Gentek Rail System

These are general ideas for a future rail system.

Standards

• Track gauge (inner <-> inner) = 1.96 m
• Minimum vertical clearance = 5.5 m
• Minimum horizontal clearance = 4.0 m on straight sections, 5.5 m on curved sections (minimum)
• General car length, wheel to wheel = 12.5 m
• General car length, end to end = 16.5 m

Guides

• Straight
• Stop buffer (reversible)
  • Instantly stops train to prevent derailment
• Switch left (switchable, requires 2 connections in one direction)
• Switch right (switchable, requires 2 connections in one direction)

Sensors

note: sensors will require 2 pieces to detect movement direction

• Block delimiter
  • Will require detection of multiple cars and constantly ping for their presence
  • Also allows for trip stop e-brake if connected to a signal showing a stop indication
• Switch alignment
  • Aligns connected switch for train merging onto single track

Train automation

Automated systems will have to be custom-designed, it is prohibitively complex to make automated train control devices (think UR but 10x as complex); nobody will figure it out

Rolling stock

• Standard Boxcar
  • many different themes (won't list here)
• Standard Tanker
  • some different themes (to be done)
• Standard Flatcar
  • not really any themes to make, but has different cargo
• Standard Hopper
  • themes yes indeedy
• Standard passenger car
  • could make a lot of themes for this
• Standard mail/baggage car
  • yep more themes sure thing
• Russian-styled boxcab engine
• US-styled hood-unit freight engine
• F40PH/P42DC passenger service engine
• Electric standalone passenger unit (metro/subway)
• Maybe a steam engine, would be popular with VRC types