Spawn Continental Railway
 Spawn Continental Railway
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 SCR | |
| About | |
|---|---|
| Leadership |  SiOtter
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| Headquarters | Great Lakes Province |
| Founded | 10/9/23 |
| Public? | yes |
| Status | active |
The Spawn Continental Railway is a railway company separate of the Freedonia Railway System. It connects towns across the server via a scenic ground rail network, places that get SCR stations usually are out of the way for other railways or don't have the qualifications for connects to the FRS.
Information
Founded in 2023 this company provides an alternative to the FRS which controls much of Freedonias rail. This companies works are primarily located in the Great Lakes Province. The railway uses a custom gauge thats cheaper and just as efficient as the FRS standard lowering construction costs.
Riding Information
Ticketing
Ticket booths are provided at every station. Tickets cost 8 gold ore and will allow you to travel freely on the line you paid for. If you loose your ticket you will have to buy a new one. There are two ticket types: physical tickets that work with Craftbook (not required, but are more afk friendly), and minecarts which are required for track use. Minecarts are sold at every SCR railway station for 8 gold ore and can be used almost indefinitely. Some stations though do have a minecart return, usually located at the end of railway lines.
Ticket Examples:
Great Lakes Line Ticket.
Riding
Stations are split into the manual and automatic categories. All manual stations get turned into automatic after a line gets enough use to allow for afk travel. Manual stations require you to press "w" in-order to move forwards. Automatic stations will send you forwards automatically after 20 seconds.
Connecting your town
Just ask! Currently we only do things within the spawn continent (spawn disk) but the goal is to expand into the borderlands sometime in 2024.
Management
The SCR lines are split into three categories in regard to management, they are listed below.
| Line Type | Distance between stops | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Express | 2500m and above | Express lines are the largest lines operated by the SCR, they go extremely long distances between stops and usually stop at nexus towns or major cities. |
| Local Train | Under 2000m to 400m | Local Trains are the most common of SCR lines. They stop at basically every town they go by and are used for short commutes between locations. |
| ETC | Varies, usually under 100m | ETC refers to subways, funiculars, and other rail operations. These railways are usually subway networks within cities an serve to better connect urban areas. |
List of Railway Lines & Operations
Great Lakes
- Note: There is a switch at New Oak Town Rail Station, depending on the lever direction you either go to Know-Where or Fjellby.
- Note 2: The Great Lakes Lines Chilliwack Stop, Sandbar Station, and Ridgeline Stop have been classified as apart of the Kanal Town LRS (Kanal Subway) and appear on its map swell as of March 2024.
The Great Lakes line connects towns within and around the Great Lakes Province. It's the groups first completed line and runs from Kanal Town to Fjellby and Know-Where.
| Station Name | Town | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Ridgeline Stop | Maple Ridge | Great Lakes, Kanal Town Subway |
| Sandbar Station | Kanal Town | Great Lakes, Western Express, Kanal Town Subway |
| Chilliwack Stop | Chilliwack | Great Lakes |
| N/A | Annaheim | Great Lakes |
| Oak Town Station | Oak Town | Great Lakes |
| New Oak Town Rail Station | New Oak Town | Great Lakes (Transfer to track B here for squid+witch farm) |
| Fjellby Station | Fjellby | Great Lakes |
| Know Where Station | Know Where & Redrose Mine | Great Lakes - B |
Alliance Line
The alliance line is located off the Spawn Continent. It connects some of the most remote towns in Freedonia via rail. Its accessible from Sandy Shades and terminates at Citytown. It is called the alliance line due to how it better connects the region.
| Station Name | Town | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Shades Railroad | Sandy Shades | Alliance Line |
| The Green Flowers Railway Station | Green Flowers | Alliance Line |
| Citytown Railway | Citytown | Alliance Line |
Beartown Railroad
The Beartown Railroad is a railway line that runs from Eldermans to Freerdonia. The line is compromised of a SCR standard 10:2 gage double track and a 1:x gage single track. It is named the Beartown Line due to have a terminus at the areas second-largest city, Beartown.
| Station Name | Town | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Doggy Station | Doggy Style Town | Beartown Line |
| Eldermans Grand Station | Eldermans | Beartown Line, Western Express, Spawn Line |
| Bear Town Railway Station | Bear Town | Beartown Line |
| Freerdonia Train Station | Freerdonia | Beartown Line |
Western Express
The western express is a large express railway that travels across the western spawn continent. It runs from Emberrest to Eldermans with a stop in Kanal Town. It currently runs from eldermans-kanal town.
| Station Name | Town | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Eldermans Grand Station | Eldermans | Western Express, Beartown Branch, Spawn Line |
| Sandbar Station | Kanal Town | Western Express, Great Lakes, Kanal Town Subway |
Spawn Line
The Spawn Line is a line that better connects the company into the inner spawn region and maybe into the spawn walls in the future!
| Station Name | Town | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Eldermans Grand Station | Eldermans | Spawn Line, Western Express, Beartown Line |
| Iceh Station | Iceh | Spawn Line |
Other Railway Operations
The Local light rail network that operates within Kanal Town. It takes you across the city and connects to different event venues around town. See Kanal Town Subway wiki page for more information.
Funicular Railway
The Dernal Park Funicular Railway is a funicular railway made in October 2023, it takes players from the base of Mt Mosasaur to the viewing platform below Komodo Peak. The tram is used by players during the Dernal Park Climbing Competition as an alternative to climbing up into the viewing platform. No ticket is required as the funicular is automatic and only requires a button press to operate. If no minecart is present at the funicular contact an SCR builder or Kanal Town City staff.
