Show us your Tram Systems!

[Retep Molinari 68]

@observer88

www.yaplog.jp/waldorf/category_11/

[Retep Molinari 68]

From the recently finished government complex in Taraville, Balboa.

[Larks2242 251]

Cool Tram Retep!

[parrotti 11]

that are all nice trams i see there, this is one of mine in my city call it lotcity, enjoy it

[Blakeway 211]

This is the Makadewa GLR system!

Enjoy!

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Parrotti: Nice. Not sure whether I like the road texture, though.

Blakeway: Excellent! Stunning! Makadewans speak Japanese?

[Retep Molinari 68]

Nice work, Blakeway, though some of your roads and tram lines are a bit lumpy!

[Larks2242 251]

That's a real cool looking city Blakeway!

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Agreed.

[CKBrown1000 0]

Dude, that's Korean. Japanese is like this:

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Sorry, I'm a language-nerd. LINGUISTICS!

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Originally posted by: CKBrown1000

Dude, that's Korean. Japanese is like this:

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Sorry, I'm a language-nerd. LINGUISTICS!

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So it is. Observer88, thats a very cool tram system! Is the European City & the suburbs linked? Or are they completely different cities? You use the same tram skin as I do!

[observer88 2]

Originally posted by: Retep Molinari

@observer88

www.yaplog.jp/waldorf/category_11/

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Thank you very much!

Also, Just so I'm not a leech...

[observer88 2]

 Why yes, they're in the same city. I'm no expert of regional architecture, so i just throw everything in. With the trams, well, they came in a pack with some old-style stations including diagonal ones.

Also, a couple more pics...

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Very good! Altough there is a puzzle piece that allows the Road to end (but not the GLR) and have connecting streets.

[specializedguy 193]

Hi folks. What a great topic and great pictures. Growing up in America (Pennsylvania / Western Jersey), I would spend time with my grandpa watching his Lionel trains go around his platform set-up. For some reason, I enjoy watching the trains and trams in SC4 as well-perhaps its because of those good childhood memories. All of these pictures are inspiring. Special mention to Retep and Observer. Very nice layouts, pictures, and tram use. I'll see if I can post some pictures up later on tonight.

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Same here, because I live in Melbourne!

[Retep Molinari 68]

Originally posted by: JGellock

Hi folks. What a great topic and great pictures. Growing up in America (Pennsylvania / Western Jersey), I would spend time with my grandpa watching his Lionel trains go around his platform set-up. For some reason, I enjoy watching the trains and trams in SC4 as well-perhaps its because of those good childhood memories. All of these pictures are inspiring. Special mention to Retep and Observer. Very nice layouts, pictures, and tram use. I'll see if I can post some pictures up later on tonight.quote>

Thanks so much! And I lovfed modle trains too.

I'm woring on a new CJ region for my fictional nation. This will be something new. While my other cities mostly developed tram systems as part of their growth, this new one is a car-based city with a much higher population and just two subway lines. The  city is gonna get a brand new tram system soon!!

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

What happened to Balboa?!?

[boon1234 9]

Where can I get those tram in road stations? I can't find any on the stex! thanks.

[Retep Molinari 68]

@ ROFLyoshi

Nothing yet; Balboa's tram system is still going strong. I haven't updated for a couple of weeks though.

But I am working on a new CJ-- Bordav-- which has a car-based transit culture. I hope to post that in a week or so.

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

The Amzing Trixie Winning* City Journal!?! NOOO!!!!

*Yet to be comfirmed/denyed/completely thrown out the window.

Anyway, can't wait to see it.

[Sim City 4 Deluxe 0]

is there a mod that yo can download.it is the tram that maxis supplies you.can someone make it into a train!?

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Sorry, I'm not getting where you're going here. Are you asking where you can get the trams?

[k808j 0]

@Sim City 4 Deluxe

There are mods on the STEX and LEX that allows you to add trams and trains to the game. But, you can only use one tram and one rail at a time. The exceptions is SFBT GLR and VDK's trams which allows one tram and additional trams but you have to use their setups only. (Sorry if I'm overwhelming you with info.)

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

And the NAM is an absolute necessity

[Retep Molinari 68]

Since the initial tram system was laid in 1907, Taraville has grown into a major city. Since 2000, it has been the capital of the newly united Syldav Union. (Did you miss that saga? You can catch up here.)

The corridor shown below has been a source of problems for years. The trams are greatly slowed from climbing the hill and the three curves(two of 90 degrees). Furthermore, the stop located at the top of the hill was used by less than 100 passages a day. Since becoming the capital of the Syldav Union, the large avenue to the left led to a bridge to the government complex. Something had to change.

Planners came up with a bold--and expensive--proposal: tunnel past the hill! portals would be built in the middle of the roads, with a subway connecting the two surface rail sections. The subway would run from the bottom left of the above picture to the upper right.

Planners estimated that the project would save 10 minutes from the trip. With just 5 minutes of headway between trams, this equaled the savings of pulling two trains out of service which could then be used elsewhere.

First, the south portal was built into the hillside.

Here you can better see the two curves the trams had to navigate. The portal would be placed over the short section of avenue on the right. The avenue in turn would be changed into a two-lane street with better pedestrian access. Finally, the large parking lot to the right would be demolished.

The northern portal and surrounding areas, after construction.

A closer view of the developments.

Of course, the roads over the hill had to be rebuilt as well.

And finally, the finished product!

Hope you like it!

[specializedguy 193]

Nice update Retep. I never got around to uploading some tram pics. The city I have them in had has a serious crash in education and I cannot seem to fix it. The city will have to go. Hopefully, I will have a new city with a tram system soon.

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

@Retep Molinari: Why didn't you just reroute the trams onto the other avenue?

[Retep Molinari 68]

Great question! If you recall, there are four main problems with the old layout:

1. The hill is slow
2. The station at the top of the hill was under used
3. There were two major turns
4. The S curve in transition from avenue to road.

Avoiding the hill by going around it on the street with only deals with the first two issues. There would still be a transition to a road as well as two turns. The subway just allows for people to zip by.

Plus, the route you propose has six (6!) intersections, which would also slow down both car traffic and the trams.

Finally, building the tram line on the other avenue would have meant two major streets under construction at the same time. How disruptive!

I did think about this option a long time before I went with the subway. And thanks for the question: I love explaining my logic!!!

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Fair enough.