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Trains depart to Bhaga at 12:00 and 0:00, SL time. After testing 10 minutes, they are released on the main line. Usually, they need 6 hours to complete the trip. | Trains depart to Bhaga at 12:00 and 0:00, SL time. After testing 10 minutes, they are released on the main line. Usually, they need 6 hours to complete the trip. | ||
Work is in progress for other scheduled trains. In the end, it is expected that through on every rail branch of [[Heterocera]] there will be two trains a day after a well-estabilished schedule. Also, work is in progress to connect some rails in [[Sansara]] with flying convertable trains. | |||
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Revision as of 15:35, 12 February 2014
Achemon Railway, also named Freedom Railway or SLGI Railway (after Second Life Geography Institute), is a small railway built in remembrance of the East branches of the old West Atoll Railroad.
History
Up to 2010, the North part of Achemon sim housed some railway buildings. Demonstrating an enthusiasm for rail transportation, a small station was built here, named Tiger Depot, between the stations of Achemon and Obscure. Of the original constructions, only the World Express Railway Center has survived. Plans for a railway existed even before, like the plan to double part of the line between Achemon and Tiger Depot. Another project was a railway from Achemon to Modest, but this was never constructed.
In January 2014, after the death of West Atoll Railroad, including the East branches Hera, Rustic and Cosmic Railway, some rail enthusiasts, much saddened by this loss, decided to build something new. The main objective was the construction of Second Life Geography Institute, the headquarters of the Second Life Geography team. The first project was to build the institute in Achemon. The railway would come from Tiger Depot, connect with the World Express Railway Center and continue northwards, to the Road 1 in Modest sim. Unfortunately, this never became a reality because the Linden officials refused to to sell a parcel of Abandoned Land in Modest.
The project did not stop. The only possible solution was to buy and use all of the existing abandoned land in Achemon sim. The railway was completed in late January 2014. In order to connect the railway, the traffic relay needed to be moved further to the West. Yet another major problem remained, in that the Linden officials refused to connect this new railway with the main line in any viable way. The one remaining solution was to build a temporary line, that rezzes on touch and connects Achemon Railway with the main rail for a duration of one minute.
Position & Statistics
The railway is in Achemon sim, Achemon Railway🖈. Its length is as follows:
- Ground railway: 150 meters
- Tunnel: 100 meters
- Bridges: 150 meters
- World Explorer: 130 meters
- Cosmic Railway: 1600 meters
The total length is comparable with the distance from Tuliptree to Tiger Depot.
Structure
The construction is inspired from the impressive West Atoll Railroad (or WARR) and from SJRR. The rail is made of a few distinct sectors: the connection, high declivity, the tunnel, radioactive rail, World Express Railway Center, the triple junction and the cosmic railway.
The Connection Access to the railway is made from Tiger Depot, from a small branch line. To do this, a train needs to go to Achemon sim and enter Tiger Depot station on the branch line. Then, by clicking on a special sign (a rotating pyramid), the temporary rail is rezzed and allows trains to enter back into Achemon. Trains enter House Of Freedom, home of homeless avatars. This is also a rezz zone. From here, you can go to World Express Railway Center or to the high declivity, by touching a switch.
The High Declivity is the next place to West. This is specially made to show that regular trains can go through really unconventional railways, on such a declivity that in RL can be hard to climb even by foot. It has a small station, Modest, built in remember of the previous project.
The Tunnel is the next sector. It was built in remember of the tunnel that once existed on Hera branch of the old West Atoll Railroad. It has 100 meters long and is made by green stone. The tunnel takes you to the place where Road 1 from Modest enters Achemon sim. That place is used for another station. This is also a rezz zone and has road access. It is also possible to visit the institute from here by road.
Radioactive Railway is the next sector of line, built to show that trains can use any unconventional type of rail.
Triple Switch is inspired from SJRR switch in Sutherland. It is the next part of this rail. From the radioactive railway, a train will enter on the middle branch. The branch to South was intended to connect to Achemon station, if the Linden officials will ever accept a connection. The branch to North is the connection to cosmic railway. From here, if you continue forward, you enter World Explorer Railway Center.
World Express Railway Center is rebuilt from an old unfinished station and is still the oldest construction from this railway. This line is full with parked trains and not opened. It was also intended to have a connection to the main line.
Cosmic Railway is a replica of the old cosmic railway that once existed in Neumogen sim on the WARR. Any train can climb this, even if it looks very dangerous. Rail is invisible and circles around a sky-scrapper that is Second Life Geography Institute. It forms a long spiral similar to that of a DNA molecule. It climbs up to 1200 meters, a similar Altitude with that of the vanished Cosmic Railway on the WARR. Up, there is also a station, with its own rezz zone.
Technical Specifications
This railway is functional for any train that can travel on main railways in Heterocera. However, some precautions need to be taken: First, speed is restricted to 25% of a classic train. There are 3 reasons for this: First, the connection to Tiger Depot requires a double sim crossing and also a time for all the guides to rezz on track. Second, there are places with declivity of 60%. Third reason is that at all switches (triple switch or the switch and the connection to Tiger Depot) time is needed to make the switch work. This does not apply on the cosmic railway, that can work with the highest speed a train can reach, without problems.
The railway is green, except for World Express Railway Center, that is blue and has a strong luminosity. In some parts, it is glowing and radioacitve. The largest part of this railway is made with concrete sleepers, like any modern railway. Cosmic railway is invisible, technically is made only of guides.
Automated Transportation
Automated transportation exists on the cosmic railway and from the triple junction to the tunnel. There are one or two trains moving at the same time. Trains are rezzed near the triple junction and are functional for 24 hours. Usually, a train passes every 20 minutes on all parts of the line. The triple junction sends trains at random in all directions.
For technical reasons, there still are two sectors where automated trains are not allowed: Modest station (parcel surface is limited) and World Explorer (that line hosts parked trains, so it is not opened for transit trains).
At a schedule of 4 hours, a train is rezzed in House Of Freedom. After a test on the high declivity to see if breaks are functional, the train is allowed to enter the main Heterocera rail. A train to Tuliptree circles after a schedule. They stop at official and unofficial stations, reach Tuliptree line end and then they return to House Of Freedom. To North, a train is rezzed every 12 hours. This is done not for automated transportation, but for research purposes, to see if it is possible to rezz touristic trains from Second Life Geography Institute to visit main touristic destintions of Heterocera. All trains have a self-deletion script based on llDie function, so if they don't return to Achemon Railway within the requested time, they self-destruct. All trains are green and are named SLGI Train.
Automated trains depart to Tuliptree at 3:00, 6:00, 9:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00, SL time. All these trains are tested 6 minutes, then arrive in Tuliptree after 27 minutes, then after other 27 minutes, they return. Overall, the voyage takes one hour and stops in 17 stations.
Trains depart to Bhaga at 12:00 and 0:00, SL time. After testing 10 minutes, they are released on the main line. Usually, they need 6 hours to complete the trip.
Work is in progress for other scheduled trains. In the end, it is expected that through on every rail branch of Heterocera there will be two trains a day after a well-estabilished schedule. Also, work is in progress to connect some rails in Sansara with flying convertable trains.
Status
Achemon Railway (or Freedom Railway) is private-owned, but it is opened for all visitors. Every rail enthusiast is free to drive a train anytime. It has 3 rezz zones (as described above). The constructors and owners are opened to suggestions. If a neighbor wishes to, the railway can be extended to connect any nearby parcel.
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