Trainz Tutorial: Basic TRC Crossing Setup

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

I needed to use this to fix North Airport Road on Fall Harvest. 6:37 N Airport Road Crossing location just East of North Platte at the North Platte Municipal Airport. Train Speed Usually 50-60 MPH. Setting the trigger distance to activate the crossing from 1075 Meters away

[@EN2YT]

My “Thank You’s” are endless. I’ve been trying to get this to work for months, and it finally happened thanks to you.

[@pezzy2851]

I just recently got back into Trainz and oh my God this system is so many times better than ATLS. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@colbylawson5331]

In my opinion, ATLS is far better than TRC as TRC loves malfunctioning at the wrong freaking times. In fact, ATLS works near perfectly whereas TRC has a 50% chance of working correctly. I favor taking 5 minutes of my time setting up ATLS over trying to figure out why my TRC setup isn't functioning correctly.

[@BattleshipOrion]

Recently got back into Trainz because Minecraft, and Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts cannot scratch the creative itch I got...I needed this because the last two days I've had railroad crossing bells ring in my head even AFTER I got off to take a break...and it's my first custom route.

[@joetylerdale]

I seemed to venture into Trainz, talent and wonderment coincidentally! This is just what I needed. Please continue this type of tutorial. I subscribe to many, but you are the first I tagged for notifications! Thank You.

[@josephcardana2786]

I know this video is three years old, but I'm new here. When it was mentioned that the traffic stopper was "malfunctioning" because it allows traffic through, before the gates were fully opened, that's because he's using the wrong stopper. The TRC stoppers don't allow traffic through until the gate is fully open. If you need a "wider" area to stop traffic, use the "TRC Traffic Stopper 2, 3 or even 7 tracks". If you need it narrow, use the "TRC invisible rail crossing 90º" Don't get stuck on the 90º part, only attach the road not the track and it can be rotated to any direction. Also, the naming convention (in TRS2019 [111951]) can be "anything&anything". I use "Street Name&Object Name". Spaces are ok. It sure beats "215&3" and keeping track of numbers you've used. I hope this is helpful for someone.

[@davidakridge2831]

Hey Medium...I'm glad you found these. I was telling you about these back in the summer when I first found you on KZbin. I wish the author would tweak these just a bit, but for detail and easy setup, they are the best.

[@ApproachMedium]

"Medium" lol, first time I've been called that haha. I remember you telling me about them a while ago. Just took me a bit to get caught up. I think as time goes on we'll see new versions developed. There's definitely some payware versions out there too. I forgot the website tho. I'll have to look it up when I get home from work.

[@davidakridge2831]

Great tutorial.

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

Ive Been trying for SO LONG to get this and finally got it because of you!

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

How did you get the lights to flash? They don't flash on my Trainz: A New Era.

[@potatohead5910]

For the closure trigger, I place it in the middle of the crossing, then set both trigger distances the same.

[@felixsauer328]

Hey Man. Thanks for this Tipp. The Old ATLS trigger didn‘t work to good. White the new I can built now a good Railroad. Have a nice day.

[@LDOG951]

Thanks, learned some new stuff about TRC!

[@lewisner]

Wow this was tricky ! I am using DMT UK style crossing gates and one of the gates just wouldn't work. Eventually I deleted it and replaced it then it worked. Thanks for the video.

[@Mas4449]

Thank you so much for this! Very helpful!

[@grandtrunk5416]

This was a very helpful tutorial! Now I don't have to use YARNish crossings anymore :D

[@thatrcttrainguy]

Thanks for the help totally worked on my layout I’m building.

[@thomascarnachan2621]

Love this tutorial but could you do it for your TBS crossings on your website?

[@terryboldenjr.3555]

I seen crossing signs like that before. I got to get this game quickly

[@officialkingstreerailfanga2699]

The triggers are not working. It is faulty saying Error: Could not read file scripts : trcitlibhelper.gs. Error: .. while compiling 'trcitlibhelper.gs' Error: .. while compiling 'trc_close.gs' What can I do to get this error off and for the triggers to work

[@DylanRailVids04]

Cool video and I love your videos man. Keep up the good work. And keep your channel on track if you know what I mean by that saying.

