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<h1>Transit Table Help</h1>
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<p>All the Transits that JMRI knows about can be viewed using the <strong>Transit
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Table</strong>.</p>
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<p>To open this tool, select <strong>Transits</strong> in the <strong>Tables</strong> submenu
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of the <strong>Tools</strong> menu of the main JMRI program window.</p>
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<h2>Using the Transit Table</h2>
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<p>Transits are set up in the Transit Table. When set up, Transits are independent of the
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Trains that use them.</p>
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<p>All Transits that currently exist can be referenced using the <strong>Transits</strong>
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tool under <strong>Tables</strong> in the Tools menu of most JMRI programs. There are seven
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columns in the Transit Table:</p>
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<li><strong>System Name</strong> - The system name is assigned to the Transit when it's
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created, and can't be changed.</li>
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<li><strong>User Name</strong> - If you're interested in having your Transits carry "human
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readable" names, you can click in the "User Name" column and change that information to
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whatever you want.</li>
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<li><strong>State</strong> - The state of a Transit tells whether a section is
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<strong>IDLE</strong> (available for activation and assignment to a Train), or
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<strong>ASSIGNED</strong> (linked to a Train to form an Active Train). The state of a newly
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added Transit is always <strong>IDLE</strong>.</li>
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<li><strong>Comment</strong> - This column is for your use to record any comment you may
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want to use to keep track of your Transits. It is for information only.</li>
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<li>Click the <strong>Delete</strong> button in a specific row to delete the Transit in
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that row. Use this button with caution! Do not delete a running Transit.</li>
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<li>Click the <strong>Edit</strong> button in a row to view or change entered information
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for a Transit. System name cannot be changed. User name may be changed, Sections may be
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redefined, etc. Only one Transit may be edited at a time. A Transit may not be edited if
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another is being created, or if the Transit is not in the IDLE state.</li>
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<li>Click the <strong>Duplicate</strong> button in a row to add another Transit identical
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to this one. Clicking this button is similar to clicking the <strong>Add...</strong> button
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(see below) except the information from this Transit is copied into the Add/Edit Transit
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window. This option offers an easy way to enter multiple copies of a Transit when multiple
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Trains must follow the same route at the same time.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>To define a new Transit, click the <strong><a href=
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"TransitAddEdit.shtml">Add...</a></strong> button. An Add/Edit Transit window will be brought
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up that will allow you to designate the Sections in the new Transit. (Obviously, Sections
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must be defined before any Transit can be created.) Since a Transit may be used in only one
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Active Train at a time, the Duplicate option (see above) may save time when creating multiple
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copies of the same Transit.</p>
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<h3>Using the Layout Editor to Set Up Transits</h3>
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If you are using a <a href="../display/LayoutEditor.shtml">Layout Editor</a> Panel to define
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and generate the Logic for Signal Masts and Sections, it is possible to create a basic
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Transit from the Layout Editor. To do this, bring up the context menu (right-click) of a
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Signal Mast on the panel. If things have been set up correctly you will see the option to
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<strong>Create Transit From Here</strong>. After selecting that option you can progress along
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your route and select each facing Signal Mast, bringing up the context menu on each and
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selecting <strong>Add to Transit</strong>. When you are at the final destination Signal Mast
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on your route, select <strong>Add to Transit and Complete</strong> in the context menu of
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that last Signal Mast.<br>
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Please note that you will have to manually save the Transits to disk (see below).
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<h2>Setting up for Continuous Running</h2>
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<p>A Transit may be set up for continuous running, allowing an Active Train to travel through
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its Transit multiple times without being terminated and re-activated. Provided its Transit is
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set up for continuous running, each time an Active Train completes traveling through its
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Transit, the Active Train optionally may be automatically reset by <a href=
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"../dispatcher/Dispatcher.shtml">Dispatcher</a> so it is ready to run through its Transit
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again. For a Transit to be capable of continuous running, its first Section and its last
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Section must be the same, and both must be set up for running in the same direction. This
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applies to both Manual and Automatic running of Trains.</p>
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<p>For more information on setting the continuous running option, visit the <a href=
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"../dispatcher/NewTrain.shtml">Activate New Train</a> Help.</p>
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<h2>Specifying Actions for Automatic Running</h2>
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<p>Transits support a variety of <strong><a href=
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"ViewSpecialActions.shtml">Actions</a></strong> that automatically happen when a Train is run
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through the Transit in Automatic mode. One or more <strong>Actions</strong> may be specified
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with each Section in the Transit. <strong>Action</strong> are initiated when their associated
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Section in the Transit is entered by the Automatically run Train.<br>
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Each <strong>Action</strong> has two parts:</p>
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<li>a <em>When</em> part, that specifies when the <strong>Action</strong> is to be
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performed, and</li>
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<li>a <em>What</em> part, that specifies what <strong>Action</strong> task is to be
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performed.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>A commonly used Action, for example, is "When the train starts, turn on its headlight."
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More information on Actions is located in the Actions. Read <a href=
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"ViewSpecialActions.shtml">more on Actions</a>.</p>
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<h2>Saving Transits to Disk</h2>
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<p>Use the Store item in the File menu to save Transit information to disk. See <a href=
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"../../../../html/apps/LoadStoreWork.shtml">Loading and Storing Your Work</a>.</p>
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<p>Back to <a href="../../../../html/tools/Transits.shtml">Transits Documentation</a>.</p>
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