Shift rail position sensor for vehicle transmission

A transmission comprising:

• a case containing an input shaft and an output shaft;
• a plurality of shift rails, each of said shift rails being supported for movement within said case between a first position, wherein said input shaft is not connected to said output shaft, and a second position, wherein said input shaft is connected to said output shaft, each of said shift rails having a surface including a first surface portion and a second surface portion;
• a neutral start switch supported on said case and operable in first and second conditions;
• and
• an actuator lever mounted on said case for pivoting movement relative thereto, a first end of said actuator lever slidably engaging said surfaces of said shift rails and a second end of said actuator lever engaging said neutral start switch, said first end of said actuator lever engaging all of said first surface portions when all of said shift rails are in said first position so as to maintain said actuator lever in a first position to operate said neutral start switch in said first condition, said first end of said actuator lever engaging one of said second surface portions when said one of said shift rails is in said second position so as to maintain said actuator lever in a second position to operate said neutral start switch in said second condition.