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[trainman177]

Does anybody know where or if there are any railroad crossings other than at a 90, 45, 135 or 60 degree angle? I personally don't find it very prototypical for road to change direction completely for a single track crossing and then go back.

 

[JCitron]

Does anybody know where or if there are any railroad crossings other than at a 90, 45, 135 or 60 degree angle? I personally don't find it very prototypical for road to change direction completely for a single track crossing and then go back.

Look for the crossings made by BNSF50 on the DLS. Search for Author BNSF50 if that helps. These are great Amercian grade crossings with working gates and lights. They come in the normal 90-degree plus some 45 and 315 degree models. They work in 2006 and 2009 without problems.

John

 

[Dermmy]

Producing off-the-shelf crossings to suit every possible angle, not to mention track grades and number of tracks would be impossible. If you have a specific need for a crossing for a particular location there are some content creators who may respond to a polite request. Other than that my only suggestion is that GMax is free....

Andy

 

[unhinged]

Does anybody know where or if there are any railroad crossings other than at a 90, 45, 135 or 60 degree angle? I personally don't find it very prototypical for road to change direction completely for a single track crossing and then go back.

not sure about the US but in my home state in AUS, many roads will change speed and direction to accomodate a rail crossing and then revert back to following the railline - only on the opposite side of the track.
Of course the single rail line i speak of is a small western line, larger and more modern lines are different of course.

 

[ldowns]

One solution would be a crossing that consists only of the flashers/gates, and you would just run your road across the tracks at any angle you want. The catch is that road traffic would not stop, but if you're using one of the no-traffic roads that wouldn't be a problem. I don't know off the top of my head if such a crossing exists--anyone know of one?

Lamont

 

[jkinzel]

I understand (I think) what trainman is talking about. In many industrial areas tracks run next to local roads and may cross over to the other side or cross over to accommodate an industry with both tracks on either side of the road with the tracks being where the shoulder would be. Usually these crossings are unprotected or just have lights, but they have a small angle, I’m guessing 10 to 25 degrees.

 

[bnsf50]

Andy hit the nail on the head. I built 45, 90 & 315 degree's in each version and still have over 220 some crossings on the DLS. If I was to build them in more degree's, they would multiply exponentially. As far as the roll of the crossings, they can be rolled to match the slope of the ground by holding down the shift key while rotating them. Usually 1 degree is enough unless you're building a roller coaster.
Even in the real world, the railroads don't build the lines to accommodate the roads. The highway department has to first request that a crossing be installed and then the road department has to modify the road, if need be, to use the crossing.

 

[NWHY6]

To BNSF50- How do I use your grade crossings (xing) with 132# US Main Gravel rail bY Storknest (KUID2:85324:38302:X). I Can not get the track to attach to your crossings. Thank you, NWHY6

 

[bchester]

Hello Trainman177,

I realize this is not exactly what you will be looking for but it will fit the bill. It takes some getting used to but works and works well.

Check out this post:
http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=38637&highlight=crossings

Hope you find this as useful as I did. I got extremely tiredof creating crossing for every possible situation on my layout and now I no longer have to waste the time

Bricey

 

[bnsf50]

To BNSF50- How do I use your grade crossings (xing) with 132# US Main Gravel rail bY Storknest (KUID2:85324:38302:X). I Can not get the track to attach to your crossings. Thank you, NWHY6

If it's double or triple track it wiil not connect to a crossing or industry. You will have to use a short piece of single track between the crossing and the double or triple track.