Show us your Railroads!

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

@Simmer2 that looks amazing! Will there be any other large railserved industries int he future?

[Simmer2 23,786]

11 hours ago, DavidDHetzel said:

@Simmer2 that looks amazing! Will there be any other large rail served industries in the future?

Absolutely!

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

1 hour ago, Simmer2 said:

Absolutely!

nice, Any ideas yet on what you will be doing?

[Simmer2 23,786]

1 minute ago, DavidDHetzel said:

nice, Any ideas yet on what you will be doing?

Not sure if you are aware but 99% of the lots I have created so far are rail related. Search my name and you will find them here and on the LEX.

I do have a very extensive thread on the subject over at SC4D but unfortunately the website is currently offline and undergoing an upgrade.

There are tons of rail served industries in the real world and I intend to do my best to bring them over to SC4....1 at the time

I will soon be posting an update on my latest project, the "Oil Depot". I just finished the base texture and now it is time to put the whole thing together.

It will comprise of 7 massive sections including many rail parts, refineries, storage tanks and dirt roads. The entire assembly totals 1500 tiles and of course the texture is completely custom made.

Stay tuned, Simmer2/Nick

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

2 minutes ago, Simmer2 said:

Not sure if you are aware but 99% of the lots I have created so far are rail related. Search my name and you will find them here and on the LEX.

I do have a very extensive thread on the subject over at SC4D but unfortunately the website is currently offline and undergoing an upgrade.

There are tons of rail served industries in the real world and I intend to do my best to bring them over to SC4....1 at the time

I will soon be posting an update on my latest project, the "Oil Depot". I just finished the base texture and now it is time to put the whole thing together.

It will comprise of 7 massive sections including many rail parts, refineries, storage tanks and dirt roads. The entire assembly totals 1500 tiles and of course the texture is completely custom made.

Stay tuned, Simmer2/Nick

I DLed several already.  I am impressed already! As you can tell I'm a complete foamer!

[Eggman121 1,035]

Great work @Simmer2 Can't wait to see your next project get rolling along

Here is my latest effort on the new BTM front...

Curve to diagonal R3 type

L1 ERHSR with a Train crossing

I really appreciate the feedback coming from my first few images. Gives me inspiration to keep going on!

eggman121 (NAM Team Member)

[Simmer2 23,786]

12 hours ago, Eggman121 said:

Great work @Simmer2 Can't wait to see your next project get rolling along

Here is my latest effort on the new BTM front...

Curve to diagonal R3 type

L1 ERHSR with a Train crossing

I really appreciate the feedback coming from my first few images. Gives me inspiration to keep going on!

eggman121 (NAM Team Member)

Hello Stephen, nice to see you are still spearheading new and exciting innovations.

Respect, Nick

[MushyMushy 3,617]

@Eggman121 Wow, that is really gorgeous! This will really bring a true HSR to SC4. People making regions styled after countries where HSR is important (Japan, for example) will put this to great use.

[vinlabsc3k 127]

@philforhockey51 How did you build a diagonal avenue overpass? 

@takemethere Great shots!!  
P.S.: The link for the Water Treatment on Diagonal, thanks! 

@Simmer2 Great Lot! 

@Eggman121 Wow, I can't wait the release!! 

[philforhockey51 4,211]

In the NAM, avenue 7.5 overpass over rail piece rotated, same with the 7.5 starter just tab through until you get to the avenue on slope, do some terraforming to get the right height and slope.

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Oh my, these BTM preview shots are really mouthwatering! I like the sleek look of it all - it complements the trains very well and directly hints at the high-speed character of that network. Keep it up!

[Simmer2 23,786]

Update.

The construction crews are working in 8 hour shifts around the clock and are doing an awesome job

They have already completed 3 out of 7 sections. You can see them here, putting the final touches on Section 4.

Plus a couple of other pics to show the progress so far.

Still work in progress.

