Some questions about works

Japo,

1) Without logging into the server and being able to see how the Mojave yard looked, I am going to explain this based on just the work list instruction and assume all cars that reside in tracks 2, 3 & 4 were tagged as outbound tags instead of inbound tags. Basically all Mike is asking is that all cars that reside on tracks 2, 3 & 4 be combine into one single train on one of the mentioned tracks. So you could choose track 2, 3 or 4 to place all the outbound cars on. You are correct that LOP92 goes to West Colton for sorting. So there is no need to sort out the Yermo bound cars in the Mojave yard. This is because Mojave is not considered a classification yard, where as West Colton is a classification yard.

As for the MMJMJ symbol, I believe Mike meant to input YMJMJ which would refer to a local yard job. Y indicates yard jobs and MJMJ indicates the location the job is to operate in. I am assuming the first M was a typo.

Power for the LOP92 is the power that came in from the last LOQ91 that arrived in Mojave. This should be stored somewhere in the yard. Once you have the train built with the power attached, then you would make a registry update for Mojave to reflect which track in the yard LOP92 resides on, train length, tonnage and set it to released.

2) A switcher job is a particular type of job that works only one particular industry (most of the time). So larger plants that need to move freight cars around multiple times during the day usually have a what is referred to as a "plant switcher" instead of relying on the local railroad to do the switching for them like a warehouse, lumber yard or other industry that doesn't require the freight cars get switched multiple times during the day. This usually saves a plant money versus paying for the railroad to switch the plant for them. 

Spotting a car means placing a car or cars on a particular industry track. Let me know if this clears up what spotting is or if you want a further explanation.

You make an excellent point about the gondolas. Since you do not have all the add-on car packs, you are correct that all the rail cars will appear to be the same. Something you can do is refer to the switch list (R-Ctrl L) or the industry config (L-Ctrl L). Using the switch list, you will see where is your train the cars for a particular industry are located. So for example, in the list you see that the cars are the 4th and 5th car in your train. All you need to do is count back from the locomotives to the 4th and 5th car. There is a problem using this method, as you are switching, I have noticed that the list doesn't always update to reflect the correct order of the cars in your train. Sean has pointed this out multiple times in some of his videos. Also, if you have the cars connected on the head end of your train instead of behind your train it lists the cars in reverse order.

So I recommend using the industry list instead. By using the industry list, you can see what the inbound tags are for the particular cars you are looking for. This way you just need to find them in your train so you know which cars to "spot" or "place" at the industry.

Hopefully this helps clear up any confusion. If not, please let us know which part you are still confused about and I will try to figure out another way to explain it.

-Ski