FACTORIO | Train Basics & Signaling Tutorial

[@kittiez711]

Rule 1: Chain Signals between short blocks Rule 2: Chain Signal before every intersection Rule 3: Rail Signal at the end of every junction For anybody looking for quick notes (like me) :)

[@SoellessGaming]

yes thanks for writing that out for others!

[@vincent95671]

You are the only one who has actually been able to teach me rail signals, the three rule set up is very easy to understand. Thank you!

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad!

[@NanoToxMC]

Finally a KZbinr who made a good tutorial on train signals! thanks poober! :-)

[@SoellessGaming]

Thanks so much! I made the tutorial I wish was out there when I first started playing years ago.

[@radar._.]

the way you took me through the 2 way made the 3 way look so insanely simple. that's the sign of a well written well explained tutorial, thanks a lotttt

[@vforrevenge595]

A very handy and wellmade tutorial. Especially for new players who struggle with this. As i did when i started playing.

[@SoellessGaming]

I totally struggled too when I first started!

[@Jagg3h]

Finally, a video about signals with no fluff, pauses or other random, irrelevant stuff. Concise, consistent and with some handy tips.

[@DannyHite]

Hopping on the compliment "train" to send you a "signal" that this is the the best "training" video on "signaling" on KZbin!

[@SoellessGaming]

Wow this comment wins at life!!! Thank you!

[@banlee8357]

I have watched 5 tutorials on signaling, finally a good tutorial on train signal, I now understand how it works, thank you so much.

[@SoellessGaming]

Great to hear!

[@Mossborb710]

I've never understood train signaling until I found this video. Just something about going through and manually explaining your rules just made it click! Thank you so much!

[@KCM25NJL]

This is how you make something that is relatively complex..... into something that is easily digestible and brilliantly presented. Many thanks!

[@SoellessGaming]

thanks so much! I'm so glad it was easy to follow.

[@Dragonwing16]

seeing it was 20 minutes i thought "oh boy this person is gonna ramble for 10 and say actually useful stuff for like 5 minutes" but no every second was good info. Thanks for being clear and informative

[@lil_bunzo]

after about 10 hours of trying to find out how tf train signals worked you explained everything in a very, very short amount of time and in a super easy to understand way. Thank you.

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad!

[@paperclipman123]

After an embarrassing amount of time playing Factorio and being mystified by rail signals, I finally understand them. Thank you.

[@SoellessGaming]

awesome, glad to hear it!

[@kilmindaro3]

first tutorial that actually helped me understand how to make trains work good job

[@SoellessGaming]

Glad to hear that!

[@wedantil]

OMFG your rules at ~9:00 are the shit I've been looking for THANK YOU

[@mr_futuregaming4892]

Thank you so much, I love playing factorio but always thought of trains as the trickier part of the game. But thanks to this I will have no problem expanding my base even more, thank you for this tutorail!

[@SoellessGaming]

no problem! I struggled with trains for the longest time, as well! Glad this could help.

[@rross0520]

Fantastic tutorial! I've been looking for something to help me understand signaling for a while, and this one FINALLY showed up in the search results last night. Works beautifully. Thanks for sharing!

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad it helped you, and thanks for saying that!

[@TimePlumber]

I have never seen a tutorial this good on rails. That was amazing.

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad, thank you!

[@ripliner3964]

without a doubt the best tutorial ive seen. Ive been so confused on how to do this, and attempts to use blueprints just leave me frustrated as if they fail i dont know how to do it. I thank you for this tutorial, and i hope you have a splendid day.

[@Orblets]

This has helped so so much! I have watched dozens of signalling tutorials and always leave uncertain. Your tutorial is so detailed and clear. Thank you

[@SoellessGaming]

glad it helped! thanks for the kind comment :)

[@stryker2048]

Your 3 rules are a life saver... uhhh train saver. thank your for a very clear tutorial in train signaling in Factorio.

[@SoellessGaming]

You're welcome!

[@rojoracing53]

Thanks, this helped me a ton after hours of struggling to keep my trains from just stop everywhere for no reason.

[@williamhough9261]

Thank you SOOOO much. I was having the hardest time figuring out train signals and this explained and demonstrated everything perfectly. You're awesome!

[@SoellessGaming]

Glad it helped!

