It seems that the Trainz forums are more populated with graphic design than "railroad" appearance and operation. The DLS has a lot of routes that seem to exhibit a distorted view of railroading. Endless discussions of the latest graphic design tools, and searches for display elements. I see little to no information on how to place the stuff and use it. It seems that information is more available in model railroading sources.
So, I am grappling with a problem of "my railroad" being a regional in North Central Pennsylvania. I am assuming that it is fed with traffic to/from Philadelphia on the East and Pittsburgh on the West. Actually, there are several cities on both ends that may also feed it. My issue is getting traffic to/from these cities. The simple way seems to be to just assemble a train in my yard and have the other line pick it up, or deposit a loaded consist.. However, it seems that is not ever done due to an unfamiliar crew operating in my railroad yard.
The obvious, and possibly the only, approach is an exchange area near the yard. Portals are used to/from the other railroads via the exchange tracks. Is that true or are there other acceptable methods?
So, I am grappling with a problem of "my railroad" being a regional in North Central Pennsylvania. I am assuming that it is fed with traffic to/from Philadelphia on the East and Pittsburgh on the West. Actually, there are several cities on both ends that may also feed it. My issue is getting traffic to/from these cities. The simple way seems to be to just assemble a train in my yard and have the other line pick it up, or deposit a loaded consist.. However, it seems that is not ever done due to an unfamiliar crew operating in my railroad yard.
The obvious, and possibly the only, approach is an exchange area near the yard. Portals are used to/from the other railroads via the exchange tracks. Is that true or are there other acceptable methods?