Truss bridge

[Jimbo]

I've tried playing around with the new bridge but i cant quite figure out its use. Can anyone help in telling me the limitations to its use and height or is it just a bug?

[Schorsche]

its seems it needs to attached to existing track. Length is fixed similar to switches. I noticed that the point to get link option is very small, tricky to find and keep.

[wrustykey]

My game was dead until the latest update. I haven't tried to run trains yet. Did have to put 4 of my locos/tenders back on the rail the first time but now they are stable. I thought I would try to use the truss bridge first and see how that goes. Wasn't able to connect it. Does it require a specific track type to connect (like a wall type)? Does it require a certain height off the ground to connect? Previous comment says the hit box for the link is really small so perhaps I didn't try long enough but want to know the answers to my questions before I spend too much time trying to connect it. Can anyone help us out?

[wulfgar28]

So far the trick seems to be rotating it so it's backwards to the way you want it to go. Then you can back up from the end of the existing rail a bit and get the link.

[JSB454]

I found that I need to determine whatever the pier will be, ballast, stone, or another bridge section. It must of course have track to make the link. Terminate the pier at the desired location to make the crossing properly. I then like to use an extra long section of steel bridge, set level 0% gradient, no turn. I like to use the steel bridge because of it's usable height, quite high. I then lay the Truss bridge on top of the steel bridge, this makes the link between the truss bridge and the pier very simple. Once the Truss bridge has been positioned, I then remove the steel bridge out from under it. Set the next pier, and continue from there.

[JSB454]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2981481865

[JSB454]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2981481958

[JSB454]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2981481695

[JSB454]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2981482014

[Schlappspaten]

"No turn" is only half of the truth:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2992932538

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2992935696

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2992935562

To achieve this you have to replace your track with temporary groundwork a bit lower than your track, put the bridge in position independendly of the adjacent tracks, change temporary groundwork to track level and place the track, delete the temporary groundwork, set up stone abutments under the bridge end beams and at last connect your tracks. Lot of detailing work required but well worth the effort.

Positioning of the bridge can be facilitated by placing the bridge above the existing track, and lowering it into place with railroad.studio (lowering of 30-60 units). Then you'll only need to replace your track work accordingly (and use temporary groundwork for the bridge section to put in type IV track without the ballast).

[Ghost666]

Originally posted by Jimbo:

I've tried playing around with the new bridge but i cant quite figure out its use. Can anyone help in telling me the limitations to its use and height or is it just a bug?

you'd probably use it with a stone abutment to allow vehicles to travel under the bridge section

[lukeandben912]

How hard is it for y’all to link trusses cause I can’t link em

[Autismus Maximus III of Rome]

Originally posted by lukeandben912:

How hard is it for y’all to link trusses cause I can’t link em

try rotating the truss brigde so it actually clips thru you, then try linking the brigde piece while standing on the track you want it attached to

[lukeandben912]

It worked thanks!