It's been 22 years since we last saw Penford-Sluborough Railroads, and a lot has happened. In the last 22 years, PSR has gotten heavily involved in terraforming (I was bored, OK?) and among other things they founded a completely new city on the edge of a large landmass just South of their main area. The city, Nonfield, was of course tied to the rest of the PSR network by use of trains. Let us imagine a train travelling from Nonfield to Flinnville near the North of the map.
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In the year 2025, the first train to Nonfield arrived. Mrs. Crongleton and her two kids are travelling to see her parents in Flinnville. In the past, this required swimming for days. I suppose. Not today! In the photo below, a brand new Eurostar arrives just in time to start them on their journey.
In the background, you can see the bridges crossing the massive strait to reach the PSR heartland.
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The first city we arrive in, Plonfingford, has been in use as a terminus since the 1910s. After one hundred years, it is now rebuilt to handle the trains coming in from Nonfield. We see the result of that right here. The top platform is occupied by a local commuter train looping around the city center, as it has done for over 100 years (Well, not this train obviously. It's 10 years old). The center platform is where dear Mrs. Crongleton and her two kids arrive.
From Plonfingford, we make our way to Pruningpool. Now, you have seen Pruningpool before. Check
this photo from 1894 (Southside was known as Central at the time) and
this photo from 2000. Today, Pruningpool has been widened to handle two trains in both directions simultaneously. Other improvements include tunnelling a part of the network in central Pruningpool (bottom right corner of photo) to allow for housing developments above the train tracks. We see our friends arriving at Pruningpool Southside, and just outside the station we see another train on the same route arriving in the other direction.
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The train halts at Southside and Prunningpool's main station before heading North toward Narningpool Falls (
1918,
2000). While there, the train passes a massive forest, a canal for boats, and a part of the industrial network of PSR. All at once. Wow! The iron ore trains you spot on the separate network is headed for Penford itself and the steel mine located there (roughly right of center in
this photo).
Even though not an extreme amount of change has happened in Narningpool Falls since we last visited, the population density has grown. Here, we see Mrs. Crongleton and her two lovely kids pulling into the North part of the station. Perfect time to grab a bite to eat before heading on, yeah?
After enjoying a delicious lunch at a local kebab shop, they board the
amazing hovercrafts crossing the waters.
The
amazing hovercraft that they boarded carry them across the water at raging speeds and deliver them safely to the smallest hub of the PSR network, and indeed one of the smallest towns on the map today, Genbridge. Genbridge is slowly merging with Fort Sutford (you can see Fort Sutford and Genbridge in these old photos from
1960 and
2000). Genbridge is served by a branchline in desperate need of renovations. You know what trains are running here? 60-year old Sulzer Type 2 Diesel trains with a top speed of 144 km/h (90 mph). Shameful. It's not for the lack of money, as we obviously have the money to establish brand new cities. No, it's simply because the CEO (me...) forgot.
North of town, on the hillside, you see some lovely iron ore trains passing. Yes, the exact same trains you saw in
the photo PSR_4.
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The family boards the run down Sulzer trains and it's passenger carriages, renovated in 2006 but built in 1965 originally. Despicable. Compared to the standard they have enjoyed thus far, these trains are a disgrace. Mrs. Crongleton makes a mental note to send a very upset letter of complaint. This is definitely not up to her standards.
The train pulls out from Genbridge and head West toward Flinnville. They have arrived. Upon arriving in Flinnville, her parents are not at the station to meet them. They try calling them, and no answer. It isn't until two hours later, around 6:30pm, that she gets a text from dad saying
"Sorry, we overslept after having lunch. Heading to the station now. See you soon!".
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Especially when compared to the town in big screenshot, with all your freight lines in the area!
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