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Bridges and Track

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Rail Bridges

Screenshot	Description	Source file(s)
	Bridge; 8 foot ditch type 1 8 foot long bridge for crossing small ditches, or keeping cows off the line. Based on drawings of V & T standard cattle guard type 1 244 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	Bridge; 8 foot ditch type 2 8 foot long bridge for crossing small ditches, or keeping cows off the line. Based on drawings of V & T standard cattle guard type 2 244 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	Cattle Guard No. 5 8 feet long. Based on drawings of V & T standard cattle guard type 5 244 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	Wood Culvert 472 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	Trestle 25 ft; wood abutments 25 foot trestle with wood abutments 628 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	Trestle 25 ft; stone abutments 25 foot trestle with stone abutments 472 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	145' pin-connected truss bridge spline 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 Version: TRS2004 and later	Source files (GMAX and PSD) (10MB)
	145' pin-connected truss bridge (fixed size with attached abutments) Similar to the above bridge, this is a non-spline version with attached abutments; it can be found under the building menu in surveyor. Two levels of detail; 1193 / 626 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	Cut Stone Abutment Designed to fit the pin-truss bridge (above). Slightly taller footings than the abutment for the Howe bridge. Version: TRS2004 and later	GMAX file (120KB)
	Virginia City Ophir Mill Trestle No. 1 3 levels of detail; 4380 / 3694 / 1154 polygons Version: TRS2004 and later
	145' wooden Howe truss bridge Based on V & T prototype across the Truckee River in Reno; 1880 - 1896 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, below. 1780 polygons Version: TRS2004 and later	GMAX source files (190 KB)
	Cut Stone Abutment 2 Abutment for the Howe truss bridge, (above) Version: TRS2004 and later

Track

Screenshot	Description	Source file(s)
	60 lb track, tan, milled 60 lb track with tan ballast and milled ties. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. A matching ground texture is also available. Version: TS2009 and later
	60 lb track, grey, milled 60 lb track with grey ballast and milled ties. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. A matching ground texture is also available. Version: TS2009 and later
	60 lb track, grey, milled, lightly used 60 lb track with grey ballast and milled ties. Ballast and ties are starting to be overgrown with vegetation, and the rail surface has dulled. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. A matching ground texture is also available. Version: TS2009 and later
	60 lb track, grey, milled, unused 60 lb track with grey ballast and milled ties. Ballast and ties are overgrown with vegetation, and the rail surface has rusted. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. A matching ground texture is also available. Version: TS2009 and later
	60 lb track, brown, milled 60 lb track with brown ballast and milled ties. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. A matching ground texture is also available. Version: TS2009 and later
	60 lb track, brown, milled, lightly used 60 lb track with brown ballast and milled ties. Ballast and ties are starting to be overgrown with vegetation, and the rail surface has dulled. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. A matching ground texture is also available. Version: TS2009 and later
	60 lb track, brown, milled, unused 60 lb track with brown ballast and milled ties. Ballast and ties are overgrown with vegetation, and the rail surface has rusted. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. A matching ground texture is also available. Version: TS2009 and later
	60lb track, rail only 60 lb track with no ballast or ties. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. Also available in lightly used and unused versions. Version: TS2009 and later
	60lb bridge track 60 lb track with no ballast and milled ties; spaced closer togather and longer than normal, for use on bridges. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. Also available in lightly used and unused versions. Version: TS2009 and later
	Fishplate A single fishplate. For use with my 60lb track. 252 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	Track fill spline Fill spline with tan dirt. 4 meters tall. For use under track (align the spline points with the spline points of the track). This can also be used as a road if no track is used. Matches Scrub3 dirt ground texture. Version: TS2009 and later
	Milepost (renamable) An old wooden milepost, based on a Central Pacific design. Supports up to two digits. Can be leaned in surveyor. Version: TS2009 and later
	Brown Ties Stack Small pile of ties (sleepers) that match the ties used in my 60lb track. Version: TS2009 and later
	Dirt Ballasted Track 4m section of 55 pound dirt-ballasted track; also available in 8m length, and now, a chunky mesh version. Largely replaced by the brown 60lb track above. Version: TRS2004 and later
	Dirt Ballasted Track; Fill Above track with attached fill; also available in moderately used, lightly used, and unused versions. Version: TRS2004 and later
	Dirt Ballasted Track; Grassy Fill Above track with attached fill; also available in moderately used, lightly used, and unused versions. Version: Trainz Classics 1 and later
	Number 8 left hand stub turnout 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! Version: TRS2006 and later	GMAX source files (0.5MB)
	Left hand stub turnout This a 2-way 'Y' stub turnout. In surveyor, you will find it as Turnout Stub Y in the 'Buildings' menu. Use the properties menu in surveyor to set the initial direction, the side the switch stand is on, and the texture of the various legs. Thanks to Bob Pearson and andi06 for the scripting assistance! Version: TRS2006 and later
	Turnout Stub 3-way This a Number 8 3-way stub turnout, frog angle 7 degrees 9 minutes. In surveyor, you will find it as Turnout Stub 3-way in the 'Buildings' menu. Use the properties menu in surveyor to set the initial direction, the side the switch stand is on, and the texture of the various legs. Track textures match my DB - series of track. Thanks to Bob Pearson and andi06 for the scripting assistance! Version: TRS2006 and later
	DBT rail only 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. Version: TRS2004 and later

