User manual ALK PCMILER RAIL 17

[. . . ] Routing, Mileage, and Mapping Software VERSION 17 PC*MILER|Rail Users Guide ALL RIGHTS RESERVED You may print one (1) copy of this document for your personal use. Otherwise, no part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language, in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, or otherwise, without prior written permission from ALK Technologies, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. PC*MILER is a registered trademark and BatchPro and RouteMap are trademarks of ALK Technologies, Inc. [. . . ] Detailed Report Generate a Detailed Report for the route in the active window. PC*MILER|Rail User's Guide 28 Key Station Report Generate a Key Station Report for the route in the active window. Generate a Detailed Geocode Report for the route in the active window. Detailed Geocode Report 3. 6 Tools Menu Use the Tools menu to change the size of the buttons on the tool bar or to hide it; and to open the Custom Place Manager. Manage Custom Places Open the Custom Place Manager window, where you can add custom station names to the database. This ensures that the whole tool bar will be displayed on your screen. None: Hide the tool bar. Tool Bar > 3. 7 Windows Menu Use the Windows menu to rearrange the display of open windows, and to activate a minimized or inactive window (bringing it forward). Default Window > Choose whether the AutoRouter or single route entry window should open automatically when PC*MILER|Rail is started. Cascade all windows from the upper left corner of the program window. Cascade Chapter 3: Menus and the Tool Bar 29 Tile Organize all open windows in a side-by-side "tile" arrangement. Arrange the icons representing minimized windows in the lower left corner of the program window. Activate the map window and bring it to the front. Arrange Icons 1 AutoRouter 2 Map ­ Track Ownership 3. 8 The Help Menu The Help menu includes a complete system of Help files for PC*MILER|Rail, plus reference lists and version information about your copy of the program. Open Help for the open dialog box or window. Menus Keyboard State Names. . . Open the Menu Reference section of Help. Open a reference table of official state/province/estado abbreviations. Open a reference table of railroad names and abbreviations, sorted by SCAC or railroad name (choose Sorted by SCAC or Sorted by RR). those that use Shortest mileage for fuel surcharge calculation. Railroads > Fuel Surcharge. . . PC*MILER|Rail User's Guide 30 Email Technical Support Email Data Correction Send an email to PC*MILER|Rail Technical Support. All data corrections will be sent to the ALK data team for review and inclusion in future releases. Display general information about PC*MILER|Rail, including version number, serial number and name of the licensed user of the program. Check For Updates About. . . 3. 9 PC*MILER|Rail Shortcut Keys Keystrokes in PC*MILER|Rail that provide shortcuts to various menu options and features are listed below. Key(s) F1 F2 F3 Alt-F3 Ctl-F3 F4 Alt-F4 Ctrl-F4 F5 Alt-F5 F6 F7 F8 Alt-F8 F9 F10 Function Invoke the Topic Look Up in on-line Help Invoke the Custom Place Manager Display a scrollable list of state abbreviations Display a list of railroad names and abbreviations sorted by SCAC Display a list of railroad names and abbreviations sorted by name Invoke the Options dialog box for the active route Exit PC*MILER|Rail Close (delete) the active route entry window or AutoRouter window Display the Detailed Report for the active window Display the Key Station Report for the active window Open or activate the AutoRouter window Insert a stop above the one highlighted on the stop list Delete the stop that is highlighted on the stop list Delete all stops in the single route entry window Display the map window Generate routes and distances ("Run") Chapter 3: Menus and the Tool Bar 31 4 To Chapter Two Sample Routes: A First Look at PC*MILER|Rail open PC*MILER|Rail, double-click on the PC*MILER|Rail icon that was placed on your desktop during installation. The main program window will appear as shown below. PC*MILER|Rail Main Screen ­ Initial View PC*MILER|Rail features two basic methods of route entry: Single Route Entry: If you know a route and simply want to generate the mileage, you enter the sequence of locations and railroads manually in the single route entry window (File menu > New Route). AutoRouter: If you want PC*MILER|Rail to suggest possible junctions and connecting railroads between two points, you can use the AutoRouter feature to set customized routing preferences (File menu > AutoRouter). Both types of route entry are briefly described in this chapter using sample routes. For more detailed instructions, see Chapter 5, Basic Features of PC*MILER|Rail. PC*MILER|Rail User's Guide 32 4. 1 Single Route Entry Window: Atlanta, GA to Rahway, NJ If you know a route and simply want to generate mileage, select New Route from the File menu, then enter the origin in the Station ST or the Geocode field in the route entry window that opens. To do this, first select the type of code to be used in the top left corner of the window, then click on an entry field and begin typing. For this sample route we'll go with the default code type (SPLC). Type "atlanta ga" in the Station ST field (no comma ­ if you enter a comma you'll get a "Not Found" error message), then press the <Enter> key on your keyboard. PC*MILER|Rail always considers the last stop on the list as the destination of your route. Let's enter baltimore md, trenton nj, and rahway nj in that order, and CSXT as the railroad for the whole route. Pick List of Railroads Serving Atlanta, GA Route From Atlanta, GA to Rahway, NJ ­ CSXT Chapter 4: Two Sample Routes: A First Look at PC*MILER|Rail 33 After entering the route, click on the Options button to see the various routing options. [. . . ] 2) User gives one character followed by a '*' and no state in Geocode field, to invoke 3-3-3 spelling helper. Press <F3> for a list of valid state abbreviations, or see Appendix A or B. User gives incorrect station but valid state abbreviation, or uses a comma between station name and state abbreviation (comma must be removed). Station name spelling should match Centralized Station Master registered name. [. . . ]