Standard Gauge Bridges and Track
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Rail Bridges
Track
Trackside Accessories
Obsolete stuff
Rail Bridges
Screenshot | Description | Source file(s) |
Bridge; 8 foot ditch type 18 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 |
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Bridge; 8 foot ditch type 28 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 |
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Cattle Guard No. 58 feet long. Based on drawings of V & T standard cattle guard type 5 244 polygons Version: TS2009 and later |
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Wood Culvert472 polygons Version: TS2009 and later |
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Trestle 25 ft; wood abutments25 foot trestle with wood abutments 628 polygons Version: TS2009 and later |
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Trestle 25 ft; stone abutments25 foot trestle with stone abutments 472 polygons Version: TS2009 and later |
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145' pin-connected truss bridge splineModeled 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. 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 |
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Cut Stone AbutmentDesigned 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. 13 levels of detail; 4380 / 3694 / 1154 polygons Version: TRS2004 and later |
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145' wooden Howe truss bridgeBased 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 2Abutment for the Howe truss bridge, (above) Version: TRS2004 and later |
Track
Screenshot | Description | Source file(s) |
60 lb track, tan, milled60 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 |
Blender source files | |
60 lb track, grey, milled60 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 |
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60 lb track, brown, milled60 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 |
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60 lb track, grey, milled, lightly used60 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 |
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60 lb track, brown, milled, lightly used60 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 |
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60 lb track, grey, milled, unused60 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 |
Paint Shop Pro texture file (26 MB) | |
60 lb track, brown, milled, unused60 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 |
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60lb track, rail only60 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 |
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60lb bridge track60 lb track with no ballast and milled ties; spaced closer together 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 |
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60lb unballasted track60 lb track with no ballast and milled ties for use where you might not need ballast built into the track - maybe you are embedding the ties into the ground plane, using a seperate ballast spline, or just don't need any ballast. Typical of track used in the 1860's - 1900. Also available in lightly used and unused versions. Version: TS2009 and later |
Blender source file |
Trackside Accessories
Screenshot | Description | Source file(s) |
Rail grade crossingA grade crossing using old rail as the base for the roadway. Based on a photo of a crossing at Washoe City. This is an actual crossing object; if you connect the road splines to it, it will stop traffic when a train is coming. Version: TS2009 and later. |
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Wood crossing boardsA 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. |
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FishplateA single fishplate. For use with my 60lb track. 252 polygons Version: TS2009 and later. |
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Track fill splineFill 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 |
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Track fill spline, whiteFill spline with white dirt. 4 meters tall. Designed to emulate a track fill made out of mine tailings. 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 concrete dirt ground texture. Version: TS2009 and later |
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Track fill spline, dirtFill spline made of dirt. Updated Jan 2015 to better handle sharp curves. Version: TS2009 and later |
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Track fill spline, sandSame as above, but a slightly desaturated color to better match some sand textures. Version: TS2009 and later |
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Telegraph pole spline; 6 wiresA 6-wire telegraph spline. Can be raised and lowered in surveyor. Also comes in 4-wire and 2-wire versions. |
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Telegraph pole; 6 insulatorsJust the pole by itself; with no wires. It can be raised / lowered and rolled in surveyor. Also comes in 4-insulator and 2-insulator versions. |
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Telegraph pole braceA brace for the telegraph poles. Typically used on curves or where extra stability was required. It can be raised / lowered and rolled in surveyor |
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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 |
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Brown Ties StackSmall pile of ties (sleepers) that match the ties used in my 60lb track. Version: TS2009 and later |
GMAX and Paint Shop Pro source files (1 MB) |
Obsolete stuff
Screenshot | Description | Source file(s) |
Dirt Ballasted Track4m 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 |
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Dirt Ballasted Track; FillAbove track with attached fill; also available in moderately used, lightly used, and unused versions. Version: TRS2004 and later |
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Dirt Ballasted Track; Grassy FillAbove track with attached fill; also available in moderately used, lightly used, and unused versions. Version: Trainz Classics 1 and later |
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Number 8 left hand stub turnoutThis 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 turnoutThis a 2-way 'Y' stub turnout. Thanks to Bob Pearson and andi06 for the scripting assistance! Version: TRS2006 and later |
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Turnout Stub 3-wayThis a Number 8 3-way stub turnout, frog angle 7 degrees 9 minutes. Thanks to Bob Pearson and andi06 for the scripting assistance! Version: TRS2006 and later |
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DBT rail only4m 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 |