[@lindalobstadefenda]

As someone who adores the trains, well done Poober :) More people need to realize that trains are love :D

[@SoellessGaming]

trains are the best! So satisfying when they work properly :D

[@MrApolloIII]

Thank god for this video. All the other train videos could not explain these signals to me. Thank you very much!

[@chrisgilmet304]

Hard to overstate how helpful and clear your presentation is. Just fabulous...thanks. Subscribed.

[@SoellessGaming]

Welcome aboard, and thanks!

[@sophiewilliams7582]

After all this time being baffled by signals, finally I feel like I have a basic understanding of how they work. Thank you poober :)

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad!

[@log-e1882]

Thank you soo much, you really did the job, unlike other youtuber who just skip or simplify it without explanation (N)

[@SoellessGaming]

thank you for the feedback, and I'm glad the tutorial was helpful! Thanks for your thoughtful comment :)

[@jadehonor7777]

Thank you! This tutorial was really helpful! The three guidelines you gave really helped out when I was setting up my train.

[@SoellessGaming]

Great to hear!

[@kravenpaven950]

Very clean, simple, understanding video! Thanks a lot!

[@SoellessGaming]

Glad it helped!

[@Sycrice]

Awesome tutorial and beautiful music, really well done

[@Jules_Diplopia]

Nice one Poober.... There are many rail tutorials out there, but this is nice and clear... congrats.

[@SoellessGaming]

Thanks Julie!

[@mareksw]

Thank you for this tutorial. Watched several other ones which skipped over basic concepts or just went too fast. This really helped!

[@SoellessGaming]

Glad it was helpful!

[@QuickSqueeze]

Finally I get it! You're the only one who was able to explain for me to understand. Thank you so much.

[@superbnns]

15:31 don't worry that's not your Discord

[@SoellessGaming]

the real MVP

[@EnjoyingBacon7]

Jesus I went through all my DMs before checking the video...

[@OldManGaming]

Thank you very much for this excellent Tutorial! After so many Videos about signals, finally i understand Rail signals! The 3 rules are really helpful to solve any rail constellations and works perfect for me. You did a really great job with this video!

[@SoellessGaming]

thanks so much! glad the rules worked out for you

[@Владислав-е6щ9ъ]

Place regular signal before intersection if your whole train can fit after it and a chain one if it can't. Why the hell in-game tutorial doesn't tell me that??? Thank you SO MUCH, poober!

[@robkicsi5445]

Thank you soo soo much. I watched so many train tutorials and yours was by far the most resonating with me. The three rules are fab. Thanks.

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad the rules have worked out for you!

[@FadeRogue]

i think many people use 3 spaces in between tracks because it gives a bit more space for signals in intersections/t-junctions or roundabouts

[@SoellessGaming]

the meta for most of my years playing has been two track widths but I know that changes - but yes, the wider you go definitely more room for proper signaling.

[@radek6173]

I prefer 3-spaced because you can fit lasers around powerpoles nicely inside (with right-hand drive), helps when you expand rail network far into biters' territory.

[@TheKarolans]

​@@radek6173 Biters usually ignore tracks and if they run into a moving train then... Well splat :D. But yes if you expand incl. roboports or other buildings then having the space may be handy :).

[@elzar760]

Love this. This will really help. Thank you!

[@ryanstaats]

Great video, thank you very much for this. I've watched a couple factorio train signaling tutorials and this was the cleanest and clearest by far.

[@SoellessGaming]

So glad! Thank you!

[@Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan]

I've played so much Factorio but I'm so bad with trains. It really starts to cause problems mid to late game. Belts can only carry so much even at the highest level. Thank you for this guide it really helped. You explained it better than the old guides on YT.

[@SoellessGaming]

wow thank you so much! Sorry to just now see your comment but I appreciate it nonetheless!

[@Mice-stro]

The first interchange you see is a constant flow interchange. This is actually used in real life, awesome.

[@AdamL-18]

Tanx for that train tutorial. Couldnt find anything that well explained anywhere

[@SoellessGaming]

Glad it helped

[@valaplays5712]

Haha :) Awesome to see my behemoth of a junction in a video. This was the first draft, so there is the slight possibility for a few signals to be set not perfectly :) Love your megabases! And this video is also very good. Everything one needs to know about signals correctly explained, I can't remember to have seen a better signal-tutorial.

[@SoellessGaming]

oh awesome! yes your junction is by far one of the coolest and more complicated I've ever seen. Would love a BP string if you have an updated version.

