Cibolan Rail
| Cibolan Rail | ||
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| Headquarters | Stadt Sankt Rosa | |
| Official language(s) | Istvanistani | |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization | |
| Leaders | ||
| - President | ||
| - Vice-President | ||
| - Main assembly | Cibolan Rail Council | |
| Establishment | X.1743 | |
| Membership | 5 nations | |
| Organisation website | rail.cibola | |
| Organisation forum | bbs.rail.cibola | |
Cibolan Rail is an organisation that intends to further the cooperation of nations and railroad companies on the continent of Cibola.
Cibolan Express
The Cibolan Express is a proposed rail line that spans the Cibolan continent, a train would be able to traverse the continent without having to exchange locomotives at the border. On the line, the same technological standards would be maintained:
- 25 kV AC electrification
- Standard-gauge
- LanzerwaldSpoor-compatible cab-signalling train control
- Maximum speed of 160 to 240 kilometres per hour between stations
The trains would stop at special customs-protected platforms, making sure travellers only have to go through customs when they leave or enter the train in a given country, and not every time a border is crossed.
Start of construction
The first leg of the Cibolan Express to be constructed was between Stadt Sankt Rosa and Neurossheim, this leg had stops in Stadt Taktwinkel, Ciudad de Oro, Rossmarkt (Aemilia) and Bein (Etzeland). Surveyors of Cibolan Rail began their work in XI.1743, with the hope that the railroad would be functional by the end of 1748. The cities were already connected through the ABB Inland Tram route, but this route was in many places not suitable for high-speed trains, so new tunnels and railroad bridges had to be constructed, curve radii had to be increased, and railway stations along the route had to be upgraded. In XII.1743, surveyors also started to explore the extension of the line from Stadt Sankt Rosa to Geneva with stops in Port Carrillo, St. Lazaros, Vadoma City and Ayreon's Bay. This extension followed the path of the Coast Tram until Port Carrillo and the existing rail network of Baudrix until Geneva. Between Stadt Sankt Rosa and Port Carillo, curve radii had to be increased where the tram lines had tight curves, and between Port Carillo and Geneva the train control system had to be upgraded to allow the high-speed trains to use the existing railroad network safely, this included retrofitting domestic Natopian trains that used the same line with the cab-signalling system used on the entire Cibolan Express route. These works were expected to be finished in early 1748.
In the north of Cibola, surveyors started working on the northern leg of the Cibolan Express in XV.1743. Difficult was that the Imperial Federation used two different gauge for rail tracks, metre-gauge and 1500mm gauge. Where possible, Cibolan Rail decided to lay a new single-gauge rail track with standard gauge along the route of the existing lines, where that was not possible, a dual gauge solution was sought, for example in and around existing train stations. The situation in the Sanaman Protectorate of Northern Cibola was also a massive undertaking, as no existing rail network survived from previous inhabitants of the region, and a complete new construction was necessary. The Northern Cibola Agency and the Cibolan Rail Council approved the route of the new line on VII.1745 and construction began in II.1746.
Participating nations
| State Party | Accession |
|---|---|
 Aemilia |
X.1743 |
 Etzeland |
XI.1743 |
 Sanama |
XI.1743 |
 Imperial Federation |
XI.1743 |
 Natopia |
XI.1743 |
Participating railroad companies
| State Party | Accession |
|---|---|
| Aemilianische Bundesbahnen |
X.1743 |
Participating manufacturers
| State Party | Accession |
|---|---|
| LanzerwaldSpoor |
X.1743 |
| Weisenburger Maschinefabrik |
X.1743 |
