Building a Mega Bridge to Cross a Massive Valley in Railroads Online!

Hey everyone and welcome back to more Railroads Online! Today we are back and finally finishing the mega bridge that crosses the massive valley on the way to the iron mine! This bridge was once just a magical floating rail line and now it is a massive mega structure that really fits the environment!
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[@jaunusender6166]

I love the bit of a lip on the cement, foundations that big would be built in sections like that. The core would probably be hollow with rebar cross pieces where you couldn't see for weight management.

[@Kemptation5142]

I’m not sure what you mean by rebar crosspieces. Rebar is a terrible material for internal bracing as it’s designed to be completely encased in concrete and is used to strengthen and add ductility to concrete. In any other use it is likely to bend and corrode. Also, rebar wasn’t popularized at this time, and most of those foundations are modeled more akin to masonry structures than concrete pilings.

[@onlygaming69]

@@Kemptation5142 Rebar is BeNdY

[@3DPDK]

What you meant to say is "dead man" bracing, not re-bar. These would be heavy, hardened carbon steel bars that would penetrate two opposing walls and be riveted off to a flat plate on the outsides of the wall, at a repeated distance depending on the bowing strength of the stone wall. Then the whole caisson or pillar would be backfilled with dirt and rubble.

[@Dumbrarere]

Just letting you know, kAN, the derailments galore in the last episode weren't really your fault to begin with, even if the train was really long. There was (and still is) an issue with rolling stock that causes railcars to be far lighter than they should be and as a result they have a habit of derailing spontaneously. This is a known physics issue that is listed on the Discord.

[@modelraildan2002]

Could be called model railway syndrome 😂

[@frog9334]

ah so thats why I lost half my train coming back up from the smelter ;-;

[@GRDL.]

Everything is too light then, like how some yeettracks happen

[@modelraildan2002]

@@GRDL. I'm pretty sure that even the locos are to light, Betty does some weird stuff at my sawmill layout as do most of my wagons

[@nzrailer6297]

But most of them are made of wood and are lighter than your average fright car

[@skrep359]

Don't know if anyone noticed, but trees don't cost $2 when you cut them down anymore! So technically, you could flatten the map. And still have money left to buy a Betsy.

[@onlygaming69]

Wait did it cost money to remove a tree? I geuss irl that would be fuel money or something but still kinda weird

[@mr1ybbob3214]

@@onlygaming69 yeah, it was rough making tracks just cause of that

[@stefanknauer7180]

Sounds like something that Josh from let's game it out would do xD

[@mr1ybbob3214]

You should add walk ways on the side of the bridge, not sure the best way to do that though

[@Bendigo1]

@@mr1ybbob3214 they removed the tree cost a few updates ago. Too many people were complaining about it. It is nice but at the same time it removes the challenge of it. When it costs to cut down trees, it makes you want to plan out better before cutting them down. $2/tree was a bit excessive though. You could go broke just trying to get to the logging camp.

[@balistix6723]

Inside the bridge you should make a easter egg with a betsy in one of that rail deck. Like fit it by a side and turning it with a turntable and then deleting the turn table so it hopefully falls perfectly in a rail deck

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

lol thats a waste..

[@dirkdieters5773]

Or drive it to the track above and delete the track, then re-rail it on the track below?

[@Egerit100]

@@robertbalazslorincz8218 idk seems funny

[@MechE_Emma]

I'm a mechanical engineer, not a civil engineer, but from what I know about truss structures, I'm glad you created the buttresses against the mountain and the concrete supports at the base. I doubt that the structure could hold up itself let alone a train crossing it; in reality of course! You made a truly unique build that I'm definitely loving!

[@Egerit100]

I feel like it's pretty good just maybe put an arch between each pillar and from the pillars to the mountains put a half arch and put 1 more pillar right in the middle and I think that would hold itself (don't quote me on that I have done no math, and won't do any math)

[@stefanknauer7180]

To be honest, I think I would put either one extra pilar or make the existing ones double the size. It looks awesome though!

[@willbruley4022]

This game is very slowly curing kAN of his perfectionism.

[@nighthawk5120]

Me wondering why kaN hasn't uploaded Kan: So I had to build this massive bridge

[@nighthawk5120]

Its amazing what kan can do with pieces meant for trains

[@TitoRigatoni]

This looks really good kAN. You could spend a lot of time redoing it and making that seam between the upper and lower pillars disappear, but I'd go the opposite way - make the seam bigger, so there's a pronounced ledge there. That's how I would design those pillars as a civil engineer. It would look better, be more realistic, and be easier as well because you don't need to get it as perfect.

