Subway Construction Set

I’ve designed the subway construction set (hereafter referred to as SCS) to enable users to quickly and easily assemble  a semi-realistic subway system loosely based on that found here in New York City. More information on the NYC Subway can be found at www.nycsubway.org. I say loosely based, as any project designed to accurately model the NYC Subway system is beyond the scope of this product, and at this juncture, beyond the scope of Trainz to be able to run it. The NYC Subway isn’t a static item. Things are constantly being added, subtracted, altered or replaced, and have been for the last 100 years. Many stations feature several different types of support pillars, tilework, ceilings, fare control, restrooms, benches, and a myriad of other things which make the system not only unique, but difficult to model, and that’s within the same station. Expand that system-wide, and it grows exponentially.

 Originally built as 3 separate and distinct systems, and later merged into one, even the length and width of the cars (and the stations they service) vary. For the sake of simplicity, SCS station platforms are designed to accommodate 10’ wide cars. Using 9’ wide IRT cars will result in a 6” gap between the cars and the platforms, which is visually acceptable in a simulation, especially one where you hardly ever see the cars from the platform.

 What follows is a simple guide to the SCS, its pieces, and some of the things which can be achieved with it.

All SCS assets are completed and tested, including tracks, tunnels, stations and platforms. Some new platforms have been included, and tunnels have been changed to provide more consistency in appearance. All items have had thumbnails added to allow for Download Station distribution and full TRS2006 compatability. All items have TRS2006 keywords added.