Electrified Third Rail (North American Style) Mod

Electrified Third Rail (North American Style) Mod

This mod adds third rails to the game via two new track types.
The dimensions are based upon third rails around New York and the stylized on the Toronto Subway.
Included are standard and high-speed variants of the 3rd rail.
The rails are purely decorative so only diesel trains can run on them. But that also means you can have a catenary and 3rd rail on the same track.
Notes
In general, the mod is pretty straight forward but here’s a few details.
See the images for a visual examples.
Directionality
The third rail will always be on the right side of the direction that the track is being built. Unfortunately, this cannot be changed without rebuilding the rail itself.
Sharp Curves
Sharp curves do not have any supports. This was a trade off as either there would be no supports or too many. I went with the none option and instead included the supports as a waypoint that can be added later.
Crossings
Road crossings by default will have the 3rd rail running through them. To get rid of them, separate out the crossing and replace the rail with default rail. The track is identical so they mesh right into each other.
Dimensions
For any modders looking for the dimensions of the rail to match up with your models.
1400mm – Centre of 3rd Rail to centre of track
100mm – Elevation above rail running surface to 3rd rail running surface
100mm – Gap between protector board and surface of 3rd rail
These dimensions are close to the tolerances of 3rd rails in the New York area.
I plan on making a UK version of this in the near future. Stay tuned!
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Thanks for checking out my mod!