[@thegalaxydragon9199]

I thought the little lip actually looked pretty good, giving it a more tiered design rather than a flush slope the whole way down. I do love me some layering and depth

[@chasesrailwaylinesrr6447]

At least the eureka is being used usefully instead of sitting on a Abandoned sidetrack

[@charliemurdoch1799]

And yet, 33:29 ish kAN called it Betsy!

[@kleetus92]

kAN, have you tried using the steel viaduct bridge instead of the wood bridge? There may be a physical limit to the wood height, as there was in the prototype. Steel bridges could be ridiculously high... Look up the Kinzua railroad bridge in Mount Jewett PA... it blew over in a tornado 18-20 years ago, but it was 550 feet to the highest point and I think it was 3/4 of mile long. I had the pleasure of riding across it a few times before it failed on a tourist line.

[@Dazedloon1776]

Right now, I’m stuck at where he’s building. I tried the steel bridge but it has a height limit as well.

[@kleetus92]

@@Dazedloon1776 Hmm that's interesting, and I'm also surprised to hear that. I haven't loaded this on my rig yet as I'm building a new one currently and I figure there's no point in downloading it twice...

[@MilwaukeeRoadJames]

That "epic disaster" showed that you could just run to the iron mine, and let your flats roll down 😂

[@F.S.R.GAMING]

Hello Kan. The class 70 can pull up to 4 hopper cars, 12 plank cars ( teir 2 ) ( minimum ) and a cabooses. you were right also the sand helps to not slip the wheels. The sand gives the engine 10% more friction and that friction gives the engine 5% more power in real life. And my Father's Grandfather was a Steam engine expert. You can put more Lights at the corners of the Cabooses. And 1st, load 4 cars of Planks, 2nd, load 8 cars of Beams, 3rd, load 4 cars of Planks, 4th or last, load 8 cars of Beams Simple..............................

[@Dinebarta8905]

You are right.

[@Trynnun02]

If they had Valheim's structural integrity or something like it in their build system, I would totally play this game as it would then incorporate actual build engineering.

[@abyssminiaturestudios6103]

Recently found channel, looking forward to getting this game, your railyard and tracks are looking good

[@quez900_4]

Bro I really do means this when I say it keep up the good work railroads online is one of the best games I seen in a minute plus your uploading videos about it all the time NICE

[@lizzard3699]

There is actually a way to make 'floating' bridges You have to place it and slant it down, *but* you continue laying it slanted super far down, and then on the other side of thr valley your building across you slope it back up, and sense the dtart and finish are both on ground the middle doesnt care You can only plant it on ground, but using the constant grade you can lift it after you've placed it so its no longer on ground

[@StixFerryMan]

The lips on the pillars look great. Make it seem like it is supporting the upper stone works. As for your curves, make them long and sweeping where possible. And long straights where appropriate.

[@strasburgrailfan90]

For track Maintenance you’re usually supposed to use a small engine like Betsy

[@jvegar08]

you should use the hand cart for your track cleaning episode lol

[@halvik5852]

The arrow needs to be enough in the center when placing track with the alt key. That’s why it doesn’t always place.

[@roccov3614]

16:10 kAN: "You know what? We're just gonna just freehand these too. I'm feeling risky." Who are you? And what have you done with kAN?

[@captainsinclair7954]

Seeing this bridge get constructed makes me think “This is maximum levels of Sketchy right here”

[@EStar73626]

Would be nice if this game added some kind of tunnel stream so you can go through or over the mountains but i think next episode should be you fixing the railway

[@Mdogger45]

Only videos I look forward to after work keep up the great work man

[@mastakuru3544]

Ngl, that build was pretty clean. I'm impressed you got that with the tools currently available. I'm inspired!

[@supermariokid6913]

I love how you have make sure everything is perfect in this game, if it were up to me there would be no bridges only tall walls of foundation, the place would look like the farlands from Minecraft (i vary enjoy your vids) Proves my point 25:35

[@mrgamecat3882]

I now think you should re-name your company to "good enough rail co", lol

[@davekrassi]

The only thing your bridge lacks now is some graffiti round the pillars to make it realistic

[@EJBarron]

That totally looks like a legitimate bridge! It looks WONDERFUL! I wouldn’t change a thing!

