{"id":162,"date":"2014-08-03T15:01:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-03T07:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/?p=162"},"modified":"2014-08-03T15:04:06","modified_gmt":"2014-08-03T07:04:06","slug":"trainz-today-construction-starting-on-port-of-minos-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/?p=162","title":{"rendered":"Trainz Today; Construction Starting On Port Of Minos Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Port of Minos Bay has lain empty and dormant since it first came into the mind of Minos Bay&#8217;s construction minister. However, shocking news was received by the citizens of Minos Bay this afternoon as work on the port finally began. First to be constructed was the petroleum products area, which is still unfinished.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-165\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal;\" alt=\"BNSF_EMD_20140803_0002\" src=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0002-1024x567.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0002-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0002-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0002-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Work on the drydocks and ship repair facilities then commenced, and all buildings are now in place.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-163\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal;\" alt=\"BNSF_EMD_20140803_0000\" src=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0000-1024x567.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0000-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0000-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0000-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0000.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minos Bay&#8217;s downtown area has also been moved south so as not to interfere with port construction.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-164\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal;\" alt=\"BNSF_EMD_20140803_0001\" src=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0001-1024x567.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0001-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0001-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0001-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>The port interchange on the Gold Coast highway has also been completed.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this monumental news, SWL has completed their safety systems for the Ogygia Beach station crossing.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-168\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal;\" alt=\"BNSF_EMD_20140803_0005\" src=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0005-1024x567.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0005-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0005-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0005-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0005.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Automobiles will now stop for trains rocketing through, as the rail speed limit through the station is 70 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Also, on the high-speed line, new temporary catenary has replaced the experimental hovering catenary that was present previously.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-169\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal;\" alt=\"BNSF_EMD_20140803_0006\" src=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0006-1024x567.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0006-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0006-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0006-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0006.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>The line has also been extended slightly.<\/p>\n<p>These next pictures show the expansion of Northrop Yard, an interchange point between SWL&#8217;s Empire City and Southwestern Subdivisions and Minos Bay &amp; Eastern&#8217;s 1st Subdivision.<a href=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-166\" alt=\"BNSF_EMD_20140803_0003\" src=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0003-1024x567.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0003-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0003-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0003-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0003.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-167\" alt=\"BNSF_EMD_20140803_0004\" src=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0004-1024x567.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0004-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0004-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0004-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0004.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, an overview of Minos Bay as it now stands, with the petroleum dock in the foreground.<a href=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-170\" alt=\"BNSF_EMD_20140803_0007\" src=\"http:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0007-1024x567.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0007-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0007-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0007-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BNSF_EMD_20140803_0007.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Port of Minos Bay has lain empty and dormant since it first came into the mind of Minos Bay&#8217;s construction minister. However, shocking news was received by the citizens of Minos Bay this afternoon as work on the port finally began. First to be constructed was the petroleum products area, which is still unfinished.\u00a0Work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173,"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions\/173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/train.xeldom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}