[@valaplays5712]

@@SoellessGaming Here you go: (in a "real" game I'd recommend to lay down the version with roboports, place a chest and let the bots do the rest. Once it's done, replace the "inside"-roboports with 4 akkumulators and you have an almost perfect ~33MW solar-power plant). It now doesn't need any zoom-mod to lay down, just place/rotate/place/repeat... Cheers, Valandir :)

[@SoellessGaming]

thanks so much! I'm excited to play around with the link you posted!

[@valaplays5712]

@@SoellessGaming I can't wait to see a video of it :) If you have any questions of why I did some things the way I did, just go ahead

[@valaplays5712]

dmn, I had to update it again :D I should reactivate my blueprint-github :D (once you start 'optimizing' you can't stop until it's perfect...ish - and then you find another thing^^ the latest version has 42 MW of solar in it, because 42 is the answer to life the universe and everything^^) pastebin.com/XyQWPic5

[@TopsailKayakFishing]

Thank you so much! My head was spinning trying to grasp the concept of these in game.

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm glad it helped!

[@darttito]

Wow, this is great! I was gonna write down the rules to keep them around when building trains but they're intuitive enough to remember! I'd love a part 2 on loading and unloading trains and the usefullnes or lack thereof of "parking lots" which I've seen some people do but some others not. Thanks a lot!

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad the rules worked out for you! I hope to do more tutorials on rails and other stuff in the future, as well.

[@advmx3]

The new opening, just flawless, I'm in love with it.

[@SoellessGaming]

THANK YOU as always!

[@ArranAsh]

That was amazing, took me so long before to understand but the 3 rules really made it easy!

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad! Thanks for your comment!

[@dustinlight4716]

Great tutorial. You made the logic of the signals very easy to understand.

[@samminns7878]

Amazing tutorial, thank you. Really well structured and super clear!

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad you think so, thank you!

[@flare242]

Great tut. Thanks. I did not need it, but watched&liked anyway. Watching the placement of the chain signals reminded me of my problems with switches and junctions in pre-chain signal era Factorio and the relief when they arrived. :-)

[@Steven13131123]

Excellent tutorial, I've always had a hard time with making intersections but I feel like I really understand now

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad to hear that!

[@iansouthern9957]

Having watched this I may be able to start using trains! Thanks.

[@SoellessGaming]

Awesome! If you have any questions let me know!

[@ekowstevens4054]

Best planned tutorial I've seen. Thanks.

[@SoellessGaming]

Thanks!

[@rszakats]

Nice tutorial! I remember the first few times I played, I tried to avoid multiple trains on the same path. It was not very efficient, so I started to mix lines and it was a disaster. But after some time I watched a few tutorials and tried some stuff myself, so at the end I had a working train network. Now building the network is not a problem. :-) Oh, and I use roundabouts. Yes, I like to live dangerously. ;-)

[@SoellessGaming]

Ooh you DO live dangerously! I struggled for hours the first few times playing with trains that I was so discouraged, so I decided to make the tutorial I wish I had when I was starting out. :)

[@james426lee]

Thank you very much for such a nice clear detailed tutorial. Helps a lot. ^.^

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad!

[@SquidOnaut]

Very helpful! Great explaination of blocks

[@SoellessGaming]

awesome I'm glad!

[@danielbarker5101]

Great video! I always make excuses to avoid using trains just because of all the signal issues but no more. Thanks!

[@SoellessGaming]

awesome - now you can tackle trains!

[@kerrychorvat3510]

This tutorial was very helpful. Thank you!!!

[@SoellessGaming]

You are so welcome!

[@kenbrunet6120]

I was completely lost in game trying to figure out signals. And im even more lost now!! lol This is gonna take a while to understand.

[@SoellessGaming]

oh no that's the opposite of what I would have hoped for; feel free to ask any specific questions if you have any.

[@kenbrunet6120]

@@SoellessGaming I didn't mean for that to be a negative against your content. It's my brain that can't seem to assimilate the information! Even after a week of laying tracks and trying to use the signals. Im not even certain of how it works lol I've had minimal train stoppages but they still happen. Every time i think i have it figured out. A train will sit at a signal and Im not sure why. lol I should also add that my track network is probably part of the problem as well. Having said all that. The challenge of figuring it all out is fun! Im loving this game.