[@thomasnativo6491]

Now can you do the Crossings Monafide you know Shorter ride on both corners and both sides even the Side LED light facing side ways like in real life in Trainz new era

[@bradgipple9853]

It has been my experience that when the traffic stopper is not connected to the track, the gates will open after the train has passed the trigger by approx 50m, and the forward/backward distances are from the trigger. However, if you have the traffic stopper connected to the track, it will measure the distance from the trigger to the stopper and when seeing trains approach from the opposite direction, will behave as if the same trigger is at the same distance on the opposite side of the stopper.

[@TheMetalwrench]

I have built this as shown and will not work as describe. Only from the rear of the trigger will it work but as soon as the train crosses the road the arms go up and lights off. I have attached the track to the traffic stopper as well with the same results. I have also reinstalled the game due to pc issues and I have the same results. Frustrating...

[@frankrunner2620]

Interesting. I am seeing issues with trains from the opposite direction but thought I needed two triggers for bi-directional running. I used one of the "package" crossings that include the traffic stopper. I am going to be spending some time with this over the next few days, and will report back here.

[@SkittleKicksPlays]

This was completely changed in TRC4. Grouping assets together isn't in the configuration in the latest version. If there is a method, I have yet to figure it out. You should consider updating this video for Trainz 2022.

[@RattleCanRickey]

i followed this exactly but when i go back to the track triggers no items seem to be attached to the trigger

[@stevechurch2222]

Is he still in business I have not seen any new products in over a year.He was suppose to have Griswold EM Gate Pedestal Mount Crossing Signals with Wishbone Gate Arms they are available but only with a single bar gate arm.

[@ajrf92]

5:01 => what about multiple tracks? Thanks.

[@ApproachMedium]

Same set up. Just use the same naming structure on additional triggers.

[@thedwaynerailfans]

Hello Approach Medium. Thank you for this tutorial, this helped me yes, but I have a few problems and I would like to comment them here in hopes you could possibly have a solution. Problem number 1, the gates tend to go up way too early before the train even hits the intersection or as the train is passing, and I followed your steps, in my case, I'm building a route and I had an RR crossing to test if it works, I had the trigger as 10&1, the RR crossings 10&2 and 10&3, and the traffic stopper 10&4. Problem number 2, the cars do not stop when the gates go down. Problem 3, it rarely happens but it does sometimes, the gates go up and down and up and down and up and down. If you have a solution or know of a video that can help, or if I'm missing a step and i do not know of, I would greatly appreciate this. I am also a fan of your P&B route to add on :)

[@colbylawson5331]

I've noticed that too. It has to do with the placement of the TRC closure things as well as what the TRC system is feeling. TRC is practically the reason I still favor ATLS over any other kind of traffic control system. Let's not forget that Trainz is slightly more realistic than DTG's Railworks as Train Simulator and Railroad Simulator are two different things depending on how you look at it. In my experience with TRC, I had to stop using TRC because of how horrible the functionality was compared to the ATLS system, which while requiring a little work to set up, works near perfectly and has zero draw backs to using it. I've never once had to fix an ATLS crossing. Well, the only actual time I had to fix an ATLS crossing was when I set the trigger channel to another crossing's channel instead of the channel of the crossing I was actually setting up. I only realized that mistake when I ran a train through the crossing. The crossing 100 feet from it went off. I had to change the channel to the correct channel and boom, the correct crossing signals went off. Regarding that mistake, ATLS is better and proves to be far more efficient than TRC. I wish people would understand that ATLS should never be replaced, as it's very vital to Trainz and due to how TRC tends to be broken 99% of the time, I couldn't understand how the Trainz community would prefer broken TRC over efficient ATLS.

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

I need this.

[@brucem56_78]

Thanks very much for the explanation - do you need a traffic stopper when using the 2nd option?

[@ApproachMedium]

No, it's built into the crossing. Just connect the track and road as appropriate.

[@pequeajim]

@@ApproachMedium, I think my problem is in how to connect the road to the traffic stopper. Otherwise, everything else works fine, Great tutorial!

[@nicksfuntv1281]

Sadly, Andrew got rid of his website, Reggie's Trainz that had a bunch of good TRC crossings. His freeware with some TRC crossings are avalible on the Wayback Machine though.

[@GabrielVargas-uw7gy]

Thanks for the tips 😎👍🏼🤘🏻

[@bnsf4715]

Where can I download the road at 0:09

[@frankrunner2620]

Some of the OneDrive links on the Google site do not work.

