Second Life Railroad

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Description

This article is a description of the Second Life Railroad ( SLRR ) on the Heterocera Atoll continent.

Up to date info can now be found at http://www.virtualrailwayconsortium.org/railway-locations/slrr

SLRR

The Second Life Railroad ( SLRR ) runs over more then 60 Regions on the Heterocera Atoll (Northern) Continent. More than 20 more Regions have branch lines extended out from the Heterocera Main line. Branch lines include the Maritime Line, the North Coast Line, the Mountain Line and the North Line. Track-laying and maintenance are provided by the Linden Maintenance group (most often Michael Linden, currently) and the Linden Department of Public works LDPW.

The long distances covered by the SLRR Atoll railroad tracks make them a unique feature in Second Life. Residents can operate trains on the SLRR and other railroads, much as anyone can operate a car on the roads in Second Life. Any Resident may use this public facility for any purpose consistent with the Second Life Community Standards/TOS. There are a series of official Linden stations along the SLRR, and at times, Linden Labs provided automated rail service.

There are many train builders in SL that make a wide variety of trains using several different methods for locomotion. The current SLRR track standards support all types of trains. Thousands of residents own personal trains. Standards for guidance, track and SLRR Switches have enabled residents to develop suitable vehicles. Using the SLRR with its current standard is simple to understand and accessible to Residents and builders of all skill levels.

As with any other public infrastructure, there is controversy about the SLRR. Some residents feel it is completely unnecessary, some residents believe that it should remain free and open for use by all residents, others have tried to control and restrict usage of the SLRR. Michael Linden and the LDPW determine these policies, however, some residents fear that a conflict of interest may exist between the LDPW and the Virtual Railway Consortium because of former affiliations.

During one of the LDPW Office_hours at the beginning of 2010 Michael Linden has made the following public statements, summarized here:

  • The SLRR track specifications will not change anytime soon.
  • Signals will be installed but we will not be punished for example for "running red light signals".
  • Switches will be installed connecting the various branch lines to the main line.
  • Automated trains will not be put into regular service by the LDPW, if the residents keep using the SLRR with their private trains.
  • Residents may choose to run automated trains, consistent with the ToS.
  • Residents may make a request to the LDPW to connect their private track on the Atoll to the SLRR track via a switch.

History

The SLRR dates back to 2005 when Linden Lab created these railroad tracks. On the SLRR history page you can find out more how railroad became what it is to date.

SLRR Stations

Stations with a number are official Linden lab SLRR station.
Stations with a '-' are "points of interest".
NOTE: This section is controversial because many residents believe that it is impossible to provide an accurate accounting of the hundreds of resident builds along the SLRR and that only official Linden Labs railroad stations should be included in this section. The leadership of the Virtual Railway Consortium continues to list their private locations (and locations of other residents without their permission) in this list of SLRR Stations over these objections.

--- Heterocera Main line

1 Tuliptree Station🖈
- VRC HQ Tuliptree🖈
2 Calleta "Hobo" Station🖈
- Train & Rail Museum🖈
3 Neumoegen Station🖈
4 Achemon Station🖈
- Trainspotting Station🖈
5 Obscure Station🖈
- Explorer Info Center / Greenlaner🖈
6 Epirrhoe Station🖈
7 Jubata Station🖈
8 Spini Station🖈
- Athetis Station🖈
- Woo Station🖈
9 Lunalis Station🖈
- Tagiri Station🖈
10 Foxglove Station🖈
-- H8 Motors Express🖈
11 Clearwing Station🖈
12 Crenulate Station🖈
-- Pini Yard🖈
13 Aglia Station🖈
-- Celerio Station🖈
-- Velox Station🖈
14 Tenera Station🖈
15 Zale Station🖈
16 Bhaga Station🖈

--- Maritime branch line

17 Vicina Dock🖈
18 Dubia Station🖈
19 Crumbi Junction🖈

--- North Coast branch line

20 Pawpaw Junction🖈
21 Tussock Station🖈
22 Malacosoma crossover🖈
-- Malacosoma Station🖈
23 Melanthia Station🖈
24 Spangle Station🖈

--- Mountain branch line

25 Leafroller Station🖈
26 Pavonia end Station🖈

--- Northern branch line

27 Tussock railyard🖈
-- Freight yard🖈

Other Railway initiatives

There are several other gauge railroads in SL and private group initiatives, some on private land, some on Linden land.
This is an alphabetic list of some examples. The different systems are not necessarily compatible with SLRR standards.


Source

The above information was compiled by various SL Residents including Moundsa Mayo, Jer Straaf, Damion Goodman and Dougie Flossberg.

Also See

Here is a list of Related resources. You can find more information about the SLRR and other Rail related articles on these wiki pages and external websites.

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