Entry 1: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
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Today's entry will focus on the twin cities of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to the north-east of the capital. These two cities were formed by people looking to live in "the city", but not the capital. The buisness district located on the bend in the river is the second largest in the colony, after the central downtown of Pandora. Rosencrantz is on the east bank, and Guildenstern is on the west, connected by a series of bridges. The two cities contain roughly the same amount of people, the difference being the people of Guildenstern opted for more apartments and Rosencrantz opted for more suburban sprawl.
Fig 1.1 Continuing from the last entry, we travel further northward along the same rail tracks (the view has been rotated 90 degrees to the right of last time, sorry for the confusion). In this picture is the other side of the industrial district. The tracks rejoin the main road to the top of this picture, where the industry ends and Rosencrantz begins.
Fig 1.2 Further north. Like in Pandora, the rails/road pair makes up the border between the city and the countryside. To the left, the affluent of the colony make residence. To the right, food and nourishment for this far-off land is grown. To the north, commercial trade takes place. Also to the top of this picture, is the main train station of Rosencrantz.
Fig 1.3 A better look of downtown. Also visible in this picture is the mad rushhour traffic to Guildenstern, off to the west. There have been many calls to expand the road, but none of the buisnesses want to give up their lucrative spots on Main Street, so realizing that idea has been hard. The best the government could do was buy some side-street buisnesses to put in a small rail annex , visible just north-west of center in this picture. The rails continue west, across the river into Guildenstern.
Fig 1.4 Directly west of the last picture (use the rail bridge at the top for reference). Here we see several of the bridges connecting Guildenstern to the rest of the colony. Also visible is the stark contrast between Guildenstern's apartments and Rosencrantz's single-family homes. More traffic is visible, coming from downtown to the flats.
Fig 1.5 Our last picture for today is to the north, showcasing Train #2. As evident by the livery, it origionated from California. When Caltrans decided to update it's fleet to be more compatable with the California HSR, it decided it needed to get rid of it's old F59PHs and Bombardier Bi-Levels. A colonist, seizing upon the opportunity to get trains at a discount, negotiated a deal with Caltrans to purchase its old trains. Caltrans agreed to the sell, and they were brought to the islands, where they now provide an invaluable service by taking cars off of the already crowded streets.
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