Rail Route

Rail Route

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31 Jul, 2022 @ 3:09am
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Oh boy... where do I even start with the inspiration for this level? There's so many weird places... Well, let's follow the route. These stations are based on:
Fort Gool / Kirk Adwick / Kirk Marel = Eastleigh, UK
Terminals C-E / Terminals A-B = random airport shuttles
Honkspire / Union Station / Riverside Yard / Isle Square = Suburban / Philadelphia 30th St station, Philadelphia, USA
Reid Library / Finley / Twilight Hallow / Monessen Centre = Oakland Wye, BART, San Francisco, USA
Belmont / Belmont Storage = London Fenchurch Street, London, UL
Shire Oaks / Fallowfield / Canalley = 群星新村 (name taken from google maps, may be incorrect) station, 新塘镇
Lesser Spire / Lurgan = some image of a SEPTA station, don't quite remember where though...

As a parting gift, have one final monstrosity of the many I started at one point or another. It's a shame to think so many will never see the light of day, but at least this last submission to you all will be one to remember, right?
Let's go out with a bang one last time, shall we? Dance beneath the moonlight and watch the fireworks as the day ends.

Tips:
Every train's first letter tells you its route. Second letter tells you its direction if the service doesn't reverse at some point. Only one of these trains will ever go to a station not listed in its route on the map.
EX, DR and IxC trains don't follow consistent routes, and can require some CRAZY movement to reach their destinations on-time. Keep an eye on their schedules; they might be tighter than you expect in ways you wouldn't initially think of.
DRs are the worst because they ALWAYS have (any) platforms, and typically move substantially slower than other trains.
99% of the tracks in this level are intended to be used. Yes, even the ones that seem like they're only there for decoration.
4 Comments
Lapak 14 Mar @ 8:48am 
This one is absolutely amazing. It's one of those brain-teaser maps, where you have to really think through some of the situations to get full score. I also had to try some of the movements several times to end up with the only one that got me to 100%. Autosaves are highly recommended :) Thnak you so much!
sennasf 20 Feb @ 6:32am 
Wonderful map! It reminded me why I love this game!

But I don't know what happened, I finished the map with 0 penalties but my score was 6890/6900 (-10 points) and I don't know why. Anyway, thanks for that!
Mimi ♈ 5 Sep, 2022 @ 3:27pm 
I loved this map. I had to repeat the last few minutes a couple of times to get that darn Canalley>Riverside Yard train on time. I was determined to do it. I will not be beaten by a pixel train.
SwitchbladeAli 5 Sep, 2022 @ 2:08pm 
What a trip. Had to replay the last 10 in-game minutes over and over again to finally achieve maximum score.

But it could need some polishing (two trains leaving the station at the same time over the same switch only to be expected to arrive at the next station one minute apart from each other).