[@FuelFire]

It's actually crazy how much easier it is to build bridges (or tracks in general) nowadays. Like you can just build a bridge as a truss and the actual bridge on top.

[@Badgermatt-nc5nr]

Wow, you are finally calling turns sharp instead of steep. LOL I was always yelling at the screen when you did. :D J/K

[@morganshifflett4994]

The lip on the concrete on the bridge makes it look more stable and cool.

[@onlygaming69]

That Eureka came very close to derailing like VERY close lol

[@Dalorian1]

Not at one moment in your video, did those stone pillars look like concrete 😛

[@breenseaturtle]

Wow the bridge is so nice.

[@BuzzBazzJ]

It’s weird… I started seeing a ton of you build games videos and then buying the games to enjoy, but watching this rail adventure you have is so relaxing🙌🏻😄

[@GummieI]

33:29 Did he just call the Eureka for Betsy? Damn that train just wont get a break xD

[@spruce6323]

For track fixing day why not take Betsy II, 1 Bulkhead flatcar (cordwood car), a Boxcar, and a Caboose as your inspection train. Tack gang gets in the caboose, equipment loaded in the boxcar, and have the Bulkhead flatcar loaded with cordwood that won't get unloaded as it is representing fresh railroad ties. Betsy II has a larger firewood capacity so it do longer trips. The only issue is you'd need to dedicate a siding to this train. Its namely for a roleplay perspective but it would look cool

[@charmilltaco]

A river line will be great and breath taking!

[@donwanthemagicma]

From what I can tell, when it will not let you place the rail using the ALT key, it is just because you need to have your cursor in the middle of the track

[@charmilltaco]

You should build a river line for a area in the coal mine line

[@beammeupscott3032]

This entire series is just crazy in a strange way; one episode is like a mild home improvement show where kans discussing the visual aspect of wood under a bridge then the other episodes like the last one it’s like their Tokyo drifting a train on ice.

[@nodubs2302]

Enjoying the series very much, keep it up

[@chainz186]

33:29 calling the eureka, Betsy. kan really seems to have an inner anger with it 😄

[@RP_0228]

the new update has to be bigger bridge so you can go over bigger gaps. And you have to do the track fixing day you have to do it 1 in two months maybe.

[@BluePinkAndWhite]

Omg i love the eureka its so pretty and cool and just makes me happy and i love it.

[@streetrypper9961]

I just got Railroads Online and now I see why it took you however many hours you said to make a line to the logging camp

[@danser_theplayer01]

Sloped bridge actually seems more realistic to me, feels like gravity exists.

[@chopcyk6452]

There could be some sort of like bird view building, with snapping and all that. Maybe add build time, or make you deliver the resources, and build it with a hammer or something. So it's like birdview for blueprints, you go there with a hammer and build it

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

I’ve seen very similar railroad bridges to yours, and my instincts keep saying to double the number of stone supports under it as a result, but that’s not really worth the time. It looks really good, great job.

[@daesmith3274]

I hadn't seen your channel before this game. But the amount of effort put into it is to be respected for sure. Especially when you get on other people's servers and other games.

[@flamsxriderno-e4530]

Fun fact if you space 2 tracks perfectly you can run a train on them

[@DieselSquid]

I was really curious how you were going to tackle this. Looks great!

[@peterpolanszki8903]

His perfectionism is so hard to watch, just chill kAN :D

[@hikoplays]

IU honestly though you were gonna go 3 pilars. might just be old me that was playing this bridge builder games back in like 2002 but still looks nice.

[@LVWattsPlays]

There has been a way to place floating bridges for a while now. What you do is because its basicaly a constant grade you out on like a 10% down place then bring it up and do it again. Then when you reach where you want it to finnish you can just put the grade back to 0 and its algood!

[@josh3081]

Was having a rough time, i needed this video

[@rjc0234]

The only thing they would have done in real life, is the two trusses either side of the pillars, and touching the ground, would be a bit skinnier. But as the game doesn't allow you to change that, I think the bridge looks amazing. Must have taken you ages to do! I hope they create a nice modular snap together bridge pieces to make building something that looks this good easier.

[@Jonathan-ki4iz]

It has always been possible to snap high bridges to points, its very fiddly tho. I built a bridge in the same place as u did but a little bit before, and it worked for me.

[@Bendigo1]

We have always been able to build floating bridges. Usually you just have to aim at the ground and not in the air.

