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<h1 id="Top">Using JMRI® to Operate Trains</h1>
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<h2>OperationsPro: Add Spur Track window</h2>
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<p>A Spur Track is used to service an industry or just a place where a Car is loaded or
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unloaded. Spurs are very similar to <strong><a href="Ops_AddYard.shtml">Yards</a></strong>.
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You can if you wish schedule the order that Cars will be delivered to a Spur, or demand Cars
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with certain Loads using <strong><a href="Ops_schedule.shtml">Schedules</a></strong>.</p>
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<p>For a Train to service a Location, there must be at least one Track for that Location.</p>
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<p>When a Car is placed at a Spur, the Car's Load status is modified. OperationsPro provides
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two Load names for all Cars: the default <strong>Empty</strong> (or <strong>E</strong>) and
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the default <strong>Load</strong> (or <strong>L</strong>). If a Car has one of these Loads
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when it arrives at a Spur, the Load will change to the other, i.e. <strong>E</strong> becomes
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<strong>L</strong> and <strong>L</strong> becomes <strong>E</strong>.</p>
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<h3>Add a Spur Track</h3>
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<p>To add a Track as a Spur, in the <a href="Ops_AddLocations.shtml"><strong>Add/Edit
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Locations</strong></a> window select <strong>Tracks at this location</strong> <input name=
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"radio" id="radio" value="radio" checked="checked" type="radio"> <strong>Spurs</strong>, then
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press <span class="textbutton">Add Spur Track</span> at the bottom of the window.<br>
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This opens the <strong>Add Spur Track</strong> window. Note most of the pane is greyed out
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until the new Spur Track is added to the database.</p>
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<p class="ops-center"><img src="images/Ops_AddSiding.png" alt="adds spur" height="726" width=
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"750">
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<p>Enter the <strong>Name</strong> <input name="textfield" id="textfield" type="text"> of the
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Spur Track. The Spur Name must be unique; the program will not allow two Spurs at one
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Location with identical names. However, if you want more than one Spur to have the same name
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on your Manifests and Switch Lists, add a hyphen and a number to the end of the Spur name.
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For example, "KingMine-1" and "KingMine-2" will both print as "KingMine". The program will
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remove the hyphen and number when printing Manifests and Switch Lists.</p>
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<p>Under <strong>This location is serviced by trains traveling</strong>, select at least one
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or any number of the directions depending on access to your Spur. We have selected
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<input name="checkbox" id="checkbox" checked="checked" type="checkbox"> East and <input name=
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"checkbox2" id="checkbox2" checked="checked" type="checkbox"> West</p>
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<p>You can decide which train direction the Spur can service. For example, if only south
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bound Trains can access the Spur, select "South" and deselect the other directions. This can
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be useful if you want to support only trailing point switching for a given Track. If a Spur
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Track can support multiple directions then select the ones that are appropriate. When the
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Location has certain directions disabled, those are greyed out and you can't use them for one
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of the Tracks.</p>
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<p>Local Switcher: If you want only a local switcher to service a Spur Track, deselect all of
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the direction boxes for that Spur Track. The program will only allow a Train that has
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<em>one</em> location in its Route (local switcher) to service the Spur. This would be useful
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if you wanted your Trains to pick up and drop Cars to a Yard, and then have a local switcher
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move them to the town's Spur Tracks.</p>
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<p>Next <strong>Select the rolling stock serviced by this spur</strong> to control the
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rolling stock a Spur can service. Note the handy <span class="textbutton">Clear All</span> and
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<span class="textbutton">Select All</span> buttons.
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Push <span class="textbutton">Clear All</span>
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to deselect all Car types, or <span class="textbutton">Select All</span>
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to select all types, then select or deselect rolling stock types you wish the Spur
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to accept.</p>
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<table>
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<tbody>
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<td style="width: 45%"><img src="images/Ops_AddSiding.png" alt="add spur track" height=
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"624" width="764">
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</td>
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<p>In <strong>Name</strong> <input name="textfield2" id="textfield2" type="text">
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enter the name of a new Spur Track to be serviced at this Location.</p>
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<p><strong>Length</strong> <input name="textfield3" id="textfield3" size="5" type=
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"text"> of the siding track in scale feet. You may enter the measurement in actual
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inches as <input name="textfield4" id="textfield4" value="6"" size="5" type=
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"text"> and the program will convert to the scale feet that you select during
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setup.</p>
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<p>Press <span class="textbutton">Add Spur Track</span> ,
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the siding track is added and the greyed out features are activated.</p>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<p>The <strong>Add Spur Track</strong> window now displays with all options active to let you
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detail the spur.</p>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_AddSidingTrack01.png" alt="spur" height="726" width="750">
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</p>
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<h4><strong>Select the rolling stock serviced by this spur</strong>
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</h4>
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<p>Only the items selected in the Location of this Spur will be displayed. The program uses
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those that are checked. The <span class="textbutton">Clear all</span> button
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unchecks all rolling stock. Now you may select any you require or press the
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<span class="textbutton">Select all</span> button to check all rolling stock types.</p>
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<p>We are setting up a spur for an Oil Co. so we will clear all and then select Tank for oil,
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kerosene and gas.</p>
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<h4><strong>Select the roads serviced by this track</strong>
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</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p><input name="radio3" id="radio3" value="radio3" checked="checked" type="radio">
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<strong>Accept all</strong><br>
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Default: accepts rolling stock from any railroad.</p>
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<p><input name="radio4" id="radio4" value="radio4" type="radio"> <strong>Accept
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only<br></strong> Allows you to list the railroads whose rolling stock you will accept.<br>
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<img src="images/Ops_Select_roads.png" alt="roads" height="171" width="759"> Select Road
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you want to add from drop-down List the press <span class="textbutton">Add Road</span>
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repeat for each Road you would like to service this Spur. To
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remove Road form the Spur select from the drop-down list then press
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<span class="textbutton">Delete Road</span> .<br></p>
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<p><input name="radio5" id="radio5" value="radio5" type="radio">
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<strong>Exclude</strong><br>
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Similar to Accept only but creates a list of Roads that you do no want to service this
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location.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><strong>Select loads serviced by this track</strong>
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</h4>
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<p><input name="radio3" id="radio6" value="radio3" checked="checked" type="radio">
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<strong>Accept all</strong><br>
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Default accepts any load</p>
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<p><input name="radio4" id="radio7" value="radio4" type="radio"> <strong>Accept
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only<br></strong> Allows you to list the loads that this location will accept.<br>
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<img src="images/Ops_Select_loads.png" alt="loads" height="165" width="756"> Select type of
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load from first drop-down list (Based on the type of rolling stock accepted). From second
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drop-down list select either Empty or Load, then press <span class="textbutton">Add Load</span>
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to list of acceptable loads. Repeat as necessary.
