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Caught in the midst of gentrification, the city of Portdale still manages to retain it's charm.

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TheBigCon4800
Alright, so the city journal thus far has not focused that much on rail infrastructure. That's changing. Portdale was always a major city for trains; New Haven had a major foothold in it. The majority of Commuter Lines were originally NH, being purchased by PTA following Penn Central's formation. The main Passenger Yard of Portdale is the already-covered Hayward facility, and there's smaller yards near the end of every line. Union Yard, located near Union Station, holds trainsets for the Rush Hour,...
TheBigCon4800
During the past month, waiting for parklife to release, i've began a fervent series of photo-taking expeditions into the industrial innards of Long Island City. My plan for Portdale is close to the actual port, there's gonna be a lot of industrial development, making up for the relative lack of it. But now for something completely different. The first screenshot teases the Railway Museum- TBD when PLT's updated. The second teases the Monorail! While the track may bend, this system allows commuters in...
TheBigCon4800
BFA's terminal 1 was finally completed, and my The Mayor's disdain for purely non-functional airports was outmanuvered by my The Mayor's love of looking outside at JFK's apron. To coincide with the non-functional reopening, a Railway Service to BFA was initiated; this is done using ICE-2 trainsets bought secondhand, while a local service paces near it with what is usually Capitalstar EMUs; primarily on the Northern DC lines. Several M3 sets survive in service; these are possibly going to be replaced with...
TheBigCon4800
It's a tradition for every one of my cities to have a yard for my trains, where else do they come from? Situated near BFA in a depression that conveniently appeared when i noticed flying into there was $%&^!ing suicidal, the Hayward Facility handles most of the overhaul and some storage for PDTA's fleet of railcars and engines. The second photo is an overview of the WIP yard area- top is MUs, bottom is mixed Push-Pulls and MUs. The remainder of the photos are of the most detailed areas in the yard... the...
TheBigCon4800
So, previously while building BFA i was using the Incheon Airport by Elvis as Terminal 1. It was affected by a bug that made planes hate it, so i began an attempt to convert it to a decoration. However, nothing fit, the jetbridges were all wrong. Thus, i begin building my first purely decorative airport
TheBigCon4800
brrrring brrrring Portdale made the wise decision not to totally ditch it's tram system, and it shows. With several Tram and LRT routes integrated into eachother, Portdale efficiently moves it's citizens quickly and cleanly. The previous main Depot for the Electric Traction fleet was on Hoover Island (more on that later), however in 2010, a grant for rebuilding a former Shipyard Brownfield was given to the PdATA (Portdale Area Transit Authority), and with what is effectively a Blank Check, they began the...
TheBigCon4800

BFA

By TheBigCon4800,

Alright, i'm pretty much done with it so here's Buddy Finley International. Named for a dog who passed away a couple years back, BFA has 3 runways, and is capable of handling jets up to the A380. BFA is a hub for Morita Cargo and Ryanair US, and has a total of 3 passenger terminals and a single freight terminal. Ryanair offers cost-cutting flights to various cities, and operates out of Terminal 2, the central terminal. BFA isn't a stranger to Personal Aviation, either. Several hangers and private aprons...
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