"Flying" trains -- again

[OldProf]

Every now and then, topics here have included trains that seem to "leap" from one place to another in the midst of a scenario. Let me offer a new entry in this series:

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<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IwT7kvvtQiDA?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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Here's the situation: we're on the VNHRR route, switching in the Walnut St. sidings west of the Hartford Yard. As the player heads out of a siding where he's just dropped off a string of cars, an AI switcher pushing some cars picked up previously couples to some boxcars in the siding to the player's right. The instant the couple completes, the AI train leaps to a new position. While this makes for a great surprise event in the midst of a scenario, I'd really rather it didn't happen.

Here's what I've tried so far: 1) verified files, 2) cleared cache, 3) moved the boxcars to various positions on the siding marker.

[Bananarama]

Does this occur on any other siding and not simply in a new position on the same one? I would check the track to see if there's something amiss.

[OldProf]

The track is fine and I have now fixed the problem, although I still do not understand why it occurred in the first place.

The AI switcher had been instructed to pick up cars from three different siding markers, the last two of which existed along the same siding track. I moved the cars of the 2nd pickup to a marker on another track and rewrote the pickup instructions. The flying train no longer flies.

This little glitch further confirms my theory that former Foreman Dan Hernandez has been stripped of his former title. Being a union worker, he cannot be fired, so he has instead been assigned as assistant dispatcher in charge of SNAFUs.

My mood has changed from to to .

[NYWhiskey]

This little glitch further confirms my theory that former Foreman Dan Hernandez has been stripped of his former title. Being a union worker, he cannot be fired, so he has instead been assigned as assistant dispatcher in charge of SNAFUs.

Sheer genius!! My brain is in scenario planning mode for an upcoming route and I'm blocked. I think you just gave me the spark I needed.

[OldProf]

I've edited my OP to provide a link to the video, but haven't done so correctly. How should a video link be added to a message so that the video itself runs within the message when clicked instead of in YouTube?

[Bananarama]

I've edited my OP to provide a link to the video, but haven't done so correctly. How should a video link be added to a message so that the video itself runs within the message when clicked instead of in YouTube?

You have to use enclosed youtube forum tags and ensure the link uses http and not https.

[GSkid]

I was wondering why some youtube videos work and others don't. Most forums I've used never had this issue. Never used the embed code before.

BTW Hack... the embed code for your jedi cat video DOES have https in it. So your example contradicted your advice.

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<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IwT7BHztBIU?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[OldProf]

I've edited my OP to provide a link to the video, but haven't done so correctly. How should a video link be added to a message so that the video itself runs within the message when clicked instead of in YouTube?

You have to use enclosed youtube forum tags and ensure the link uses http and not https.

This still just isn't working for me. Would you please provide step-by-step instructions for inserting a YouTube video into a RWA forum post, starting with how to obtain the correct code for the video to be inserted? I apologize for being such a slow learner.

[Bananarama]

BTW Hack... the embed code for your jedi cat video DOES have https in it. So your example contradicted your advice.

Wrongo mundo. Try using the quote function - it will show the text exactly how I entered it. What you're looking at is what the forum software does to the link at the backend as an iframe.

This still just isn't working for me. Would you please provide step-by-step instructions for inserting a YouTube video into a RWA forum post, starting with how to obtain the correct code for the video to be inserted? I apologize for being such a slow learner.

Using the forum [youtube] tags, and then copy the link from the URL field at Youtube, insert it between the forum tags, remove the 's' from https, and voila! The above post looked like the following when I typed:

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwT7BHztBIU[/youtube]

The video was one picked at random from Youtube's front page. Your post (from checking the "quote" button) indicates that you have "code" and "iframe" tags included. That looks more like a what you would see when looking at the forum page source code. Use the above code example with your own video link and you should be golden.

[Chacal]

Oh and only the ?v=[number] parameter is autorized in the url.

[OldProf]

Okay, here goes:



Hurray! And a giant to Hack!

[GSkid]

You are right Hack. I quoted it and you are correct. Although I understand iframe's purpose, I don't understand why it's "https" when I copied the embed of your example but has "http" when I quote it. Anybody know why the discrepancy between the two?