T-road intersection with a Railroad cross through the middle of it.

[yen sid 0]

I had this idea while playing sim city last night. I was wondering is somebody could make a pizzle tile of a T-road intersection with a Railroad cross through the middle of it.  I've attcahed a picture. If somebody doesn't want to help could somebody tell me how to make it and where to start. Thanks for you help

 

 

 

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//traffic%20lights1.jpg align=baseline>

[Volanolapolis 0]

Does it exit in real life?

[Volanolapolis 0]

sorry i meant exist

[yen sid 0]

Yes, it does exist. I've seen them a couple of times. I can't get to where one of them is to get a picture and I wasn't able to find any online.

[Ramona Brie 121]

About 2 or so miles up north of my house, there's a 4-way road intersection as a Southern Pacific line crosses it.

[Cody02 0]

Yeah there is a four way with a railroad track through it in Bartlett, TN. Good Idea although I'm afraid I can't help you.

 

~Cody02~

[JayStimson 212]

Not sure it can be done but your best option is to ask the NAM folks. If it could be done, that's where it'd probably have to be done.
And yes, I know they do exist in real life. We have one here in Ann Arbor, MI at State Street and Stimson Road.

[hamsterTK 93]

i think the nam guys and just about anyone who can do pathing are pretty overloaded as it is.

[frimi2 0]

Possible is something like this, but there are always two pieces required, I'm sorry

http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/58/crossing6wm.jpg align=baseline>

[Stewy13 0]

That would be great, I've ran in this problem many times. Is this being worked on for the next release of the NAM?

[Frymon 0]

Ask the Nam pepole is all I can say

[frimi2 0]

Date: 1/4/2006 3:44:10 PM Author: Frymon Ask the Nam pepole is all I can say

What, do you think, I am ?

[Cjah 15]

Date: 1/4/2006 5:39:08 PM Author: frimi2

Date: 1/4/2006 3:44:10 PM Author: Frymon Ask the Nam pepole is all I can say

What, do you think, I am ?

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lol this is a funny conversation....

 

Anywho that'd be awesome to see that ingame although not many go crazy with the rails.....Even though that is true I'd still be able to see many possibilties from this two tile puzzle peice...

[qurlix 20]

Oh, it wouldn't even have to be a puzzle piece! This would just be a new draggable intersection...simple stuff like this is pretty easy.

In fact, I'll be back in a couple of minutes...

[Ryan B 35]

This would be useful.  Just make sure we can get it in both rotations. 

[qurlix 20]

Complete! Except for texture revisions, anyway. I have to get going, so:

[Stewy13 0]

Wow, that looks great, and you didn't use any puzzle pieces? Thats sweet When will we be able to download this?

[cogeo 960]

This looks nice, and many players would love to have every combination of networks, but I'm quite sceptical about it.

 

 T-road intersection with a (diagonal) Railroad cross through the middle of it? Come on guys, don't complicate things, let's keep NAM as simple as possble. Don't make such rare intersections, that are to be used only in some very few occasions. Just consider the huge amount of extra work required for someone who wants to make a mod, say the Euro Road Textures Mod, he would have to patch all these intersections as well.

[Nardo69 51]

okay, I may be a bit off topic here but do you <ı>really>/i> think this is needed?
I was never in the USA nor in Canada but referring to european railways planners would do everything to avoid such intersections because of :
- capacity: on a main line it would beclosed at least 15-30 min per hour(!) due to railway traffic
and moreover because of
- accidents: there are way less complicated and dangerous intersection that attract bad accidents like flies were attracted to a bright light in the night ...

Just the 2 cents of a railway fan and civil engineer ...

Bernhard

[1dera3 29]

Date: 1/5/2006 5:46:41 AM
Author: Nardo69
okay, I may be a bit off topic here but do you <&#305;>really>/i> think this is needed?

I was never in the USA nor in Canada but referring to european railways planners would do everything to avoid such intersections because of :

- capacity: on a main line it would beclosed at least 15-30 min per hour(!) due to railway traffic

and moreover because of

- accidents: there are way less complicated and dangerous intersection that attract bad accidents like flies were attracted to a bright light in the night ...


Just the 2 cents of a railway fan and civil engineer ...


Bernhard

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The US is the world's pot-o-gold for bad planning. Take my local road for instance: 3 traffic lights in a row and not one of them is at an intersection, they're all pedestrian crossings.

I've come across this problem many, many times in SC4... hope this gets done, doesn't even have to be part of the NAM!

//1D3

[frimi2 0]

Here are some slightly revised textures (I can do a complete fsh-package, if they are ok)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/551/newinter5yh.png align=baseline>

[BlackDemon 0]

That is awesome. But I wouldn't be using it because I don't use ground rail much. But it is still a really cool idea. Good job.

[qurlix 20]

They look great, frimi.  But do you think I should actually use the bottom tile?  When I tested it, I just let the default diagonal rail intersection occur for the bottom half.  Of course now the top tile doesn't really match up with the deafult version anymore.

 

Whatever design you prefer...I could care less which one it is, as it's only a few lines different in RUL code.  I'm just glad it's an easy addition.

 

-qurlix

[frimi2 0]

Date: 1/5/2006 9:18:20 AM Author: qurlix

They look great, frimi.&nbsp; But do you think I should actually use the bottom tile?&nbsp; When I tested it, I just let the default diagonal rail intersection occur for the bottom half.&nbsp; Of course now the top tile doesn't really match up with the deafult version anymore.

Whatever design you prefer...I could care less which one it is, as it's only a few lines different in RUL code.&nbsp; I'm just glad it's an easy addition.

-qurlix

quote>The ingame texture of the bottom tile looks a bit odd, I think. I do both tiles, so you can take a look and decide then

[frimi2 0]

@qurlix

Ok, here we go In the Zip are all fsh-files with all tgi-files plus the raw bmp's. The instance numbers are NAM compatibel, but you can change them, of course, if required.

[Andreas Roth 616]

Maybe this is not the right thread; but since you're creating diagonal railroad crossings: We really need a diagonal GLR crossing, so we can insert GLR tracks between two one-way roads from the side (from where they are approaching parallel to the one-ways).

[frimi2 0]

Date: 1/5/2006 11:17:49 AM Author: Andreas Roth Maybe this is not the right thread; but since you're creating diagonal railroad crossings: We really need a diagonal GLR crossing, so we can 'insert' GLR tracks between two one-way roads from the side (from where they are approaching parallel to the one-ways).

Is it something like this, you are looking for ? (It's a quickN'dirty)

 

http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/3137/glr19hl.jpg align=baseline>

[vester_DK 477]

In general we are needs diagonal crossings.

I will post some pictures later.

frimi2: That looks like something that can be use for a GLR line in the middle of an avenue.
There some textures like that in Ground Lightrail MOD - General Discussion thread, page 37-38.

[Andreas Roth 616]

@frimi2: Yes, exactly.

[cogeo 960]

Yes, what frimi2 suggested is absolutely useful and needed. There are actually needed four puzzle pieces, ie having the GLR track exiting the middle lane diagonally from the left and the right side, as well as straight GLR track with left and right turn for the avenue. These (together with the combo avenue+GLR network) would make-up a complete set.