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LEGACY Control System operations
*Activating
7
or
AUX1, 7
while the locomotive is in motion enables an arrival
conversation for 30 seconds. If the train stops within this time, pressing 2 will play this special
conversation.
CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the LEGACY
environment
I
n addition to the automatic triggering of dialog via Sequence Control mode operation (see the pre-
vious section), you may control the dialog manually.
CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements feature a variety of brief radio
conversations between the engineer and dispatcher. CrewTalk dialog is an engineer-initiated
radio conversation with the dispatcher. TowerCom announcements are a dispatcher-initiated
radio conversation with the engineer. Be sure to listen for the different combinations of words
and phrases that comprise these exchanges.
Refer to Table 1 below for the dialog commands. The dialog in the table provides
examples of the conversations you can trigger. The actual dialog will vary.
Locomotive
Commands
Example dialog
Stopped
AUX1, 2
Crew: Ask To Depart
Tower: Deny Departure
AUX1, 7
Tower: Ask To Standby
Crew: Acknowledge
2
Crew: Ask To Depart
Tower: Approve Departure
7
Tower: Approve Departure
Crew: Acknowledge
5
or
Crew: Shutdown Announcement
AUX1, 5
Shutdown sequence
AUX1, 0
(hold for Refueling sequence
several seconds)
Crew: My tank is full
Moving
2
(recent departure) Crew: Train is underway
Tower: Acknowledge
2
Crew: Are we clear ahead?
Tower: Acknowledge
AUX1, 2
Crew: Report engine status, including fuel level
7
or
Tower: Clear in-bound
AUX1, 7
*
Crew: Acknowledge
5
or
Tower: Emergency stop
AUX1, 5
Crew: Acknowledge
Table 1. LEGACY Remote Controller dialog commands
