Grade Map

[Clipper Northern]

Hi everyone,
I made something I wanted to share. It's a map that indicates the track grades in the Derail Valley map. Link to in in my Steam Artwork: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2996536984

Here's how it works
Numbers are color-coded based on steepness:
0 to 0.6 = white
0.7 to 1.3 = yellow
1.4 to 1.8 = orange
1.9 to 3.5 = red
Beyond 3.5 = purple (only one section of track)

Triangles by each number point uphill.

This chart is not fully comprehensive for all track grades on the whole line. If it was, there would be so many numbers in some places it would be too hard to read.

Very often, the grades posted on signs beside the track do not indicate the same percent grade in both directions. For example, a section of track indicated as “1.1” going one way might be flagged as “0.9” going the other. I think this reflects the fact that track grades are constantly changing to conform to the land. Wherever two grade signs on the same section of track differ, the chart numbers indicate the higher value.

Sections of track indicated as zero are not necessarily perfectly flat, but should be no more than 0.4% or so.

[HuskyDynamics]

Nice! This is excellent!