[@nerdgarage]

I figured out train signalling long ago but was watching this and a few other train basics to see what others had to say about how to do signals after getting into a rather "animated conversation" with a couple of people who insisted I was doing it wrong. Your video matches almost exactly the "rules" and methods I came up with, as have most others. But you actually answered a question I always wondered but have never seen anyone comment on -- how do you tell, or force, which track those inside-corner positions actually connect to ? I've just avoided those positions. I never realized that you could rotate the signal to connect it to the desired track. THANKS !

[@dontyler1392]

Trains have been making me wanna punch the screen. Thanks for saving my screen. This was helpful

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm glad I could help you and your screen!

[@dontyler1392]

@@SoellessGaming I don't know.. I'm still doing something wrong. I made 1 train just to collect crude oil and bring it to my refinery and the signals are still making my train stop when there aren't even other trains on the rails. The only train I have is a coal train that crosses over the tracks. Only way I solved it was to have no signals... Which sucks cause a crash is imminent. It seems so simple the way you explain it. I don't know why it's giving headaches.

[@SoellessGaming]

@@dontyler1392 feel free to take a screen shot and post here or in my discord channel and we can help from there.

[@thomasbecker8304]

Thank you. That was useful :) now I got it!

[@SoellessGaming]

Great!

[@TheOntarioGardener]

I SO needed this! I love trains but get so confused about what signals where and when. Thanks!

[@bjhtubewwd]

So well done. Thank you

[@madmeatertv8929]

Thanks for this! was just putting signals on the left side wondering why my trains were crying at me

[@SoellessGaming]

Glad it helped!

[@douglasthalisz2011]

Thank you very much, I was beginning to think that I would never fix my problem.

[@SoellessGaming]

Yay glad it's fixed!

[@seonteeaika]

Around 10:20 the T-intersection is signaled unoptimally. Junction ends right after last rail overlap, not after the last merge. That means there should be at least 2 rail signals out of intersection if it ends with a merge of 2 rails. If you do it the way video shows then it causes trains to just wait longer for their turn to move because signal chains are longer. Rail merges almost never need to be chain signaled in general. Of course it still means that after the last rail signal there always should be enough space for whole train, that is measured from the furthest out rail signal in case of merge.

[@SoellessGaming]

That's where I disagree; I've seen too many instances where rail signals being used causes trains to block the junction. It may take longer for trains to pass, but they shouldn't be blocking the junctions with this setup. Thanks for your comment and debate!

[@seonteeaika]

@@SoellessGaming They don't block junctions with way i described, one just has to make sure that next signal after rail signal is always far enough so that train can fully pass that rail signal. If anything, this way you get even less deadlocks especially with long trains. It also means that one should never make a turn right after an intersection! That goes much against all conventions. If you must, then chain signal all the way to the next clear section.

[@horaz86nope24]

Awsome in deapth tutorial :D As an experienced player, I know that it is often useful to design your train network in such a way that not all trains are forced to take the same routes, and offer alternative ones. To prevent all trains from getting stuck in a single bottle-neck. And if needed use a smart train stacker to prevent waiting trains to block traisn that would otherwise just pass by. I would love to see your way of solving those issues Thanks for th great content

[@SoellessGaming]

very true! thanks for the thoughtful comment

[@cleioa]

This helped me a lot! Thank you!

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm so glad!

[@minecraftantian6633]

ok i love her she needs more subs let her grow explained very good thanks for the help

[@SoellessGaming]

thanks for the encouragement!

[@minecraftantian6633]

@@SoellessGaming Don't thank me Do you got a discord?

[@jasonmr321]

i dont know who you are and how i found this video, but thank you so much for doing this, do you have a video about how to properly place the rails for the intersection?

[@SoellessGaming]

Thanks for the comment! No I don't have a video about that but maybe I will do that for a follow-up video.

[@DavidLindes]

Nice tutorial! While I'm fairly experienced, I'm glad I watched anyway, for various reasons, including that I think this is the first time I've seen a good demonstration of signal rotation! Lots of other good information here, too. Good work! And while I'm sure you also have your own, you seemed to be soliciting ideas for potential topics for future videos, if you decide to do follow ups for more advanced topics, so... here are a few. Feel free to reach out to me if any of these need more explanation, or you'd like to collaborate somehow. Anyway, thoughts (some just beyond where you took things with this video, others much more advanced... alas, not in any particular order with regard to that): 1. Maybe talk more about the details of when a signal will blink (cycling colors)? Like, a more detailed analysis of the specific conditions that cause it. 2. Stacking systems, potentially including regular stackers, station bypass lanes, linear stacking, etc. 3. Station naming (and renaming), patterns and pitfalls. 4. Repathing when stations are left unavailable (and another station shares the same name). 5. Controlling stations and/or signals via the circuit network. 6. Automatic fuel, trash, and/or logistics trains. 7. Including circuit network wiring on electric poles in blueprints. 8. "Grid system" blueprints. 9. Loading and unloading, including keeping things balanced. I could probably think of more, and yet this is also probably quite more than enough to be a lot of work to incorporate all of! So, take what you want, and leave anything you don't want... for another day, or for never. :)

