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kurtnielsen
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n8phu C40-8W
n8phu, I need you to release the UP C40-8 and -8Ws, I need them for a contest on another forum. The contest is "Who can be the best at creating scenes with SPORBUSTs 8-40Cs in the picture"
n8phu, I need you to release the UP C40-8 and -8Ws, I need them for a contest on another forum. The contest is "Who can be the best at creating scenes with SPORBUSTs 8-40Cs in the picture"
kurtnielsen
Not a Trainz Veteran
I think you think I am earlier at trainz, but I know who Frank McCall is, I know www.uslw.net has recently got the older website back, I know jointed rail requires you to log in and I know how to install trainz files from zips (duh).
I was playing on TRS2006 since I was 6, and switched to TS2009 SP4 once m older computer crashed. Trainz Mac sucks, but I mostly play Trainz iPad (typing on it now!). n8phu is the best!
I was playing on TRS2006 since I was 6, and switched to TS2009 SP4 once m older computer crashed. Trainz Mac sucks, but I mostly play Trainz iPad (typing on it now!). n8phu is the best!
simulatortrain
jointed freaking rails
The S2 uses Blunt trucks, while the S4 uses the AAR's type A truck. The S2 also has its windows in aluminum frames with square corners, while the S4 has rubber gaskets and rounded corners. Other than that, there isn't much difference. They do both use the 539T, so those sounds will be in either model!
modeltrains
Whipped
Nice work simulatortrain!
CSX 5500, Spirit of Cincinnati leads a mixed freight along the main.
Cheers Daniel
CSX 5500, Spirit of Cincinnati leads a mixed freight along the main.
Cheers Daniel
Suppose this might be an odd question.
But is this kinda 3 way junction prototypical in the US?
Yes I agree to H222,
Such junctions are not commonly in use in north America. I used to travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains and visited CP and CN yards. But even if there used to be several roam limitations in the valleys, they kept the cascades of yard switches as simple as possible. Its not just because of speed limitations its also because such special switch arrangement are much more expensive in construction and maintenance than the standard switches.
In Europe its another topic there have been several complex switch arrangements in use and are still in use although the European RRs attempts to use more simple arrangement if they build something new.
My recommendation is just to change your switch arrangement.
Actually it reminds me loosely to some switch arrangements been created in the game “Transport Tycoon Deluxe” which has originally been developed by Micro Prose and which now became an open source project.
Another problem I see is the position of your switch points. Its far too close to the neighbor tracks!!! This is also a result of your special switch arrangement. But this can be solved within a rearrangement of the switches as well.
But in addition to this you should think about using switches driven by electrical devises. Of course it depends on the time period your route will be arranged for. But just to operate some change overs in the middle of a mainline, the RRs started quite early to use automated switches operated from elsewhere rather than manual operated switches. So if you change to automated switches you just should put a nice looking switch control cabinet (which needs to fit into your time frame of course) beside your signal gantry and everything should look perfect. A similar looking cabinet should be placed beside the automated level crossing.
You find such switch control cabinets e.g. made by dinorius_redundicus at DLS. Just search for kuid 68213 at DLS.
Your’s TUME
PS.: BTW – nice arrangement of ground textures and details like fences and so on – keep up your good work!!!!
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Thankyou.
So how should I alter it? have a crossover to get from the left to the far right? And then double/single slips?
How about this? It looks rather odd but I need to be able to get from both sides. So you've got a single slip from left to right, then from right to left just two normal crossover junctions.
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I will share more shots soon. I'm just mucking around with AI and portals, hence the junction was changed.. but using path rule now so I can do whatever really.
So how should I alter it? have a crossover to get from the left to the far right? And then double/single slips?
How about this? It looks rather odd but I need to be able to get from both sides. So you've got a single slip from left to right, then from right to left just two normal crossover junctions.
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I will share more shots soon. I'm just mucking around with AI and portals, hence the junction was changed.. but using path rule now so I can do whatever really.
Thankyou.
So how should I alter it? have a crossover to get from the left to the far right? And then double/single slips?
How about this? It looks rather odd but I need to be able to get from both sides. So you've got a single slip from left to right, then from right to left just two normal crossover junctions.
Well – better, but as you wrote still odd
What about this:
Your go from the left to the middle by replacing your switch/crossing into an ordinary switch.
Than you go from middle to the right by introducing an ordinary switch just in front of the level crossing (soon after the switch connecting the middle track to the left) and put a connection to the right track by introducing an ordinary switch after the level crossing.
This should work
Don’t care about the level crossing I have seen level crossings going over such places – even near by switches. I hope that helps – have fun.
Again - nice route!!!
Your’s TUME
Aaah. So no single/double slips at all? Just more space needed. I guess it may work... well of course it'l work. Just I worry about having a junction cutting into the crossing due to the crossing boards. I don't think can put them convincinly on a junction due to them only having two lines through them.. (Explained badly). Even then I could still move the whole junction a bit down the track to avoid the crossing.
And another shot.. (I feel like you cannot post without a shot)
And another shot.. (I feel like you cannot post without a shot
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@Davie_UCF
Looking very good. I do want to say, however, that if I were operating on this route as it stands currently, I would not want to enter this junction from the top left branch.
-Graham
Even if the points were set? They a bit sharp for you?
I swapped it around anyway, I figured the branch would be better with the slip junction in its direction as its a mainline to mainline. The right to the left is going to an industrial branch so would be slow anyhow..
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Still odd I suppose as its the same but inverted. I swapped it before I got Tumes suggestion of just more junctions.. which I may still use.
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