Incomplete Lines/Stations
Alliance Line
| Station Name | Town | Line |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Shackcity | Alliance |
| N/A | The Kingdom Of Albourg | Alliance |
| N/A | Unnamed New Town | Alliance, Western Express |
Western Express
The western express is a large express railway that travels across the western spawn continent. It runs from Emberrest to Eldermans with a stop in Kanal Town. It's the original line proposed during the groups creation and is currently under construction.
- Note: This line is not open yet, it is due to open 2024.
| Station Name | Town | Line |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Emberrest | Western Express |
Other
N/A Currently
Map
Top: Detailed map of the SCR services, Bottom: In-game map
History
2023
The SCR was first conceptualized when SiOtter joined Emberrest, a town owned by 
Link03. The two chatted about town management and wanted to better connect their cities, so a railway was thrown as an idea to do so. With a railway agreed upon, plans were set in motion to begin construction. SiOtter had the idea to have two lines directed from Kanal Town, so he contacted another local town mayor 
Kendon about connecting Kanal Town and Oak Town via rail. With these three towns in agreement the SCR company was born.
The SCR had three towns to connect via rail. Oak Town already had a historic railway that was privately owned, Kendon contacted the railways owner and it merged with the SCR. The railway was modified and used to test 3:9 gauge. It was decided that 3:9 gauge was too expensive for the SCR so the company switched to 2:10 gauge. A third stop was made at the suburb of Chilliwack which serves as a recourse hub for the railway. The railway line at this point was given the name "The Great Lakes Line" due to it connecting the two ends of the Great Lakes. Once the Great Lakes Line connected the three towns, work began on the unnamed Red (Express 1) line to Emberrest.
With the express only connecting two cities and SiOtter being impatient he contacted 
MonkeSniper221 about getting a rail link into the New United States. MonkeSniper suggested Eldermans as it was the closest town to Kanal Towns hub station. SiOtter contacted Eldermans founder 
Nez0l and began discussing having the express end at his town. SiOtter came in contact with an old friend from toastcraft, 
Feb1980. SiOtter and feb were talking railways when a line to the ancient town of Fjellby was planned. Around the same time SiOtter was in talks with 
FuzbolMC about a Bear Town link and acquiring the BearTown-Freerdonia railway. With work stalled on the unnamed red line/express it was decided upon that New Oak Town would become the fourth constructed stop on the Great Lakes Line. Part of the decision to hook up New Oak Town was because of the easy access to the Western Ocean of Freedonia and the borderlands.
SiOtter contacted the two Kanal Town members 
4dre and 
goofy_man_lol about a line connecting Citytown and Sandy Shades. This was called the "Expanse Line" and was the first railway in that section of the Borderlands. The Expanse Line name was short-lived as the city of Green Flowers ran by 
SonidoDeUnaPolka was also approached about a rail link. Plans were finalized that same day and suddenly the city owners found themselves in a rush to make a over 1.5k long railway in under a week. The expanse line opened late October 2023 and allowed for easier transport to the cities of Green Flowers and Citytown. The line was renamed the Alliance Railroad due to an alliance forming in these three cities due to how the railway linked them. This lines construction both delayed the Fjellby expansion on the Great Lakes and the Red Express (now called the Western Express).
Fjellby would be connected by rail on November 13th 2023 and marked the competition of the original Great Lakes Line plan. Construction also began to expand the Great Lakes Line further east towards the Blue-2 Nexus Link. The first ride on it would be with SiOtter and 4dre followed by a chaotic return trip to Kanal Town with 
Luigifan100. A new map would be released showing off the Beartown-Freedonia line and with a new logo specifically for maps.
On November 28th 2023 the SCR would release the first in-game railway map, the map is a 2x1 mapart displaying all the major lines the company operates.
2024
January 24th-25th 2024 the SiOtter would begin to build the Great Lakes-B branch line and complete it within the same timespan. The branch line has a switch that allows transfers to either Fjellby or Know-Where. The Know-Where is also known as Redrose and was formed around the railway and large farm next to the hamlet. The switch was a major part of the railway and its design was planned to be used again for a Western Express branch line into Spawn. At the very end of the month, January 28th 2023: the railway would begin building towards Eldermans via the express line. The original focus was Emberrest; this however changed when the town was abandoned due to drama.
March 2024 saw the completion of the Western Express into Eldermans which was finished March 13th 2024. This was followed by the creation of the spawn line into Iceh on March 15th. The spawn line effectively killed any plans for the Western Express from going into spawn so talks with the citadel began on expanding the express into that town. Earlier that day SiOtter and 
Revcha joking around about a 100m expansion to the beartown line - a distance reserved for subway lines turning into reality. The beartown line was expanded into Doggy Style Town making the joke turn real with its 4th station. The Beartown Line between Beartown and Freerdonia was also repaired the same day with tracks being fixed and stations upgraded to better fit the SCR. Construction also began earlier in the month on the Alliance Lines expansion into Shackcity and its neighbouring towns.
Plans Gallery
The original plans for the Red and Blue railway lines from Oak Town, Kanal Town, and Emberrest; from September 8th, 2023.
The plans from September 18th, 2023. These plans include the Fjellby extension to the Great Lakes and the Emberrest extension to the Red railway.
Unused map design from 2023. Note: BearTown Line isn't shown on the map yet the alliance is, this is because the Beartown Line was being somewhat re-negotiated at the time.
Plans from Jan 2024 made to show how much of the Western Express needed to be completed.
General Gallery
Map of the Spawn Continental Railway System from October 2023, before the Alliance line was constructed.
SCR map from after the alliance line and Fjellby expansion was completed.
Map of the railway network including the Kanal Town Subway from November 2023.
The original intake SCR map.
SCR Map when the Western Express was completed March 2024.
First released map from the SCR. It is pretty bad.