Simmer2

 

[antsel 841]

Amazing work @Simmer2, looks great!!

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

Getting back into the game, I built this in my new unamed region.

 

Hixson Port, located in Northwest Hixson County which is on the border, is a facility designed to transfer rail loads from trains in the neighboring nation to the north, to railroads operated out of my region.

It is based on a real life facility in Horgos on the Chinese/Kyrgyz border (The main difference is Horgos port handles truck traffic not rail)

 

EDIT: APOLOGIES TO @Simmer2, I've forgotten some dependencies on your lot
 

[T Wrecks 10,209]

@Simmer2: When I recovered from the awesomeness of that lot, I realised that I don't even know half of the props on that lot... could use those for some nice IRM mech and out lots.

[Simmer2 23,786]

@DavidDHetzel Yup, definitively a few deps missing

@T Wrecks They are all available here. It is amazing how many unused hidden gems you can find in prop packs

Thank you all for the kind words.

Simmer2

[philforhockey51 4,211]

An area that will end up being changed, like the RRW texture too much and the station lot seems small for what is going on, maybe one of you folks would like to give this type of lot a new go around

[Simmer2 23,786]

Sorry for the late reply  @philforhockey51. I have been meaning to redo many of the stations buzzing around the STEX and LEX, including that set in your pic.

Nick

 

 

[TrickyMario76543 67]

1 hour ago, Simmer2 said:

Sorry for the late reply  @philforhockey51. I have been meaning to redo many of the stations buzzing around the STEX and LEX, including that set in your pic.

Nick

 

 

Where can I find your stations?

[philforhockey51 4,211]

@Simmer2 Very Cool, thank you looking forward to them

[Simmer2 23,786]

2 minutes ago, TrickyMario76543 said:

Where can I find your stations?

I have many rail lots. Some you will find here https://community.simtropolis.com/profile/444001-simmer2/content/?type=downloads_file

and others will be over at the LEX https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_main.php

You must register at the LEX and do a search of my name.

Have fun.

Simmer2

[Haljackey 17,302]

A sunken rail corridor.

 

Zoom in:

 

Zoom out (for context)

 

Bonus: with development.

[matias93 7,535]

Rail sunken viaducts, what a marvel! My only objection is about the stations distance, that seems to be not more than 700 meters, which is great for a light rail or metro system, but too close for a commuter rail.

[Haljackey 17,302]

Thanks Matias!

Appreciate the constrictive criticism. I understand the realism issue with having 2 stations somewhat close together, but one station simply wouldn't be able to handle the expected usage. SC4 likes to have multiple stations in dense areas. I decided to compromise by putting in a smaller station to the bottom of the photo, and I can easily remove it in the future without much reconstruction if I don't like it or it's not really needed.

[CT14 2,486]

On 6/7/2016 at 8:44 PM, philforhockey51 said:

An area that will end up being changed, like the RRW texture too much

This NCD->RRW patch should address the texture issue:

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3350

 

edit: I tested this lot, Depot Rural Train Station (Through Track), and it doesn't seem to use NCD textures, so this won't work as a fix. Using a lot editor to replace some of the textures with NCD might work, but I'm not sure e.g. the spur to that turntable would ever fit on RRW.

There's a version called Large Rural Train Station which doesn't use track textures on the lot itself, maybe this is part of the change you're thinking of...

[TakemeThere 5,833]

A half a mile unit(oil) train with two GE Evolution Series locomotives hauling fourty-four DOT-111 series tank cars.





Total gross weight of 4350 tons... think I might need a little more power.

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Railway cuitting through a slice of an industrial park with a siding to serve it.

[Angry Mozart 1,198]

While the sun sets in the countryside, a few covered hopper cars are waiting to be loaded at a small grain elevator.

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Fabulous!

[CT14 2,486]

@Angry Mozart that's a good first post, to say the least! Hope we'll be seeing more of your creations.