Railworks America

Hi, Just wondering if there is a position you are SUPPOSED to stop at when pulling into a station, there are a few alternatives

A) Stop the engine at the end of the platform
B) Stop the engine before the end of the green line on the track display
C) Center the entire train on the platform (if train is too long)
D) Stop so that the first passenger car is at the end of the platform, but the engine is beyond the end

Any ideas?

Each one has its own stopping place really , like you pointed out its dependant on the train length . What I do is if its a standard 2 3 or 4 car consist ( depending on route and class ) I usually stop it where the station emblem appears on the HUD , if not as soon as the destination count hits 0.0 . If its an extra length train (i.e an HST in rural settings ) I stop with the front engine passed the platform with the first passenger car just before the end of the platform (where it starts sloping down ) as I have seen this IRL I am guessing that is the proper procedure for those trains , but most of the Uk lines in Railworks have the stopping boards for your train 3 car 4 car 6 car 8 car and HST , if you are using the 2car consists of the 158 for example its good practice to use the 3car stop area I would think

Usually, there's a counter on the distance to your stop point in the track monitor (across the bottom of the screen), not the one in the 'destination window'. I usually wait until it hits 0.00 and then apply the brakes. I pull in at 15 MPH or less and the train comes to a nice stop, and everybody loads and unloads fine....once in a while, I have to slide up a bit, but not as a general rule.

I will usually pull the locomotive past the end of the platform. Doesn't really matter to the game, as long as a few cars are at the platform, you can load/ unload passengers.