rivkid Posted November 15, 2015 Report Posted November 15, 2015 Hi everyone!This is my first time posting on this forum, but I noticed on the Internet that there wasn't a current or accurate track schematic available. I compiled everything I could and used Google Maps to try to make a new one, and I've attached it to this post. I'm sure there are some errors, but let me know what you think! Feel free to use it to make more detailed diagrams as well (I can send it in SVG, EPS, etc.) Thanks! 4 Quote
Busjack Posted November 15, 2015 Report Posted November 15, 2015 I can't make out yards and shops, which usually are parts of these schematics (at least in CERA books). Quote
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted November 15, 2015 Report Posted November 15, 2015 I'm a little bit concerned as to how similar this map looks to one posted on nycsubway-dot-org...How did you make the map? Quote
briman94 Posted November 15, 2015 Report Posted November 15, 2015 There's a Python script that takes text descriptions of tracks and generates maps for them. This guy did the same thing: http://b24blog.blogspot.com/p/a-series-of-elevated-rail-lines.html Quote
rivkid Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Posted November 16, 2015 I should give credit where credit is due: the map is based in large part on Michael Calcagno's map from the nycsubway website. I will add that to any future versions of the map. Thank you for pointing that out- that is my bad (and a big one at that).I did not intend for the map to be to scale- rather I just wanted to illustrate the locations of crossovers, pocket tracks, and the like, though the link that briman posted seems to do that much more clearly than mine. I was not aware that map existed; I guess it makes mine pretty useless.Thanks! Quote
rivkid Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Posted November 17, 2015 Anyone know if a similar map exists for the Washington DC metro? The only ones I know of are made by John Cambron and, while very detailed, are not to scale. Quote
briman94 Posted November 17, 2015 Report Posted November 17, 2015 Anyone know if a similar map exists for the Washington DC metro? The only ones I know of are made by John Cambron and, while very detailed, are not to scale.You could use Google Maps for scale and the track maps for proper schematics; that's what I do with CTA to get an accurate and scaled replication of the system Quote
rivkid Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks, but I'm not totally sure how to proceed that way. How does the python script work? How does one input the descriptions? If someone knows how to do this, please let me know! Thanks! Quote
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