[@stevechurch2222]

I want to know how to design Griswold EM Gate Pedestal Mount Crossing Signal With Wishbone Gate Arms for trainz a new era and make the gates go up and down and have the lights on the 1st gate arms to stay on constantly and the second and third light to flash alternately on the gate arms and get the crossing signals to flash alternately.

[@FrehleyFan3988]

Does it work on the jr ones

[@creation2305]

Approach medium are you going to get trainz dev diary when it comes out?

[@ApproachMedium]

?

[@long5243]

you mean the new trainz game thats in the dev diarys

[@PetersTrainz]

The problem with the last demonstration is that the gates are automatically going back up before the train even makes it there.

[@BrettCulley]

this is actually easier, thank you, whats the road name you are using?

[@unumprovident101]

I have Trainz 2019 but on some of my routes TRC quit working including The Loops made by MSGSapper

[@TheMetalwrench]

Thanks for this!

[@railwaycityrails8552]

A problem that I've constantly been having with this system is that the crossing arms tend to go up just as the train reaches the road. Any ideas on why this is the case?

[@ApproachMedium]

Use two triggers, one on each side of the road and don’t use the stay open function.

[@Jimmytheamtrakf40ph]

I have this problem sometimes where the railroad crossings never go up after the train passes after the train passes the railroad crossings never go up

[@RileyRailAviationNTrucks]

Nice! For some reason, the open and close arrows don;t show up in my game. Any ideas? Keep up the great work man!

[@BBQRails96]

Can I please have the link to where you got the traffic stoppers plz

[@maxwellsteam5810]

its on the download station

[@BBQRails96]

@@maxwellsteam5810 thanks for telling me 3 years later lol

[@maxwellsteam5810]

@@BBQRails96 anytime

[@aprintojoss8079]

Can we rotate them for left driving car?

[@aidensparks6602]

Ok im late but how do i fix the trigger it says faulty and if it a missing thing where can i get it at.

[@stevechurch2222]

I don't know that Reggie's Trainz is still in business he has not had any new products for over a year since the GP60's,there was suppose to be a 1940's,1950's Griswold EM Gate Pedestal Mount Crossing Signals With Wishbone Gate Arms released but they have never come out

[@portlandrailfan-d2u]

hey aproach the railroad crossings do not work is there something you need to wire

[@MarionRangers8141]

How do you download the rxr pack on trc?

[@bigiron2572]

Hello You might not see this, but i am having some difficulty with the crossing download. The crossing models have worked, but unfortunately the triggers don't work. I have tried to fix the triggers in the content manager but it doesn't work. Is there another helpful way that i can download the triggers? If so, then that would be helpful.

[@ApproachMedium]

If you’re using Trainz 2019, TRC is pretty buggy. It doesn’t work at all for me but others seem to have better luck.

[@bigiron2572]

I got it to work now Thanks

[@carsonthegoat667]

What do you use to run Trainz?

[@davehouborg9922]

I have 2019 and cannot locate TRC anywhere. What am I doing wrong?

[@billdeloach5868]

Good job man!!

[@SOAR1214]

I'm not able to find the single track stopper anywhere, looks like it's been removed from the DLS.

[@groggers]

Does anybody know the road kuid he's using there. There are so many low quality roads around so its hard to find anything actually decent. Also if anybody can locate nice roads for uk traffic then that would be much appreciated.

[@ApproachMedium]

That's an AASHTO road. Can't remember if it's from the DLS, ULSW (which is gone now) or RRMods. I'd just do a search for AASHTO on the DLS.

[@danielbinkley399]

can you do this whte ever crossing

[@szymex2222]

How to download these crossings from their website?

[@stevechurch2222]

I would like to see Griswold EM Gate Pedestal Mount Crossing Signals With Wishbone Gate Arms in T:ANE the ones they have now are Griswold EM Gate Pedestal Mount Crossing Signals With Single Bar Gate Arms from Reggies Trainz

[@RailRider9571]

Where do you get it?

[@mustanger041]

what about using these on wyes

[@tristansrailfanproductions155]

Trc is perfect for stations

[@TheSkullboy95]

Where do u install tcs

[@NJP76]

This could be an answer for me and adding these into existing routes with minimal disturbance to the route. I love the fact that there is no "wiring" needed for this to work. I can see this working in a LOT of places on my Live Stream Route, where the tracks and roads are already established. I am going to enjoy experimenting with these. Starting T:ANE now. Well....there goes this weekend, LOL! Am I correct in guessing that you only need one trigger on each track in a double mainline scenario?

