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, and Independent Public Company owned by the Ministry of Transport and overseen by the Railway Office. The main route in Cattala travels through Jennai, Calora and Celeste and is called the InterCity network.

The history of rail transport in Cattala starts with the Cattalian Railway Commission building and operating on a regional line between Celeste and Jennai in 1860. After that point, the lines expanded dramatically until World War II when all passenger services were cancelled and the lines were purely used for the occupying German and Italian militarises. At the end of the war, there was nothing left of the railways in Cattala with every line needing drastic repairs and all major stations being heavily damaged.

In 1945, the National Railway Service became a state-owned operator of the rain network in Cattala, but large spendings on infrastructure, especially in the groups later years, meant economic issues which was also influenced by a large number of diesel trains being left idle after electrification of routes and the fact that the cost of running some of the mainline routes were significantly higher than the profit it earned. In the end the National Railway Service was split into the Cattala Rail group for maintaining lines and operating services and the Railway Offices, which is the governing body regulating the Cattala Rail group for it's financial obligations and quality of service.

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.