Here is a "workaround" I have discovered. It is possible to override the playback of a session with additional manually enter commands. So if a train stops "short" of its desired spot by several inches, and if you leave a suitable gap before the next recorded command is executed, you can take control of the engine and creep it up to where it was supposed to stop. Of course reverse is also possible, but looks sloppy on execution. It may even be better to program in the stop to be intentionally "short", so that the manually executed "creep" will always be in the forward direction. If you leave an extra 30 sec or 1 minute gap to perform these manual maneuvers, the train will then pick up the next programmed (departure) command at the end of your gap. In my case, I was trying to get the Lionel 3469 Dump car to stop in the very narrow window that the 497 coal loader requires. Leaving a 45 sec. gap after the train stops allows me to manually position the car before it dumps. This technique also has the added advantage of correcting where the train"should be" if accumulated creep up to that point in the playback needs correction.
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