[@SoellessGaming]

Wow thank you for such a well- thought out comment! I definitely like the idea of exploring in depth some of those ideas you mentioned. I'll be brainstorming for the next few days how to condense/ organize some material. Thanks so much!

[@DavidLindes]

Soelless Gaming: gladly! If you want a sounding board for any of it, let me know... I think a reasonable email address for me can be discovered online, or you could find me somewhere and send a DM, or something. And of course no obligation to reach out, I just mean to offer. :)

[@radek6173]

Some of these would be better to wait with for new patch in my opinion - train GUI gets significant changes.

[@anilamet6977]

Saved good tutorial clears much at the moment i use only chain signals, it also works too

[@paulbrown7369]

Great tutorial! Looking forward to using this in my game!!!!

[@SoellessGaming]

awesome, thanks!

[@BL00DRUNN3R]

Fantastic tutorial, thank you.

[@SoellessGaming]

Awesome, thanks!

[@nauvis]

Hope you do the video on more advanced rules!

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm definitely considering it!

[@radiowavz]

Keep up the good work.

[@SoellessGaming]

thank you!

[@spinosaur8261]

so much easier to understand than the in game trains tutorial

[@SoellessGaming]

I'm glad, thanks!

[@viper800mph]

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much, this saved my ass.

[@goose9735]

A modern, highly focused signaling video. Fantastic. On a side note, is there any reason you go out of your way to bisect the block with a chain signal apposing to placing it right before the junction in rule 2? -formatting-

[@SoellessGaming]

Good question! The block is too short for a train to fit there whether the signal is put directly before the next junction or not, so in that case it doesn't really matter where exactly the signal goes as long as it's placed somewhere. It's important to put the chain signal as close to the beginning of the junction when starting off the intersection in particular (rule 2) to ensure there's enough room behind that signal to allow for the max sized train to still fit. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for the thoughtful comment!

[@txaor]

OMG just what i need, a train tutorial :D, it really help me a lot, thank u

[@SoellessGaming]

Awesome, I'm glad!

[@morlan8228]

wow very good tutorial, very understandable, ty for that. :)

[@SoellessGaming]

Glad it was helpful!

[@NarcolepticCheetah]

This is great! I've been getting into rails and signals in Factorio, but I often find I have no idea what I'm doing or if I'm getting the maximum through-put. I also saw something on another of your videos where you said something about having the rails (or trains?) read how much a station has in it via combinator. I'd love to know how to do that. The Combinators and such are complete mysteries to me. Anyway, fantastic tutorial! I wish the game explained it so clearly!

[@SoellessGaming]

I hope to be able to expand on some more tutorial-like videos in the future to cover stuff like this. I'm glad this video was helpful and thanks for your kind comment!

[@TheKarolans]

Were roboports bigger back then? Currently they do fit in a 2-rail gap as well :)

[@SoellessGaming]

They don't always fit in the diagonal pieces even if you use two track widths, so I use the roboports as an indicator if they're wide enough

[@dhycee8215]

wow that made it so easy to understand, ty :D

[@etzeren6406]

Could you do a follow up video talking about how one could use logistics and other more complicated methods in one’s railway system. It’d be really helpful. Great video!

[@Omnifarious0]

Excellent tutorial.

[@SoellessGaming]

thank you!

[@ShakeyMac18]

Definitely a better tutorial than the one in game. I was only able to solve those by removing a signal :(

[@freibuis]

13:14 this type needs an intersection by-pass.. this type of intersection will cause bank ups in a few train types take a 90 Deg turn This can be achieved by creating a -90 turn (via a 45deg pre turn 1 train length before the intersection

[@SoellessGaming]

I don't know what makes you say it could cause back ups, but thanks for the comment and suggestions

[@radek6173]

@@SoellessGaming I believe what he means is trains being unable to pass junction simultaneously like this: i.imgur.com/5O1I17y.jpg but it can be fixed with much simplier 4-way junction that allows them to pass simultaneously (3-rail spaced though): i.imgur.com/dxTDIrA.jpg

[@SoellessGaming]

Oh thanks for clarifying that and linking the BP. There's definitely better intersections for purposes of throughput; I just used what I had in my old BP books for purposes of showing how to signal it properly, but the image you posted definitely makes sense. Thank you!

