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Trains are great. Model trains are a great hobby.

I used to have a model train set from my Dad.
In fact, my uncle has a huge train set in Kansas.

OSM can be considered to be a big online model train set-

Maybe if we put some train simulations on there, people would use it more

like train time tables with different locomotives, that would be very popular.

People could add in all the train time tables,
and see where the train is at any given time
even mark them as being late.

On that note, what about playing http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/ with osm data?

mike

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Bemierkung vum h4ck3rm1k3 de(n) 9. Februar 2010 um 08:41 Auer

wow there is an open source railway simulator as well!
http://www.railserve.com/jump/jump.cgi?ID=5727

what about an OSM import for that?

Bemierkung vum !i! de(n) 9. Februar 2010 um 15:38 Auer

Hi, well I tried out to find some OSM friendly simulations but didn't get big feedback

osm.wiki/DE:Kommunikation

But nevertheless a global public transport timetable would be great for routing ("take bus line 5 till XYZ street and go to your train in 20min").

Bemierkung vum !i! de(n) 9. Februar 2010 um 16:36 Auer

May be but ATM i lack of time, feel free to recontact the mentioned projects or spinof a OSM related sister project :)

Bemierkung vum Sam Wilson de(n) 10. Februar 2010 um 07:04 Auer

+1 for "OSM can be considered to be a big online model train set"!! I thoroughly concur. :-)

Bemierkung vum demi de(n) 13. Februar 2010 um 11:49 Auer

There is already something like that for switzerland as a Google Maps Mashup. But maybe its interesting to look at and what could be possible with that data:

http://www.swisstrains.ch/

Aloggen fir eng Bemierkung ze schreiwen