Railroad Grade Crossings – Electronic Rail Circuits

Overview: Displays graphically the operation of Electronic Rail Circuits.

Entry into Module:

This module of the program is entered by clicking on the REC-TEC block in the upper left of the REC-TEC Window causing the drop-down menu to appear. Place the cursor on the Railroad Grade Crossings block and click on Electronic Rail Circuits on the sub-menu to initiate this module.

Data Entry:

This module contains the following data entry blocks within the leftmost frame:

· Train 1 [Grn] Speed: – Speed of Train 1

· Train 2 [Blu] Speed: – Speed of Train 2

Output:

The output from this module consists of an interactive graphic showing the Electronic Rail Circuit for a Railroad Grade Crossing. The graphic shows and describes the Approach and Island Circuits as well as the status of the Signals. Trains are moved using Drag/Drop. As the Trains are moved into different positions, the Signals are shown to be Active or Inactive as discussed in the descriptions for the Speeds Entered.

Options:

Several Command Buttons appear in a frame located at the lower right corner of the module Window. The Command Buttons allow the user to engage options including the option to Open and Save the data required to generate the scenario shown on the screen at the time the file was saved.

· Graphics – Displays an interactive graphic showing the Electronic Rail Circuit for a Railroad Grade Crossing. The graphic shows and describes the Approach and Island Circuits as well as the status of the Signals. Trains are moved using Drag/Drop. As the Trains are moved into different positions, the Signals are shown to be Active or Inactive as discussed in the descriptions for the Speeds Entered.

· Reset – Resets the Trains to the “Start” Position.

· N – This button toggles a graphical number pad on the screen that can be used to enter data into the input boxes without using your keyboard number pad. This may be useful for presentations as data entry can be accomplished using a wired/wireless mouse.