Hump classification yards

[Jay9c8]

Has anyone tried to recreate a hump classification yard, if so how did you handle the track retarders? I am thinking of making the Union Pacific Bailey yard.

 

[gfisher]

Yes several people have done that. My Watseka & Kankakee route has a hump yard modeled on a prototype yard. You should get TrainzProRoute's Humpyard Kit which has the retarders you will need to slow down the cars as they roll down the hump.

 

[Jay9c8]

thanks Old Hand, I wonder if that download will work with 2010ee

 

[gfisher]

That I can't tell you as I never tested my route in 2010.

 

[Jay9c8]

thanks for the help!

 

[cascaderailroad]

When doing large yards, consider this: A large prototypical yard can hold thouands of cars and hundereds of locos...but in Trainz your video card will lock up and the framerates will stutter, requiring Ctrl+Alt+Del just to escape Trainz, if you clog up a large yard with lots of poly assets. Dense trees, and grass especially, adds to the poly's of a scene.

So your large yard will only be able to handle just a few trains, on it's many, many tracks. An alternative is to use "railcar splines" of boxcars and coal hoppers, which perhaps are lower poly.