Railworks America

I figure (since there is no "formal" Off Topic) i thought id share some interesting pieces of minecraft in railroad form.

Heres a start: an impressive trestle on a private server. This server is yet to be released.



Another one from the other end.




FUN FACT: this bridge has been blown up 2 times. i rebuilt it the 2nd time.



My side of the railroad. I had electrification from one of my friends house to the other. It was taken down in the last days before the server went plooie.



remember the bridge in the 1st picture? Well we added a rail line from spawn to a stronghold on the surface. Doing this we had to build 2 new (and long) tunnels as well as another bridge through the canyon.



This one i added a railroad crossing to an existing map (not mine). Reminds me of Chicago.

Ooh, my kind of thread. All of the following are taken from my private server;


Since the map is to be converted into a singleplayer Adventure Map, we needed a way to easily connect the major locations of the world. The result of that was the Southwest Corridor, named as such because it goes from North to East. . .I know right? The main spawn has the largest station, based off of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station


Going North (Ahem), the tracks cross a large bay. The large suspension bridge isn't named, but working titles include "Thunder Bay Bridge", "Overly Obnoxious Bridge" and "Must be rebuilt soon Bridge". The bridge was actually the first thing I built on the server, not counting the worldedited train tracks. The station at the main spawn was built later.


Right before the tracks turn East to my city, the corridor stops at my little brother's town, Shika. A 6th track, a commuter line, starts at this station.


The line meanders east until it reaches Emerald City's outskirts. The large train yard here isn't based on a real location. The corridor (Far right) and the commuter line (Left, but not the wooden tracks) both duck under the city streets at the eastern end of the yard.


Like the real Pennsylvania Station in New York, the tracks are underground. Unlike the real Penn Station, however, the line terminates here.


Even though the main lobby is more roomy than the actual Penn Station, my Penn Terminal is still a generic skyscraper right in the center of the city. It's only notable feature is the large "PENN TERMINAL" sign out front.


What is notable, however, is Cathedral Station, right behind Penn Terminal. The previously mentioned commuter lines are connected to this station, similar to Grand Central Station. Again, even though its based on Grand Central, its location in the city and it's design is not. Cathedral Station is inspired by Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.


The commuter railroad leaves Emerald City to the East and continues into New Terra, a representation of New Jersey. This is Exchange Park, just in front of the major airport.


This town, Auwark, is currently work in progress. Auwark Penn Station, based on (You guessed it) Newark Penn Station, is the only stop within the city itself.


Here's another shot of the station entrance, and the street running under the platforms.


Still going east, the commuter line enters a junction with the area's light rail and freight lines before it turns towards the final stop.


Even though the busy port would imply this is a freight yard, it's actually the storage yard for the commuter line's passenger cars.


This is the main waiting room for Auwark Terminal, the terminating stop for all 4 commuter lines. It's based on the Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey.


Bonus shot of the ferry slips

Wow!
Are you using the "Railcraft Mod" for this?

Irondale wrote:**!!bow!!**
Wow!
Are you using the "Railcraft Mod" for this?

the only mods in my pictures would be train carts from bukkit and the Lamps and Traffic Lights Mod.


here's some more:


entrance to my subway. yet to be finished.




The platforms. The lines are from the Roadworks mod.




entrance to the station via track side.



The subway off to another station.