Rail transport in AIN

Atlantic Federation


Railways are a priority for all Veratlantean States and holds major importance to commuting today and for steel and steam industries in the early days of railways. The first railway built in the Atlantic Federation ran between Alianta and what is now Liberator's City in 1831 by Veratlantean Railways. Veratlantian Railways is the largest presence on Atlantian railways and is state-owned and has been since 1920.

A growth in the 1970s saw an interest in High-Speed rail projects in the Atlantic Federation, influenced by the Japanese Shinkansen. There was a push to create High-speed rail lines and that lead to the creation of the HSRS, the High Speed Rail System. The system expanded until it created a network known as The Belt which was for use of the HSRS and regional routes.

Famously, the Atlantic Federation's rail network is earthquake proof because of Shinkansen technology in the ability to detect earthquakes before they are felt.

Cattala
Main Article: Railways in Cattala

Rail transport in Cattala consists of 2,957km of railway lines, of which 65% of it is electrified. The main operator is Cattala Rail, an independent public company owned by the Ministry of Transport and overseen by the Railway Office. Whilst railways connect towns and villages across the country, the major route is the InterCity network between Jennai, Calora and Celeste.

The first railways were built by the Cattalian Railway Commission between Celeste and Jennai in 1860. The industry expanded nationwide until the Second World War when all passenger services were halted and the lines were used exclusively by the occupying German and Italian militaries. Allied bombing and guerrilla conflict meant that by 1945 every line needed drastic repairs and all major stations had been heavily damaged.

In 1945, the National Railway Service became a state-owned operator of the industry in Cattala and invested heavily in rebuilding the rail network. Despite the introduction of diesel and electric locomotives in the 1960s and 1970s, passenger numbers never recovered to their pre-war levels and the NRS was broken up by the Varmini government in 1990. Its successor, Cattala Rail, remains a state-owned company with a monopoly of passenger services but is closely regulated by the Railway Office.

Cattala Rail is divided into five regional operations across the country that reported to Jennai's central headquarters, whilst CR Network operates the track infrastructure on a nationwide level. In 2011, long-term plans were set out by the company which include the construction of two new high-speed lines in the north and east of Cattala by 2028, a $540 million investment in new high-speed trains for the InterCity lines and the complete electrification of the rail network.

Histalpol
Rail transport in Histalpol account for more than 30% of passenger travel in Histalpol, and a larger percentage of public transport, in around the 50-70% range. Rail transport is a state-owned industry, being owned by Histalpol National Networks, a company owned by the Ministry of Transport since it's foundation in 1973. This company is compiled of smaller companies all around Histalpol making up around 90% of railways inside of Histalpol. There is a larger amount of short and middle distance commuter routes than long distance rail, with a large count of stations due to the small stature of Histalpol, which count to 72% of companies in Histalpol National Networks. Long distance rail companies count for 15% of companies owned by Histalpol National Networks and connect ports of entry and large/important destinations together with High Speed Rail, owned by three companies that make the 15%; the Lehicro Express, Celtic Cross, and the Great Histalian Mainline Company (GHMC). The remaining 13% of the companies owned by Histalpol National Networks are freight rail companies.

The rolling stock of Histalpol varies from company to company, but mainly consists of British EMUs as well as recent purchases of AIN built EMUs from Jiantou Technologies and CARTERrail.

Kingston and Boyce
Main Article: Railways in Kingston and Boyce

Rail transport in Kingston and Boyce consists of 11,492 km of railway lines, of which 99% of it is electrified. The National Railway company is called Kingston Royal Rails and services all major and minor passenger routes of the country, as well as a couple of international routes (PanAmExpress to Lower Columbia and Escambia). The main route of the country connect the western cities of Kingston, London and Boyce with the southern and Eastern cities of Portland, Manchester, Ste. Hannah and Port Ruppert, via Columbia and New Berlin. Those cities are all serviced by a High Speed Rail network called CityExpress.



Railways were always important in Kingston and Boyce, however the focus was mainly found on cargo services from the middle of the country to the ports in Portland, St Petri and Cape Shatt. It took until 1945 for the first regular passenger line to be opened between Boyce and Port Ruppert. In following years, the passenger network expanded massively, and by 1980, all major cities of the nation were connected with passenger rail lines, both higher speeds (Express Trains) and lower speeds (Regional Services). In 1995, Kingston and Boyce Transport minister Tim Davits initiated the Railway Reform, which introduced a wide variety of new rail services and abandoned the old services. Since then, Kingston and Boyce' railway tracks are equally shared by high speed CityExpress trains, RegioXPress lines and RegioRunners, which both replaced the old Regional Services. In 2013, a multinational high speed railway network was introduced, in resemblance to the European EuroCity Trains.

The three double cities of Kingston and Boyce all have their unique commuter rail, adding to RegioRunners and RegioXPress services. The Kingston S-Lines network is the largest in North America, with trains servicing every 10 to 15 minutes in the Metropolis area of the three Capital Cities. The CityLink in Manchester is the only heavy rail network of the country to not be electrified through overhead wires, but a third rail. Port Ruppert's Linkway is the smallest network, with only four lines.

Kingston Royal Rails
Kingston Royal Rails is the main railway service company in Kingston and Boyce, and in charge of all major and minor passenger services. Ever since the opening of the Jaques Reichenbach Bridge in 1995, there have been high speed rail services between Kingston and Boyce and Lower Columbia, servicing to Seattle and Vancouver. With the introduction of the PanAmExpress in 2013, those old CityExpress services got replaced and extended. The Southern network has been expanded to Glauchau (Escambia), with stops in Seattle, Tacoma and Nyhaven on the way. The PanAmExpress is a 100% sub company of Kingston Royal Rails, however a treaty between Kingston Royal Rails, Lower Columbian State Railways and Escambian Rail ensures the adequate split of the revenues.