Mono Rails

LAST EDITED ON Oct-05-03 AT 03:42 PM (EDT)

OK, Monorail fans. I have uploaded a zip file with several monorail tracks. If you are unable to download, send me a PM or email and I can send them to you.
They were created with a modifyed version of Luigi Cartello Curve10 spread sheet,and Luigi's help. The spread sheet is included. You can make straddle beam and suspended beam tracks. Power rails can be included or not. The includes set is 1 m x 1 m and includes a 13 meter, 1 meter square support beam for the straddle beam. You need to create your own supports for suspend beams. You can create smooth curves down to about 50 meters radius. The width and height of the beam is adjustable. If you made the beam wide enough, it would even look ( a little) like a Maglev beam. These were done to help fix comments on the Inner Harbor runs, which include some monorails. A quick view of the 50 meter beam is shown here.
Now if some enterprising Monorail fan wants to create a route, the tracks are available.

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RE: Mono Rails, techno79, Oct-05-03, 06:57 PM, (1) RE: Mono Rails, smace, Oct-05-03, 07:11 PM, (2) RE: Mono Rails, P42number1, Oct-05-03, 07:19 PM, (3) RE: Mono Rails, smace, Oct-05-03, 08:39 PM, (4) RE: Mono Rails, techno79, Oct-05-03, 11:17 PM, (5) RE: Mono Rails, P42number1, Oct-06-03, 03:53 PM, (6) RE: Mono Rails, techno79, Oct-06-03, 10:41 PM, (7) RE: Mono Rails, smace, Oct-07-03, 08:15 PM, (8) Mono Rails, rlsgrounds, Oct-13-03, 09:38 AM, (9) RE: Mono Rails, Wulf_9, Oct-13-03, 12:33 PM, (10) RE: Mono Rails, Tim Frost, Oct-13-03, 01:29 PM, (11) RE: Mono Rails, P42number1, Oct-13-03, 05:19 PM, (12) RE: Mono Rails, smace, Oct-14-03, 07:41 AM, (13) RE: Mono Rails, Tim Frost, Oct-14-03, 08:25 AM, (14) RE: Mono Rails, smace, Oct-14-03, 08:51 AM, (15) RE: Mono Rails, Stooopid_person, Oct-14-03, 09:44 AM, (16) RE: Mono Rails, P42number1, Oct-14-03, 07:08 PM, (17) RE: Mono Rails, Wulf_9, Oct-14-03, 07:16 PM, (18)

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Hi that looks really good. I had plans in the future to recreate Jacksonvilles Monorail(because I have pictures, i'm relatively close enough to visit, and it's a short route that should be simple). Once I finish my other stuff anyway(wow this stuff's time consuming). Although I might start playing around with trackwork and such when I want to procrastinate on the other route. Enough rambling....I wanted to say that I don't see the .zip file.

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It was uploaded about 15:00 Eastern time today. Probably will not be posted until Monday. If it does not show up soon, I will put a copy here.

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Speaking of monorails...Smace, How's that route coming? From the screen shots I saw, it looked real good!

This is the Orange Line train bound for Pattison, the next stop is Walnut-Locust, stand clear of the closing doors.

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This rail package is actually part of the "fixes" suggested by beta testers. Power rails and smooth curves were of the two the comments. I fixed several of none parallel track problems. I have added an Air Ship base an Air Ship over the city. The main issue now is the Four Points station area. I need to make a station that hides the track crossing section. It is not a smooth area and would best if one could not see the other tracks. Part of this is BVE, part of it is Route Builder. I had hoped to be out by summers end, but I missed that. New target is Christmas. Several parallel projects (Making tools to do this route mostly) are taking longer than expected, but then again, its not like I am getting paid for this. It is suppose to be fun

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Hey, you from around philly? If so have you tried/thought about doing a BVE line from around there? Saw your signature.Just curious, don't mean to get ahead of myself here.....

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Yeah, Delaware County, actually. Yeah, I've tried, but since school started, I've put all of my time into my studies.

This is the Orange Line train bound for Pattison, the next stop is Walnut-Locust, stand clear of the closing doors.

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Good deal. I wanted to try at shot at the MFL or one of the regional rail lines someday(read someday). Orange line couldn't be too hard, it's all center platforms I think(never been on that). Still probably time consuming either way....

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OK, the file is posted on the library and some people have already found it. If you are going to create your own tracks check outhttp://www.monorails.org/Also check out the tech specs page for straddle monorails (ALWEG Stylehttp://www.monorails.org/tMspages/TPBeams.htmlThis page gives real sizes of beam types.

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Well, well mr smace is coming up with new and interesting ideals for me to work with. I just hope he allows me to do so. And if you don't remember me, sham on you. I only left about 4 months ago.
Email me when you read this. rlsground@hotmail.com

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Hmm... this has a slightly contentious air about it... rlsgrounds be careful...Saxon Locomotive Works - "The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer"http://www.zodiac-infosystems.co.uk/rail/bve

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Looks like some people have problems letting go, eh Wulf? Tim Frost
NVTA Subway routes for BVE:

The Union Atlantic Railroad: Your stuff's important!

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>I only left about 4 months ago.WOW! It only felt like a month! Time flys when theres no trolls!

This is the Orange Line train bound for Pattison, the next stop is Walnut-Locust, stand clear of the closing doors.

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>Well, well mr smace is coming up with new and interesting
>ideals for me to work with. I just hope he allows me to do
>so. And if you don't remember me, sham on you. I only left
>about 4 months ago.
Not a troll, but an old personal friend of mine. He left the area where we both lived about 4 months ago and has been computer less since then. This is a new email address for him, so I did not recoginize it. We have worked on some BVE things together before. If fact the original monorail tracks that I used are a joint project.

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My most sincere apologies. Any friend of Sanford's is a friend of mine... unless he turns into a troll on us! We mistook you for someone else there! Err, welcome to the forum! Tim Frost
NVTA Subway routes for BVE:

The Union Atlantic Railroad: Your stuff's important!

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>My most sincere apologies. Any friend of Sanford's is a
>friend of mine... unless he turns into a troll on us!
We need a troll object to put under bridges

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>We need a troll object to put under bridges And a Billy goat to put on top!

-----You are reading my signature now, don't waste your time reading it!-----
Or probably, maybe you should waste your time reading it.
Eh, where did my signature go?
Oh, here it is, the one you are reading right now? Can't you see it? I know I know, it's probably too bright to see it.
Hey, look at my avatar, nice right? I drew it with my own hands holding the mouse in Paint, with the pencil tool!
It's a picture of me in Planet Stooopid, where everything is the same as what you call "Earth" except that we are called "aliens" in your planet.
Anyway, I warned you not waste time reading my signature! You have just wasted probably about 30 seconds reading it, where you could have spent the time doing better things, like maybe reading the next post below if there is one...

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WHOOPS! Sorry Smace and RlsGrounds! I thought you were a "certain" person...Anyhoo, Welcome and enjoy your stay at the fourm!

This is the Orange Line train bound for Pattison, the next stop is Walnut-Locust, stand clear of the closing doors.

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Sanford,Apologies to your friend for any shadows cast... btw my hat tastes disgusting... got any sauce? CiaoSaxon Locomotive Works - "The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer"http://www.zodiac-infosystems.co.uk/rail/bve

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