Bridges and Track

05/21/09

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Bridges and Track

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Bridges, track, and accessories.

Screenshot Description Source file(s)
Milepost (renamable)
An old wooden milepost, based on a Central Pacific design.  Supports up to two digits.  Can be leaned in surveyor.
TS2009
 
Old East Railroad Crossing sign. Based on a photograph of a sign in Hingham, Massachusetts ca. 1861. Coloring is hypothetical.
Text on the sign was dictated by state law as early as the 1830's, and reads "Railroad Crossing. Look out for the engine while the bell rings."
 
Old West Railroad Crossing sign. Based on a photograph of a sign in Rathdrum, Idaho in 1888. Coloring is hypothetical.  
A 20' wood standard gauge crossing. Non-interactive (does not stop traffic or connect to road splines). Will snap to track for proper placement.
This object will match the gradient of the track to which it is attached.  TC3 or later.
 
Truss road bridge
3 levels of detail; 1066 / 537 / 307 polygons
Based on 2nd St bridge in Reno, NV; ca 1918
GMAX source files (433KB)
Bow truss road bridge
3 levels of detail; 944 / 582 / 292 polygons
Based on old Virginia St bridge in Reno, NV.
Bridge was built in 1877; moved in 1906 to what is now known as Museum Dr (next to the Auto Museum) when the current Virginia Street bridge was built. Destroyed in a flood, 1950.
GMAX source files (600KB)
Concrete road bridge; typical of bridges built in the US in the 1920's.  A matching pier is also available. GMAX and .psd source files; 16MB
4m section of 55 pound dirt-ballasted track; also available in 8m length, and now, a chunky mesh version.

Revision two, with one higher detailed texture replacing the two separate textures.  The rail height also matches the built-in Auran track now.  Also revised the mesh for better visual performance (less disappearing) when used with other transparent objects.

 
This a Number 8 left hand stub turnout, frog angle 7 degrees 9 minutes.
Also available in a right hand version.
You can switch which side the lever is on as well as the starting track direction in the Surveyor properties window.
Thanks to Bob Pearson and andi06 for the scripting assistance!
GMAX source files (0.5MB)
4m section of 55 pound rails-only track - good for bridges, turntables, rails embedded in streets, etc.  No transparency in the textures, so it should help frame rates. Also available in 2m length for tight curves.

Revision two with more detailed rail texture to match dirt ballasted track (above).  Also revised the mesh slightly to better match the default Auran track.

 
Virginia City Ophir Mill Trestle No. 1
3 levels of detail; 4380 / 3694 / 1154 polygons
 
Standard gauge 145' wooden Howe truss bridge.
Based on V&T prototype across the Truckee River in Reno; 1880 - 1896
1780 polygons
Includes shadows, but are disabled by default to improve frame rates - to enable, set casts_shadows to 1 in the config.txt file.
Set up to work with cut stone abutment 2, kuid2:124060:32012:2
GMAX source files (190 KB)
Abutment for the Howe truss bridge, (above)  
145' pin-connected truss bridge. Modeled after the Virginia & Truckee bridge over the Truckee River in Reno (1896-1950).
Not a heavy-duty bridge; this is more at home on branch lines or turn-of-the-century mainlines.
876 polygons.

Also available in a 3-foot narrow gauge version

Source files (GMAX and PSD) (10MB)
Abutment for the pin-truss bridge (above).  Slightly taller footings than the abutment for the Howe bridge. GMAX file (120KB)

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