[@ApproachMedium]

If you have a double track you’ll need a trigger on each track but they can be within the same group

[@NJP76]

That was what I was thinking. As opposed to the ATLS system that heeded two triggers on each track. This system really simplifies things. Thanks so much for the demo/tutorial.

[@ApproachMedium]

You got it man! Btw will you be live streaming this weekend?

[@NJP76]

Yes. I will be going live around 8:00PM Central time this evening. (Saturday.)

[@jordanjoyner5754]

Does this work on trainz 2022?

[@boilerman61]

How do you get the Gates to operate Bi--Directional? Tried to Triggers but didn't work

[@t261785MattHowell]

I found those for TRS 2009/2010, and I'm not getting those settings

[@adriantaylor2712]

I need help on how to script the traffic signals

[@dascolonel9283]

Cannot seem to find the traffic stopper. Any ideas?

[@DamianAndGames7]

i have a little problem the cars keep stopping by the xing when it is open and close and even when the xing is not there the cars keep stopping and annoying peeeeeeeep noises

[@thetrainmaster1]

I downloaded the stuff from TRCs website and the stuff is faulty/missing dependencies. Anyone else have this problem??

[@nokompass]

TRC 3 Trigger for closure of rail says its faulty

[@amcaljosh]

same

[@citxsd70m-2]

My TRC in Trainz 2019 doesn’t work. I set the configurations in but then when I tested it, they don’t even work at all. Is there a way to fix that?

[@ApproachMedium]

Nah, it’s just kinda bugged out right now. Usually it’ll work if you save and quit and reload the game.

[@eliteproductions7636]

What road is that?

[@DiamondTheNerd]

I cant find a TRC traffic stopper anywhere

[@AGSGuy]

What would you do for double track or if there is a switch on the crossing or street running?

[@ApproachMedium]

TRC is totally flexible so you can add as many triggers as you need. Just make sure to keep increasing the second number for each additional trigger.

[@traintraveler5413]

The triggers are faulty. I tried fixing it but nothing works. Can you help?

[@slovakiaballif24]

I've had the same issue. "unable to link compiled script class" comes up with some of the trigger's dependencies

[@csx_and_amtrak_railfan]

Does This Work For Double Track too or Not?

[@TheMetalwrench]

I am unable to get this to work. All the results are the same. I have uninstalled and re-installed... Sucks because I like the feature of stopping the train near the grade for realistic scenario purposes.

[@nflowers4882]

I will tell you what worked for me after many many hours of experimenting: Use 2 triggers, set each one 200 FEET from the road, set rear radius 100 meters, front radius 200 meters. Road connected to stopper, tracks not connected to stopper. This works for both train directions, and gates are held firmly down until train clears the 2nd trigger. Next, I will be trying setups with track connected to stopper. Drives me crazy but keeps me outa trouble...good luck.

[@frankrunner2620]

Thanks much. Great vid! This is pretty much what I have been looking for since I discovered the ATLS system. I'm thinking that the issue with the traffic resuming before the gates are up should be a fairly simple task for someone who knows scripting. I have done just a bit of it, so I will take a look at the .gs files and see if I can figure it out. So far as the LOD goes, there may be a way to change it, but I have never developed any content, so not very familiar with that. What I am interested to know is whether this system will work properly if there is a junction within the active area of the trigger. For example; a train is approaching a diamond with junctions where there is also at least one road crossing. If the switches are lined so that the train will take the junction onto the other track and not continue on to the road crossing, will the gates stay up, will they come down and go back up, or will they stay down until?? I will be setting up these scenarios today on TANE SP2. Final comment: A weird coincidence; my Trainz user name is approach_medium only the _ is different between your KZbin channel and my Trainz name. Not sure if you're using the same username on Trainz as your KZbin channel, but perhaps I will ask to have my username changed to avoid confusion. Either way, it's not a big deal. Again; Thanks very much for this tutorial!

