Busch Gardens Railway
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Atlantis said:
On the first thing, both blocks and crossings are correct... Most you see are for the crossings, but some are linked in to the station occupied lights before each station
On the green train discussion, they run the green train the least because it is the smallest, but they will run it when the other trains are in for maintanence issues or when they need all three trains
FAL NR OX said:
ACTUALLY, Green is technically just barely smaller than Blue or Red. The engine itself is smaller but not that much is is compensated with a lesser number of coaches. The drivewheels are what is much smaller creating lesser rotation distant for surface contact causing the wheels to slip. Just had to outline the specifics. Directly from a few people within the park.
They also don't usually run it because of how bad the spinning can get.
Maybe I'm just stupid, but what do ya'll mean by spinning????
Maybe I'm just stupid, but what do ya'll mean by spinning????
I still don't get it. Aren't the wheels supposed to spin? That's how the train moves around the track right.
In other words, bad drivers or bad driving conditions... I know that the engineers can limit the wheel slippage by not applying the throttle as fast and b y applying sand on the tracks... Now the fact that green is smaller than red or blue does not mean that it is any less powerful... I was told that blue got stuck on the incline grade behind Germany once and could not get started again, so green towed blue up the hill to Caribou... Random fact I know
So basically the wheels on the green train don't do so well with the track and can get the train stuck from time to time? Could they just get better wheels, or is this an issue where they would have to reengineer the current train or get a new train?
Yep... Speaking of logging engines, I think they should add one (specifically a Shay) and theme it to Canada as the green train is really an American style steam engine with barely any European influence at all... A lot of logging railroads were 36" gauge so finding one should not be too hard... Thoughts?
FAL NR OX said:
Considering that rumoured 4th station may be added in a few years it certainly would be a good idea!
I don't know too much about trains and stuff so I can't really say but a fourth train in general sounds good.
My general improvements to the railroad mainly are using part of FHP as the train yard instead of Caribou and adding a Shay/Climax/Heisler loco to replace green train... I also think they should replace the Alpen Express with The Party Express!
Oh I bet parents would hate that. Which is why they should do it! 
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