What A Maze

That is one congested yard! Looks like all O-31 or less too.

The telephoto lens effect, makes it look even worse than it really is.

Hot Water posted:

The telephoto lens effect, makes it look even worse than it really is.

True. But it's still a bit of a cluster ****

Those tracks aren't actually "congested", just a lot of converging routes approaching a major terminal.

This is what I call "congested" ...

Here is a link to another example.

Ace's picture makes me even more thankful that I am now retired.

Simply aMAZEing !!!

Rick

Ace posted:

Those tracks aren't actually "congested", just a lot of converging routes approaching a major terminal.

This is what I call "congested" ...

Is that a photo taken from the observation deck, looking west, on the Sears (Willis Tower) in downtown Chicago?

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan

It would certainly appear so...

I thought the Swiss did everything in an orderly and organized manner.

naveenrajan posted:

Ace posted:

Those tracks aren't actually "congested", just a lot of converging routes approaching a major terminal.

This is what I call "congested" ...

Is that a photo taken from the observation deck, looking west, on the Sears (Willis Tower) in downtown Chicago? ...

I didn't know that, but Google maps confirms you are correct !

https://goo.gl/maps/ypgcsjrtmUx

naveenrajan posted:

Is that a photo taken from the observation deck, looking west, on the Sears (Willis Tower) in downtown Chicago?

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan

I would bet that it's not. There's a complete lack of truck traffic. Also, lane counts seem to vary within a given stretch,

Mill City posted:

naveenrajan posted:

Is that a photo taken from the observation deck, looking west, on the Sears (Willis Tower) in downtown Chicago?

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan

I would bet that it's not. There's a complete lack of truck traffic. Also, lane counts seem to vary within a given stretch,

Maybe but I was on the Skydeck on the 103^rd floor of the Sears Tower on a clear afternoon in 2010 & I have seen those freeways from that angle.

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan

Naveen Rajan, I may have grabbed the wrong quote or misunderstood the question. My comment was regarding the traffic itself, not it's location or if it was taken from the Willis Tower. I certainly agree the location, but not the traffic. I'm betting the image has been fussed with for dramatic purposes.

Another maze, approximately 14 tracks on the approach to Flinders Street Station in Melbourne Australia.  63" gauge.

Southern Cross Station Melbourne, with some dual-gauge track at far right.

Dual-gauge complications.

And a Grand Union junction for street trams during 115-degree weather.

Thanks to everyone that has replied. Basically any type of transportation has a congestion or a lot of something. Other examples are right at anyone's layouts. If someone just has a circle or oval setup then it doesn't work, but if a large layout then you'll never know the track plan and won't know where the train goes.

wrawroacx posted:

Happen to see this picture on Railpictures.net that someone uploaded. Take a look at that track plan.  http://www.railpictures.net/photo/574388

Appears the photo may have been "enhanced".

Colors look a little unnatural, almost "posterized".

At first glance I thought it was a screenshot from one of the train simulator games.

Impressive interlocking plant.

Apparently this is the approach to Zurich, presumably taken from the end of a platform.  If I read this correctly, all but two of these tracks terminate at the terminal. The Google satellite imagery of this location is very interesting: 

https://goo.gl/maps/DN5a3n4fPK12

https://goo.gl/maps/1G7C4nNzTkm

I've been through the Zurich train station. The trackage doesn't look quite so extreme as the telephoto shot shows, but it still quite a maze.

What is impressive is the volume they run over that.   For two hours in the evening, the Cornavin station in Geneva sees a departure every 2-3 minutes.   Ten minutes down the line at the Genève-Sécheron station, between 4-6 in the afternoon, you will see a train at least every four minutes on a three track main.     During the off commuting hours, you can catch cute freight trains of 10-20 cars and watch side-rod steeple-cab electrics shunt cars.  Fun place to watch trains.