[@ApproachMedium]

With regards to the scenario you mentioned, I think it will have a lot to do with the placement of the trigger. If the trigger is on the far side of a junction, I would think it's not going to see the train approaching. The way these triggers work is that they scan the track for trains the distance you set ahead of and behind the trigger. So if there's a junction fouling that view I don't think it'll trigger. But you can use multiple triggers within the same named group to work off of sidings or parallel tracks. A lot of it comes down to experimenting and seeing what works best for your given track plan. One problem I did notice with these is when you split your train. If you activate the crossing with a train, then uncouple from half the train and proceed through the crossing it'll still stay triggered even after you're out of range. I think it has to do with how it first detects the train and its make up. It's something that can cause some headaches in yard areas or along a ROW like I have in Old Town.

[@frankrunner2620]

I'll check it out and post the results here.

[@ApproachMedium]

Also my Trainz username is actually very different from this so I wouldn't worry about it.

[@frankrunner2620]

OK. Thanks. BTW; I am having some issues with the TRC system when it is set up for trains running in both directions on the same track. I have to work with it a lot more before i will know what is happening and what is causing it. For now, it appears that the sequence is thrown off only in one direction when the train approaches the trigger for the other direction. Without two triggers, trains from only one direction will trigger the crossing.

[@frenchtoast2027]

The issue is if you stop on a crossing then the gates go up. There should be a "Stay Closed" trigger

[@mapleleafsinsights1150]

im doing everything the vid says but its not working

[@amcaljosh]

what is the road u used for this? is it custom bc it looks good

[@WestCoastRailroadProductions]

helo

[@joshbnsf]

Love it

[@chrisfamularo782]

tane will let me download everything I need for a TRC crossing except the TRC 3 trigger. Any suggestions on how to download it

[@ApproachMedium]

Go to the TRC website

[@duskeyduskey]

what about 2 tracks?

[@lnproductions3227]

Does it work with anything T:ANE and up?

[@ApproachMedium]

It’s a bit buggy in Trainz 2019

[@southpaw7364]

Hey Joe. Is their an issue with TRC crossing with Trainz22. No issues with Trainz19? The only thing that has changed is I use the TRC 4 closing. I have tried both the ind. assets and the all in 1 asset. Both won't show up in the trigger menu as connected to the closing.

[@ApproachMedium]

TRC starting glitching out in Trainz 2019. It seems to be hit or miss working for some people and not others. Check the forums I know there’s a thread to fox what you’re describing.

[@southpaw7364]

@@ApproachMedium thanks Joe. Keep the great videos coming.

[@long5243]

where can I get the Track

[@876statestreet]

Hello, I am wondering if you could help me. Recently I purchased TRS 2019 and imported a route I'd begun in TANE. Having done so, I have found an issue with all of my TRC Crossings in that none of them are working when trains are crossing. Even after checking to find that all triggers (2012) and signals are properly configured according to how I had them before and also removing and reinstalling everything on one crossing, I don't see any change. Anything to suggest? Any KUIDs to find and download? Anyone you know of who I could reach out to?

[@ApproachMedium]

Currently some trc crossings are broken. I think the ones on the DLS will work as well as the ones from The Backshops. There is also a thread on the Trainz forums about how to get the other ones to work.

[@876statestreet]

@@ApproachMedium Thank you! Would you happen to have a link to this thread?

[@GWR-fd1up]

I'm new to this version of trainz, how do you get the grid to go blue?

[@ellechicana]

Go to the download station and type in blue grid and you will find a download and then download to trainz. Hope this helps

[@GWR-fd1up]

Thanks very much

[@southpaw7364]

do you know why i can't find trc crossings in content manager?

[@ApproachMedium]

Might already be installed if they're not showing up in CM/DLS

[@hardgamezrobloxandmore7364]

i download them but when i try to spawn them in i cant and their text is red (idk why)

[@hardgamezrobloxandmore7364]

nevermind i fixed it

[@876statestreet]

And for double track crossings?

[@ApproachMedium]

Same exact setup. Just use triggers on each additional track.

[@TheMetalwrench]

So far, I have built this... and has not worked well at all. no matter how i set the detection distance using "both" as soon as the train enters the crossing the gates go up and car roll on... lol, must be glitching.

[@GenX-Gamore]

TRC is not an option to Download.

[@alco251b9]

Does trc work for trainz 12

[@IvanTimber]

no only for trainz new era

[@SolidCold]

Cool

[@AEP817]

Crossing goes on top of the railroad, but you are correct they should be swapped, meaning railroad should start at top left and go to bottom right.

[@tonithetrainz]

share plsss

[@nickb.1095]

the person that made to the TRC system is not American so in short he did not know that the railroad crossing sign on the crossings themselves should be one over the other