Second Life Railway Commission

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Description

The Second Life Railway Commission (the "good SLRC") is composed entirely of SLRR-gauge train builders, train sellers and others who are materially involved with personal railroading on the Second Life Railroad. The Commission was formed in an attempt to counter the subterfuge and mis-information being posted on the SL Wiki by the Second Life Railway Consortium (the "bad SLRC.") The Consortium's attempt to "re-write history" is a prelude to taking control of the SLRR's future in Second Life. The Consortium's vague generalities may sound reasonable to the uninitiated public, to us, The Commission, the mis-representations are obvious and transparent.

If you have a nice SLRR-gauge personal train, you either made it yourself or you purchased it from one of us. We are the train builders in Second Life and we have joined together for the purpose of delivering a unified message to Michael Linden and the LDPW. Our message is that we support the existing SLRR standards and the freedoms we enjoy today on the SLRR Atoll railroad tracks. We do not take either of these things for granted, nor should you.

Second Life Railway Commission charter:
1) We are all independent SLRR train builders and endorse these ideas.
2) We represent a thriving personal train industry that is good for SL.
3) Our focus is the SLRR Atoll railway tracks, not GLSR, ONSR or trolleys.
4) The current track specification is excellent, expansion is encouraged.
5) The LL TOS is sufficient, we oppose any signaling control system.
6) Resources should be applied to expansion, not automated trains.
7) We will take this message to the Lindens regularly.

The message we bring to Michael and the LDPW is clear, positive and public. The long distances covered by the SLRR Atoll railroad tracks make them a unique feature in SL and unrestricted access should continue to be provided for all residents. The current SLRR-gauge track standard supports five distinctly different types of trains, enabling residents of all skill levels to participate. The SLRR standard should be adhered to and the track system should be completed. We consider automated train systems to be completely problematic in SL, a hazard to railroading on the Atoll and a misdirection of LDPW resources.

Bartek Jewell Borst Borst Damion Goodman Dougie Flossberg Elvira Wuyts followmeimthe Piedpiper Jer Straaf Letshava Goodnight Mick Huet Moggio Morigi

Myuki Mills Nesto Quatro Nish Mip Nookie Babenco Parrish Ashbourne Raindrop Difference Rainey Halderman Solonia Stenvaag Twisted Laws Yevad Doobie

Long live the SLRR and personal railroading in Second Life!
The Second Life Railway Commission

SLRR

NOTE: This section is under development, citations are coming soon...

In the beginning...
The Lindens decided to build a railroad. They laid out tracks on the Atoll. They had a design contest for stations and put up stations. They set up an automated train. They set up sensors along the tracks to monitor the progress of their train. The ANWR oil rig was used as a monitoring station. Unfortunately none of this worked. The Linden train did not stay on the tracks. Very few people ever rode on the Linden train. Those who rode it did so out of curiosity, not for transportation. The entire project was considered by the Lindens (and residents) to be a dismal failure. Linden Labs essentially abandoned the tracks in 2007. There was limited success with an automated train on the short-line GSLR tracks, however, due to the introduction of Havock4 in early 2008, automated train service was abandoned there as well.

Meanwhile...
Private residents began riding Arcadia Asylum hobo-trains on the abandoned SLRR tracks. Several people built their own locomotives. By 2008 there was a nascent personal train industry in Second Life, with several builders and several very different approaches to train building. This rise in popularity did not go unnoticed by the "super-automated train" proponents and there was a clandestine attempt to have the Lindens remove SLRR's solid center rail. (SL's TOS prevents their names from being divulged here since there were resident/Moles and former Moles involved.) By destroying the SLRR track standards, the "super-automated train" proponents would have destroyed the personal railroading industry. Several train builders successfully fought the effort and the SLRR's solid center rail remains as a vital part of the SLRR's track standard. No new SLRR tracks were built during this time as the "super-automated train" proponents continued to cloud the entire issue of SLRR track standards.

The current state of affairs...
By 2009 there was a thriving personal railroading industry in Second Life with a dozen or more active train builders. Michael Linden and the LDPW, now free from the burden of placating the few "super-automated train" proponents, began improving and expanding the SLRR track system. The Spini Gap was completed and more recently, the line from Crumbi to Spangle has been completed. This may well represent a new "golden age" in the story of the SLRR. Once again, however, this has not escaped the attention of the "super-automated train" proponents. (This time it is clear that the "super-automated train" proponents are members of the Second Life Railway Consortium, the "bad SLRC.") The Consortium is now trying to field control systems on the SLRR, presumably in preparation to convince the Lindens to re-introduce a "super-automated train" to the SLRR.

SLRR Stations

Other Railway initiatives

Source

This information was gathered from various sources throughout SL by Jer Straaf and other members of the Second Life Railway Commission.

Also See

• SLRR standards
• SLRR Switch concept
• Linden_Vehicle_Tutorial
• Physics related LSL on LSLwiki.net
• Vehicle related LSL on LSLwiki.net