Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Switch & Signal?

English UK publisher rules, eight-page PDF

The person who most recently had to wait for a train is the first active player. If nobody has had to wait for one, the group decides who starts.

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Rule details

This selects the first active player in a cooperative game. The group can discuss actions, with the active player deciding when there is disagreement.

If there’s a tie

The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.

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