Where do railroads go?

[DreamSong 0]

Who uses railroads, R$s?  Or R$$?  Or does everybody use them?

And where do they go, through residential areas and industrial?  Do they go through hi-tech or not?

And does commerce care for them at all?

Meh, or should I just forget about it?

[thiosk 0]

Ok heres what I understand (and im quite new)

Railroads are fantastic for industrial sections. Either the left-side or right side of the map is my city industrial center, so one of the first things I do when I start a city is run a rail line north\south, about 25% of the way from an edge (midsize map). I then run a spur to the far side to make a map connection, usually close to the edge of the map.

Now I zone my industrial territory, taking care for each zoned area to have a blank spot next to it. I then run spurs off the main line through the industrial territory, making lots of connections. If an industry is adjacent to a rail, it apparently doesn't need to do anything but throw the goods on the passing trains, so running lots of spurs up the entire side of the map gives lots of connections, which the industry likes, and cuts down on traffic. I make sure I get a couple freight stations attached to the rail\road system to handle overflow and whatnot.

I do not have any information about how to use rail for passengers, sadly.

[Cob92 360]

For passenger rail, just run a rail line through the residential area and put a station next to it. Put a station in the business zone (commercial or industrial), and all buildings within pedestrian range will have access. If you want people to reach buildings further away from the station, you should add bus stops nearby.

[Deathcat001 8]

This is what i use rail for, long distance sim travel (which people use) and AG, i found that agriculture uses it most and is most usefull in my region.  

[Merlin of Flyote 8]

Originally posted by: Deathcat001

This is what i use rail for, long distance sim travel (which people use) and AG, i found that agriculture uses it most and is most usefull in my region.  quote>

Put in lots of stations in your residential, industrial and commercial centres and R$ and R$$ sims will use it. Connect to other cities in your region.

[Legosim 14]

I have a huge rail way stretching up the coast (5 cities) to the edge of the map for both freight and passenger,4 rails wide i have at least 2500 passenger trains and 1000 frieght right now, its alot! Its fun with alot of rail, i even go through my downtown sections