[Solved] Encouraging railroad using for freight

[estevesbk 4]

Hello guys! Do you know any mod that encourages industry for using railroads over roads for freight transportation?

Reason = lower traffic and air pollution.

Thanks!

[crazyyaya 4]

There isnt a mod I'm aware of, maybe try putting less road connections, encourage your sims to take the train to their industry jobs.

[Nardo69 51]

There is - not amod but some useful lots

Search on the STEX for Truck blockers.  They will close direct road conections and may force your industrty to use rails

Bernhard

[estevesbk 4]

Heyyy! Thanks Nardo69! But closing direct road connections wouldn't affect other areas like commuters between the cities?

Thanks! ^^

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

If you run spur lines from the freight rail into the actual industrial zones, the plants will load freight directly on the trains that have tracks that touch the plants.

[estevesbk 4]

hey N_O_Body! Thanks for the reply!

You mean I should make y X 2 or y x 3 industrial zones? Something like that:

Tile 01 - Road

Tile 02 - Industrial

Tile 03 - Industrial

Tile 04 - Industrial

Tile 05 - Rail

Tile 06 - Road

Tile 07 - Industrial

Tile 08 - Industrial

Tile 09 - Industrial

Tile 10 - Rail

(...)

Without using any freight station?

[bbfan02 23]

If you want all your people in your city to have a job in that industrial area, blantantly "force" them to, do not connect any roads from the residential to the industrial area, and just hook up a simple passenger rail right to the industrial zone and they will "have to" go there and work there.

[estevesbk 4]

Hey bbfan02! Actually I only want for the industries using trains instead of trucks to transport goods. Really don't care much about pop. using trains or not!

As it was suggested, I could break all the road connections close by...but I would like to know if isn't there any other way... :/

Edit: When I said "Reason = lower traffic and air pollution." I was talking about the ones that trucks do!

[Bealystock 0]

In my industrial city I use the following and 70+% of my industries use rail instead of trucks.

Road

Ind

Ind

Ind

Ind

Rail

Ind

Ind

Ind

Ind

Road

Ind

Ind

Ind

Ind

Rail

[estevesbk 4]

Ok, I'll try to do this thank you Bealystock and everyone! ^^

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Originally posted by: estevesbk hey N_O_Body! Thanks for the reply!

You mean I should make y X 2 or y x 3 industrial zones? Something like that:

Tile 01 - Road

Tile 02 - Industrial

Tile 03 - Industrial

Tile 04 - Industrial

Tile 05 - Rail

Tile 06 - Road

Tile 07 - Industrial

Tile 08 - Industrial

Tile 09 - Industrial

Tile 10 - Rail

(...)

Without using any freight station?quote>

Close, but no cigar.

Try putting industrial down so it looks like this:

That is, the spur lines run all over the industrial zone, and do not have to actually pass though as long as they connect to the main line, somewhere.

EDIT:  And add a freight station if you have any industral that doesn't have tracks next to it.  Don't forget the tracks (main line) should run by the station.  A good strong residential section nearby or in a close adjacent city is also need.  You can use rail here too.

[Bealystock 0]

Yup that's basically what I have, only mine is on a very grid pattern covering a whole small city area and even the branches exit off the map. All my workers come from the areas next to it, of course with the pollution I got I don't think anyone would live there even if I zoned for res. lol.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Did you notice I put in my fancy water plant to fuel the anti-matter power plant?  These two constitute a monstrous cheat that eliminate all pollution, even in a large tile.