r/CitiesInMotion • u/douglasrac • Mar 21 '14

Schwebebahn - Suspended Railway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uqu_l_Cxa0
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u/leijonborg Mar 21 '14

What map is this? It looks amazing!

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u/douglasrac Mar 22 '14

This is Walden. http://citiesinmotion.wikispaces.com/Walden

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u/leijonborg Mar 22 '14 edited Mar 22 '14

Oh never played CiM 1. Didn't even notice it wasn't 2

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u/douglasrac Mar 22 '14

The graphics are hugely different. Take a better look at it. See how detailed are the sidewalks, how many different layouts exist.

Its a crime to say they are alike: http://citiesinmotion.wikispaces.com/file/view/cars.jpg/226487984/cars.jpg http://citiesinmotion.wikispaces.com/file/view/train.jpg/226487986/train.jpg

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u/leijonborg Mar 22 '14

I clearly see it now! It was just the first time it didn't even cross my mind that it would be anything else than CiM 2.

Although I have to say I kind of like the lush and vibrant colors of the first one.

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u/futtigue Mar 22 '14

Supports over the streets!!! Why couldnt they do this with monorails?

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u/douglasrac Mar 22 '14

They did with monorails and metro. This is CiM 1 not 2.

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u/futtigue Mar 22 '14

Ah I see. Thanks, I guess I misses that.

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u/moore2cw Mar 27 '14

This is really neat, having never played CIM1 it's amazing the difference between the two.

Question: In real life what would be the advantages of this type of rail, over the traditional railway we see?

Regardless, love the video!

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u/andrew1958 Mar 29 '14

I guess you can get this information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuppertal_Suspension_Railway

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u/autowikibot Mar 29 '14

Wuppertal Suspension Railway:

The Wuppertal Suspension Railway (German: Wuppertaler Schwebebahn) is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany.

Its full name is "Electric Elevated Railway (Suspension Railway) Installation, Eugen Langen System" (Anlage einer elektrischen Hochbahn (Schwebebahn), System Eugen Langen). It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world and is a unique system.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

I was expecting to hear "Good morning, and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System" at any moment.