[@deadmark7777]

Thank you for this!

[@SoellessGaming]

Glad you like it!

[@ShinTzaddi]

Thank you so very much for this exceptional tutorial. It is crystal clear, well presented and achieves all of the goals you set out for it. Plus it ticked all of the boxes I wanted. In the future, could you explain how to use the circuit network for different operations on both small scale and large scale? Examples being: Small scale- creating a switch - allowing or not allowing flow of certain items - Large scale- control of resources across the map - when to make or stop making more robots I am not really sure about any of these things as I have a great deal of trouble using and understanding how to use the combinators, red and green wires and what I can accomplish with them. Sometimes I watch people here and I think why even use this system when you can just limit the damn chest? Anyway, I think this could be helpful

[@TheKarolans]

BTW as long as your intersection is symmetrical, it is usually sufficient to signal from one direction and then copy-paste and rotate to other directions. Saves time and headache :).

[@uhohhotdog]

I didn't know you could put an engine on each end. That'll save me a lot of track

[@Ogrodnik95]

very nice, i was actually stuck in factorio tutorial for that xd

[@SoellessGaming]

awesome timing!

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

So I usually put a lot of chain signals down and try to keep the individual blocks at splits and crossings as small as possible so that trains - who are traveling through - occupy that block for less time thus reducing the chance that another train has to break or slow down (or even stop completely). Therefore I usually put chain signals/normal signals _right before and after_ each split or crossing. Any thoughts on that?

[@SoellessGaming]

I see why you do that but if that block you've created by having a chain signal and a rail signal in that little block will mean you can have a large train stopped at the chain signal blocking the intersection and jamming the entire thing - I've been guilty of this many times. That's why rule one is so important - if the max sized train can't fit there, then use (only) a chain signal.

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

@@SoellessGaming Yeah, no, I always use chain signals exclusively inside the intersection. I also learned that the hard way. So I guess on that aspect i am on the right _track_ ;) I might not have phrased my last sentence well enough. I just wrote "chain signals/normal signals", because one normal signal is placed after exiting the intersection, where there usually is a merge. So I guess I should have wrote "split, crossing and merge" to be 100% complete in my statement or shouldnt have mentioned the normal signal at all to avoid confusion :D But while we are at the topic of the first rule: I feel like that rule only applies to the one block right after each intersection. Everywhere else along straight tracks the spacing does not necessarily matter. Because as long as trains stop in front of the intersection and there is enough space after the intersection for the longest train on your tracks, there should never be any issues with jammed trains. Even if your longest train would stick out into that block after the intersection, then that block would be blocked and no other train trying to drive into that block would enter the intersection.

[@agustincastilla639]

Nice vid! I made this system, but between intersections is a unique color track. When a train arrives to intersection "A" it waits until the train ahead leaves the track between "A" and "B", by crossing intersection "B". How can i fix this? (I hope my English is understood and that I've explained myself well)

[@SoellessGaming]

Hi! I'm not quite following what you're saying, do you have a screenshot or picture you can link?

[@agustincastilla639]

​@@SoellessGaming imgur.com/GMLlCo8 The pink arrow is the train (bottom of the image) and waits until in the orange track is empty. Only one train per side can go between intersections

[@joshthompson8478]

I have never been able to figure out train signals. I got good enough with the rail signals to allow trains to cross paths but I never truly understood what I was doing with the chain signals. I always just moved them until they stopped crashing. Thanks

[@monad_tcp]

wow, I was complicating it too much by having one track and being left and right handed at the same time. No wonder I got deadlocks from time to time.

[@SoellessGaming]

That will do it! Glad you were able to get it figured out.

[@jeffreyblack666]

That should be easy enough to fix up, as long as you use chain signals, but can cause delays. Basically all signals along a 2-way track should be chain signals. Then the signal to exit the 2 way bit is a normal signal. It is also helpful to add sections which have 2 rails (one for each direction) so that trains can pass, but make sure it is signalled properly and large enough to fit the largest train.