Looking for several bridges with selection of tracks

[Veristek]

Hey all.

I'm looking for some bridges where I can match up the tracks on the bridges to those of my main line. For example, I'm working on a railroad main line and a subway route (they run side by side in the same ROW area). I've seen a few built-in content bridges that I rather like, like the "Bridge Concrete 2t" or the Austin bridge.

The problem is that when I place the bridge track spline down, then line it up with my mainline (2 tracks rail, 2 tracks subway), the tracks on the bridge deck don't match. The tracks on the concrete bridge is "1 track no gravel" while I'm using "Auran 2009 track" for my mainline and "ChiBos 3rd Rail" for my subway tracks.

I'd like to know how to get the bridges to match my tracks. Especially subway tracks because of the 3rd rail. If I want to use other tracks in the future, I'd like to be able to change the bridge deck tracks to match whatever track I'm using.

Hope that made sense. It looks really out of place to have subway lines cross a bridge without a 3rd rail.


EDIT: I'm using TRS 2009 and CM2.

 

[Dermmy]

Afaik there are very few (none?) bridges whose track updates to the adjacent track, probably because most bridges in reality have different sleeper arrangements than the track alongside.

Two fixes come to mind:

1. Clone the bridge and edit the config to use the track you want. This won't work for other users if you distribute the route unless you can get distribution permission from the original creator.

2. Just run your normal track across the gap, then set a bridge spline (or object) about 0.10 lower than the track and manouver it carefully into position. The functional track should hide the bridge track. This trick works for some (most) bridges, but not all...

Andy

 

[Veristek]

I'll try these fixes.

The biggest problem I have is subway tracks. There are practically no bridges with 3rd rail tracks on them, hence my question.

 

[paulzmay]

Some bridges (like my Elevated system, and Gerd's bridges) use fixed objects that adapt to the correct type of track, and splines to connect them along with the track. The only downside seems to be I can't get any shadows...

There are also a number of other bridges without track that you can lay your own track across by hand.

Paul