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Select a load then press <span class="textbutton">Delete Load</span> to remove that load.
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You may remove all loads by pressing the <span class="textbutton">Delete All</span> button.<br></p>
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<p><input name="radio5" id="radio8" value="radio5" type="radio">
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<strong>Exclude</strong><br>
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Similar to <strong>Accept only</strong> but creates a list of acceptable Loads that can be
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serviced by this Location.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p><strong>Select trains or routes for car set outs</strong>
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</p>
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<p><input name="radio9" id="radio9" value="radio9" checked="checked" type="radio">
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<strong>Any</strong><br>
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Default: cars may be set out by any Train or Route</p>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_Select_setOuts.png" alt="setouts" height="78" width="755">
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</p>
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<p><input name="radio10" id="radio10" value="radio10" type="radio">
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<strong>Trains</strong></p>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_Select_setOuts_train.png" alt="trains" height="113" width=
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"759"><br>
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Select Train from the drop-down List then press <span class="textbutton">Add</span>
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to add Trains that may set out Cars at this Location. To remove a
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Train from the list press <span class="textbutton">Delete</span> .</p>
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<p><input name="radio11" id="radio11" value="radio11" type="radio">
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<strong>Routes</strong><br>
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Similar to Trains except you select a Route to add or remove to determine routes that may
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set out cars at this location.</p>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_Select_setOuts_routes.png" alt="routes" height="119" width="757">
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</p>
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<p><input name="radio12" id="radio12" value="radio12" type="radio"> <strong>Exclude
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Trains</strong></p>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_Select_setOuts_ExcludeTrains.png" alt="exclude trains" height="120"
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width="652">
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</p>
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<p><input name="radio13" id="radio13" value="radio13" type="radio"> <strong>Exclude
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Routes</strong></p>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_Select_setOuts_ExcludeRoutes.png" alt="exclude routes" height="113"
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width="761">
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</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><strong>Select trains or routes for car pick ups</strong>
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</h4>
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<p>This option is almost identical to Car set outs except now Car pick up options are
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selected.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><strong>Optional Schedule</strong>
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</h4>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_Select_schedule.png" alt="schedule" height="199" width="756"><br>
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Optionally, a schedule may be selected from the drop-down list.
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Press <span class="textbutton">Edit</span> to open Add Schedule for Spur Tank Facility.
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More detail on the <strong><a href="Ops_schedule.shtml">Schedule</a></strong> page.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><strong>Comment</strong>
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</h4>
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<p>You may now press <span class="textbutton">Save Spur Track</span>
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to add to the location or press <span class="textbutton">Delete Spur Track</span>
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if you do not want to store the Track.</p>
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<p>If you want to add another Spur Track to this Location, enter new data and press
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<span class="textbutton">Add Spur Track</span> to add the Track.</p>
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<p>Close the window when done with this Spur Track.</p>
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<p>The <strong>Add Location</strong> window shows one siding track at the Tank Facility in
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Red Rock Oil.</p>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_AddLocation03.png" alt="location" height="479" width="768">
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</p>
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<h3 id="editspur">Edit a Spur Track</h3>
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<p>If you want to change information for any Track entry, press <span class="textbutton">Edit</span>
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in the Tracks table on the Location pane to open the <strong>Edit Spur Track</strong> window.</p>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_EditTrack.png" alt="track" height="615" width="750"><br>
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</p>
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<p>Note that it is identical to the <strong>Add Spur Track</strong> pane except for the
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title. Change any of the entries that you want to edit and then press the
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<span class="textbutton">Save Spur Track</span> to save the changes. You may
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also <span class="textbutton">Delete Spur Track</span> from your database.</p>
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<p>Note we changed the Length of the Spur Track to 200 scale feet.</p>
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<p>When done with editing close the window.</p>
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<p>The Locations window shows all the Locations in your OperationsPro database, displaying
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the Track Types and total Track Length for each.</p>
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<p>You may add as many Locations and Tracks as needed to complete the description of your
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layout.</p>
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<h3>Add Spur Track window menu</h3>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_AddSidingMenu.png" height="213" width="758" alt="">
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</p>
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<h4>Tools <img src="images/arrow.gif" alt=""></h4>
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<ul>
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<li><strong><a href="Ops_Cars.shtml">Show Cars</a></strong><br>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Track Pools</strong>
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<p>Spurs may be combined and their lengths combined.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Alternate Track</strong>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_AddSidingTrack05.png" height="100" width="300" alt="">
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Change Track Type</strong>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_AddSidingTrack06.png" height="107" width="305" alt="">
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</li>
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<strong>Planned Pick Ups</strong>
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<p><img src="images/Ops_AddSidingTrack07.png" height="117" width="321" alt="">
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