MTH operating station platform and Infared control of multiple gait crossing accessories

Yes, you can operate the operating station (passenger or freight that way with a toggle switch.

This is due to the special design where it has built in limit switches that then disable that coil of the solenoid when the station flips up or down state.

As a pro tip- another cool thing you can do is either buy a bistable relay or an old school 2 position E-unit.

Here's the why: If you just use an ITAD or equivalent, OK, so the train triggers it and there is a timer, but that's not realistic action. What you want is, the train goes by, while the train is hiding the station from direct vew, the state changes. So say the passengers are there waiting, and the train goes by, and as it goes by, they get "picked up" and when the train leaves- the station is empty. The next time, the state changes again, now passengers got off from the train.

Here's a few diagrams in the past I have used on this topic. You can trigger the 2 position E unit a number of ways, or there are also commercial bi-stable relay modules out there.

FWIW, @stan2004 used the bi-stable relay here https://ogrforum.com/topic/784...6#152477234639307526

V

Thanks for the response.   I had read you previous post and some related posts from the forum when initially researching how to use the passenger station.   Your and the other elegant solutions work great for trolleys or trains that regularly stop at stations.  Without the alternating state for automated stops it seems people would only get on and never off!!!   I didn't want it to appear that the passengers had jumped on and off of a moving train if the train didn't stop at the station which is why I was interested in manual control this time.   Would you point me in the direction of an appropriate switch that could be surface mounted like the MTH controller.   Wouldn't necessarily need any directional lights.   More old school like older lionel switches if they make something like that.

Thanks again for getting back to me.  Time to get back under the table and continue wiring.

H

"Any" single pole double throw switch. AKA SPDT

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Thanks for the wiring diagram.   Will look for an appropriate SPDT switch.   Much appreciated. 

V

I have a 6-14107 coaling station that I would like to use with fastrack instead of the supplied tubular track.  Would you be able to send me a wiring diagram to use the coaling station switch to control the station and the car if that is possible.   Have looked through the forum but not found a wiring diagram.   Steve got back to me and said it is possible.   The fastrack fits into the slotted base of the station.   The station is located on a spur so there shouldn't be the reported clearance issues with the station on a main line.

Thanks

H