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Hidden and Automatic Signals in CTC

Posted on June 13, 2018 by DPump

There have been some questions about automatic and hidden signals, what it means and how they work in CTC. Let me start there by referring to Train Dispatcher (TDP) on how it is handled there, since CTC is somehow modeled … Continue reading →

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Release 4.3 now available

Posted on April 9, 2018 by DPump

Today we released a new version containing among other things a correction affecting station names. Due to a change in the saved structure to accommodate a new option for station groups, the field for the name has shifted (all things … Continue reading →

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Release 4.2 now available

Posted on March 8, 2018 by DPump

In the last few month we have been working on some editor issues, especially interactions between actions on the main screen and in the detailed object list. Depending on what type of objects you’re dealing with, the length can be … Continue reading →

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Release 4.0 now available

Posted on November 10, 2017 by DPump

Great news! It is finally there! As promised here the latest (and hopefully greatest) is now online Please go here to the download page and here for the user manual. To access our forum click on the menu item “Forum” … Continue reading →

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CTC Release 4.0 almost ready

Posted on October 25, 2017 by DPump

Here’s a follow-up on the previous post Hurricane Irma has passed, and while we had some strong winds here, everybody here helped to push the storm to move somewhere else. So we were spared the worst of it (others were … Continue reading →

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Status of CTC, Editor, and Hurricane Irma

Posted on September 8, 2017 by DPump

I admit I haven’t posted much recently. But this is not because I’m lazy. Ok, sometimes I am. However, the focus has been on the editor, which turns out to be a bigger challenge than expected. There are a lot … Continue reading →

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CTC 3.20 about to be released

Posted on September 29, 2015 by DPump

It wasn’t planned that way, but there were developments that caused us to release yet another non-editor version of CTC. What happened is the speed issue. As some of our customers have noticed, the trains are somehow sluggish as far … Continue reading →

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CTC 3.19 almost there

Posted on March 19, 2015 by DPump

Just an update to my previous post: First of all, we moved our headquarters. It is a pain, but we’re back on track. The things I talked about the last time have been fine tuned. For instance, the blocks will … Continue reading →

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What’s more coming for CTC 3.19

Posted on December 24, 2014 by DPump

Upcoming changes in Communications, Alarms, Work Orders for CTC 3,19 Continue reading →

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What we’re working on (between 3.18 and 3.19)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by DPump

If you’re in the computer business, you probably know about some natural laws, for instance, there is no such thing as a last software bug – if you think you found the last possible one, there is another one around … Continue reading →

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