The prototype Big Horn Subdivision of the BNSF is dispatched by CTC. This is a relatively heavily used segment of single track main with numerous sidings for meets. During my first operating session, I decided that given the lack of signals on my layout we would dispatch the layout using track warrants. This proved to be a huge workload for the dispatcher (me) and for the crews, and I was not satisfied with the fluidity of the layout. Too much of our time was spent copying warrants and not enough running trains. This set me to thinking about how better to dispatch.

Hi there fellow modellors.

I'm starting out a new layout in On30. I've been looking at waybill systems that can be as simple as possible.

_{VIA Rail Turbo Train rounds a series of bends on the CN Mainline near Trenton, Ontario on the busy Toronto - Quebec Corridor.  The Doppler Horn feature on the Rapido Trains Turbo is incredible!}

Version 3 of the Shipper-driven Traffic Simulator is now available and ready for downloading. Click here to view the STS introductory web page which provides an overview of the application and contains a link to the software and documentation files.