Operations Manual - Open Rails

Switch Monitor show the status of the turnout directly in front and behind the train. Clicking on
the leg of the turnout will throw the turnout in that direction. Alternatively, clicking on the switch
in the Main Window will also throw the turnout, as will using the G key and Shift+G key
F9 Train Operations Monitor
Open Rails Train Operations window is similar in function to the F9 window in MSTS. This is the
development team’s initial implementation of the feature. Clicking on the coupler icon between
any two cars uncouples consist at that point. Cars are numbered according to their UiD in the
Consist file (.con) or UiD in the Activity file (.act). Only the last two numbers are shown in the
window, so duplicate numbers can and will appear. Scrolling is accomplished by clicking on the
arrows at the left and right bottom corner of the window.
F10 Activity Monitor
The early implementation Activity Monitor in Open Rails software is similar in function to MSTS.
It records the Arrival time of your train versus the Actual time as well as the Departure Time. A
text message alerts the engineer as to the proper departure time with a whistle or other
departure sound.
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