Road

Screenshot	Description	Source file(s)
	Concrete highway (1920's) Two lane concrete highway. Built to a 1920 Nevada State Highway Department specification, specifically for the highway between Reno and Carson City. 21 feet wide with a Portland cement concrete pavement 15 feet wide.
	Stop sign 1 Yellow stop sign. Standard design from 1924 until sometime in the 1930s or 1940s.
	Stop sign 2 Yellow stop sign. Standard design from 1924 until sometime in the 1930s or 1940s.
	Stop sign 3 Yellow stop sign. Standard design from 1924 until sometime in the 1930s or 1940s.
	Stop sign 4 Yellow stop sign. Standard design from 1924 until sometime in the 1930s or 1940s.
	Stop sign 5 Yellow stop sign. Standard design from 1924 until sometime in the 1930s or 1940s.
	Stop sign 6 Yellow stop sign. Standard design from 1924 until sometime in the 1930s or 1940s.
	Stop sign 7 White stop sign. My guess at what the standard design looked like from 1922 until 1924, when yellow was decided as a better background color.
	Stop sign 8 White stop sign. Another guess at what the standard design looked like from 1922 until 1924, when yellow was decided as a better background color.
	Southern Pacific Crossing Sign Based on a 1922 photograph in downtown Reno, NV. Version: TRS 2004 and later
	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." Version: TRS2004 and later
	Old West Railroad Crossing sign Based on a photograph of a sign in Rathdrum, Idaho in 1888. Coloring is hypothetical. Version: TRS2004 and later
	Wood crossing boards 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. Version: TC3 or later.
	40' wide Truss road bridge Based on 2nd Street bridge in Reno, NV; ca 1918 3 levels of detail; 1066 / 537 / 307 polygons Updated July 28th 2011 to add normal maps and utilize a mesh library. Version: TS2009 and later	GMAX source files (433KB)
	30' wide Truss road bridge Two lane bridge with attached invisible road; by request 3 levels of detail; 1190 / 806 / 488 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	15' wide Truss road bridge Single lane bridge with no attached road; by request. A spline version is also available. 3 levels of detail; 1189 / 780 / 489 polygons Version: TS2009 and later
	Bow truss road bridge 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. 3 levels of detail; 944 / 582 / 292 polygons Version: TRS2004 and later	GMAX source files (600KB)
	Concrete road bridge Typical of bridges built in the US in the 1920's. A matching pier is also available. Version: TRS2004 and later	GMAX and .psd source files; 16MB