double track'd
#2 running the mainline around the outside of dillsboro so the yard can opperate freely while main line is happening.

It doesn't make sense the way it's set up as that stretch of track is some of the busiest in the game with everything coming in off of the interchange. You pay to put the yard there... you would think that you payed to desigh it well

[DorniNerd]

The AI and signalling system is still a work in progress, we intend to make changes in the future to make it easier to do.