Does GLR support freight trains?

[Cyrilix 0]

Before I go on a rampage and build a whole elevated rail / GLR network (with NAM) for the city center, I'm curious to know if GLR supports both passenger AND freight trains. My intention is to mix both high-tech industry and commercial and residential together (sonewhat), and it would be great if the GLR makes industry freight time short.

Thanks.

[Bow-wow-wow 1]

I don't think it does. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure it only supports passenger trains.

[k50 427]

GLR is pretty much a re-textured Elevated Rail, which does not support it.

99% sure it does not. Plus, a light rail can't support a heavy rail (freight) train.

[CaptCity 4,900]

 Moved to Modding - Transit Networks

[Cyrilix 0]

Alright, thanks. Do you guys have any suggestions on what I should do to keep freight transport fast? The way I see it, I could either go:

- All light rail (probably cheaper, can use double decker tiles to put light rail over roads, each light rail hop/stop is probably also faster, no freight trains). This elevated rail and GLR networks.

- All standard / medium rail (easy transition to any other type of rail, no double decker pieces, need to get a bunch of other standardized high capacity stations, has freight trains).

- All HSR (probably more expensive, no double decker pieces, has freight trains)

My intention is to use streets almost everywhere except for roads in a select few places (low speed, low noise pollution), promote the vast use of public transit and walking.

[Gamma4815 4]

Technically light rail can't carry freight traffic. I know this is not what you want but the light rail is transit enabled (UDI only) for train traffic as well, but not traffic simulator wise.

Although once I had a traffic simulator glitch/error in which freight train traffic actually used elevated light rail for some ways before dropping down to a heavy rail track that crossed it.

Other than that one case, you can't use the light rail to carry freight.

You could use the elevated heavy rail to go over your roads to simulate an elevated express route, or you could just place a seaport or some type of seaport like lot (I have seen some inland seaport like lots somewhere, I think the LEX, but I am not sure) near your industry to make the freight trips shorter.

[rainyday 2]

Originally posted by: Cyrilix

- All HSR (probably more expensive, no double decker pieces, has freight trains)

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FYI: HSR doesn't carry freight; it is just retextured monorail

[Cyrilix 0]

Originally posted by: rainyday

Originally posted by: Cyrilix

- All HSR (probably more expensive, no double decker pieces, has freight trains)

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FYI: HSR doesn't carry freight; it is just retextured monorail

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OK, thanks. So HSR is basically GLR but faster and less flexible, and no double decker tiles. That clears things up and seems to make GLR more attractive.

[rainyday 2]

...No, it's just retextured monorail.

[Cyrilix 0]

Originally posted by: rainyday

...No, it's just retextured monorail.quote>

Well, you're right. To me, the difference is:

+ improved aesthetic appeal for straight tracks

- incompatible (visually) with existing monorail stations

+ compatible with some modern looking HSR stations

- texture cracks when making certain curves that would be seamless with a monorail