[@nope.4945]

I bet the next track inspection and or upgrade will have to do with future plans for a double track Always looking for new railroads online content

[@amahashadow]

I think it might be more realistic to actually build 2 wooden bridges underneat (on each side) and have a fully wooden bridge

[@IconicDavexD]

Seriously just refreshed to check for new uploads! 😂

[@tdog-jy1pp]

Seeing that big bridge makes me want to make the bttf pt 3 scene when i get this game some day

[@spange_babs9130]

They are changing the train physics related to weight and tractive effort. Not sure how drastic it will be, but devs are warning of trains stalling if the grade is too steep or if the load is too heavy. Gl buddy 😅

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

If I were you, I would have done both layers with steel so as to 'bridge' the problem. Also I miss the "CREAKING INTENSIFIES" part

[@saptaksarkar30468]

I think the Steel bridges look better and stronger and would be more realistic in a mountain freight train line !!!

[@matthewlech3228]

Very good video! Was entertaining the whole way through!

[@DonSeldum]

Looks awesome that bridge.

[@LouieNJ]

Did wooden train bridges ever have stone foundations like that IRL? I wanna say they stayed the same down to the ground.

[@clyde3013]

Wow that looks amazing

[@anteshell]

You could've made the lips a bit bigger to make them look intentional. Also, the foundation have those raised sides which you could have used to measure the placement consistently.

[@saliso470]

I've been playing transport fever lately and I was really sad when I lost those cool steam trains.

[@divy9474]

That moment when kAN calls Gutless, Betsy!! 33:29

[@KryAkuma]

Glad someone else noticed

[@launcesmechanist9578]

Kinda wish I could build track like that. My rails are so basic it's almost pitiful. That and for some reason every time I make a switching yard, siding, or branch line I have a little dip or bump in the track. Still, maybe I keep watching you and Dapper, Kosmo, and BlueWizard and maybe, just maybe inspiration will strike. BTW, on the Discord, I noticed an update is planned that will make all cars and engines have their realistic weights so... I'm thinking it may soon no longer be possible to run 20+car trains as the devs are also putting a table together showing how many cars each locomotive can pull respectively without getting bogged down and on which grades they're best suited for.

[@Benwaterman261]

This series is the best

[@andrius2254]

It's sad that you actually can't do bridges of this kind nowadays. I mean, well, bridge building is much MUCH better then it used to be, I like it very much. But I miss large bridges.

[@train_raider]

I love how he cald gutless betsy lol😂

[@KryAkuma]

He called the train Betsy at the end when he was taking it across the bridge 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@sebastianlinares9810]

I love this video because now I know how make pillars in this game

[@vanitazazas]

I love your videos. My OCD thanking you alot

[@AshesandEmbers]

Great work, looks really clean.

[@niek12o23]

love this series

[@goosegamerau3200]

I love how we have 30 minutes of just bridge building

[@RJenkins6586]

Can't wait to see you get the class 70

[@einar2963]

you couldve kept one of the 90 cross peices and linked a rail to both ends of it (like you did with the end peices under the bridge) and then just hit the alt key and just keep placing perfectly straight lines of rail

[@pavius_5033]

Those flat pillars look wayyyy better than what you did to them

[@frog9334]

yesss mans got me hooked on train game love to see the uploads

[@ArcticWolf1093]

What if you were to bring the trestle or wooden beam part from the mountain side to the pillars you made, leaving the middle part as is for the path underneath. It would look a little bit more stabilized and be hooked to the mountain like the top part.

[@adammullarkey4996]

30:20 Well, technically, I don't think anyone COULD tell you "the load calculations wouldn't work," at least not having legitimately done them, because they'd need to know things like the wind patterns in the valley and the types of rock and wood used in the construction of the bridge.

[@lexmasu246]

Idk, but that track looks perfect. I literally can't see anything wrong with it

[@mrnissendk]

if you hold shift while incrementing gradient or curve it will do 0.25% instead of 1%

[@HowlingCurve]

Unless the devs changed something you don't have to hold the alt key just need to press it to activate the straight track build mode.

[@magmauniverse435]

Cool

[@GameMaster0025]

i love this game is awsome i HOp they add a back to future DLC or something like that that 2 new the Time Train AND THE 131 TRAIN

[@white-lion8843]

Looks professional bc u used wedges 😁

[@AtkataffTheAlpha]

33:30 Betsy? That's Gutless lol

[@charmilltaco]

You should build a river Line to go to the coal mine

[@awolgamming7793]

i have currently woken up at 5:30 am and cant fall asleep