Inakaye

Nice update and good idea. Maybe you can make the railway even more realistic by using the STR - mod? Good work.

Very nice CJ, I like the whole storyline based development you're doing.
it's also pretty nice how you're not afraid of mixing industry with residential.
I also like how you start off everything small, I'll be checking this one out :)

Thanks for the comments, this is all very new for me and maybe you can tell that I am learning how to play the game as well as how to write a journal as I go.  I am quite glad that you like it so far. 

As far as the STR I looked it up and it does look cool.  I have a question though, is it part of the NAM?  The first time I installed the NAM I installed all of the rail mods and for some reason the rails didn't work.  Trains didn't run no matter what, and every place that a rail crossed a road blocked off that section of road so no cars could pass it either.  It was basically like putting up train track colored walls all over my city, haha.  I should ask about that in the forums because I would like to use the wide curves as well as the STR.

As far as the STR goes, It is a seperate release but (I think) it needs the NAM to actually work:
http://kurier.simcityplaza.de/details.php?file=1024     <-    Download link (Comes with an english exe. as well).
About the probelm with the railway I actually am not sure if I understand what you mean - so the railways cut off road traffic and stuff as well when they cross a road? Just look it up in the Omnibus, I suppose they will have a threat about it.
If you got more questions, PM me :D