Big blue cubes?

[OldProf]

For quite some time, as I've worked on writing a scenario for the Munich-Augsburg route, I've been wondering about some big blue cubes that show up in the editor:



These critters don't appear when I'm actually test running the scenario. What are they and what purpose do they serve?

Thanks,

[buzz456]

That's where the union guys hang out.

[ex-railwayman]

Hello Tom, they are sound occlusion boxes, similar to the sound domes, in that they will disappear when you go into driving mode, I guess the German developer tried to place those tiny little arrows under bridges and in tunnels, and couldn't see what he was doing, so, came up with this idea, a bit over the top with their size, but, at least we know what they are now.

Cheerz. ex-railwayman.

[OldProf]

Hello Tom, they are sound occlusion boxes, similar to the sound domes, in that they will disappear when you go into driving mode, I guess the German developer tried to place those tiny little arrows under bridges and in tunnels, and couldn't see what he was doing, so, came up with this idea, a bit over the top with their size, but, at least we know what they are now.

Cheerz. ex-railwayman.

Thanks. I think. Now can you explain what a "sound occlusion box" is and what it accomplishes. As you can see, I don't speak route.

[ex-railwayman]

As far as I know, it's a new sound occlusion tool that came with TS2013, but, not being a developer/creator personally, I can only assume it provides audio sounds that can be placed on any route, station platform announcements, railyard noises, etc, etc.
There is nothing in the manual, was there ever one created for TS2013, and the Railworks wiki page hasn't been updated since August 2009, so, no information coming from RSC Towers, it's all guess work by the customer/end-user.

Cheerz. ex-railwayman.