RailSingleTrackCANT

The RailSingleTrackCANT subassembly is used to insert the rails, ties, ballast and subballast
for a single-track railroad.

It should be followed with a Daylight subassembly on the left and right sides to close to existing
ground in cut and fill situations. It is capable of responding to rail cant.

Attachment
By default, the attachment point is at the centreline between the rails. The track can be moved
relative to this point using the subassembly parameters.

Input Parameters
Note: All dimensions are in metres or feet unless otherwise noted. All slopes are in run-over-
rise form (for example, 4 : 1) unless indicated as a percent slope with a “%” sign.

Parameter Description Type Default

Measure Cant at Determines whether the level Selection List: CL Rail

difference between rails takes to CL
place between the gauge line  Gauge Rail
(face) of each rail or CL of each Line to
rail. Gauge
Line
 CL
Rail to
CL
Rail

Default Cant The default level difference Numeric 0

between rails. The value is
Parameter Description Type Default

positive when the right rail is

higher than the left and negative
when the right rail is lower than
the left. This value is applied in
layout mode and is helpful for
observing how the subassembly
reacts to different cant values.
This value is overridden by cant
when it is present via the
baseline alignment.

Gauge The distance between the inside Numeric, non- 56.5"

faces of the rails negative 1435 mm

Rail Head Width Width of the rail head. Numeric, non- 2.72"
negative 69 mm

Rail Depth Depth of rail from top of rail to Numeric, non- 6.625"
top of tie plate negative 168 mm

Rail Base Width Width of the base of the rail Numeric, non- 5.5"
negative 140 mm

Tie Plate Thickness Thickness of the tie plate which Numeric, non- 1"
is also the distance from the negative 25 mm
bottom of the rail to the top of
the tie.

Rail Base to Ballast Distance from the bottom of the Numeric, non- 1"
rail to the top of the ballast. If negative 25 mm
this value is equal to the tie plate
thickness, then the top of the
ballast is flush with the tops of
the ties.

Tie Length Length of the tie (also known as Numeric, non- 8.5'
sleeper). negative 2.59 m

Tie Depth Depth of tie Numeric, non- 7"

negative 178 mm

Minimum Ballast Depth The minimum vertical distance Numeric, non- 2 ft

between the bottom of the tie and negative 0.6096 m
the top of the Subballast. The
location of this minimum
distance changes at different
stages in cant. See "Behaviour"
below.
Parameter Description Type Default

Ballast Shoulder Width The distance from the end of the Numeric, non- 12"
(Left and Right) tie to the beginning of the ballast negative 305 mm
side slope.

Ballast Side Slope (Left The slope of the sides of the Slope, non- 2:1
and Right) ballast material. The slope of the negative
top of the ballast material
matches the slope of the tie that
results from cant.

Subballast Depth The depth of the subballast Numeric, non- 8"

material negative 203 mm

Subballast Top Slope The top slope of the left and right Slope, non- 40:1
sides of the subballast with the negative
centreline of the subassembly as
the hinge point.

Subballast Extension The distance from the toe of the Numeric, non- 12"
(Left and Right) ballast material to the beginning negative 305 mm
of the side slope of the subballast
material

Subballast Side Slope The slope of the side of the Slope, non- 2:1
(Left and Right) subballast material. negative

Sub_Base Extension The distance from the toe of the Numeric, non- 0.5 ft
(Left and Right) subballast material to the negative 0.15 m
beginning of the side slope of the
subbase material

Sub_Base Slope The slope of the sides of the Slope, non- 1:1
subbase material. negative

Sub_Base Depth The depth of the SubBase Numeric, non- 1 ft

material negative 0.30 m

Soil Fill Depth The depth of the Soil Fill Numeric, non- 1 ft
material negative 0.30 m

Soil Fill Slope The slope of the sides of the soil Slope, non- 1:1
fill material. negative

Soil Fill Extension The distance from the toe of the Numeric, non- 0.5 ft
(Left and Right) subbase material to the negative 0.15 m
beginning of the side slope of the
Soil Fill material

Omit Rails Prevents the rail points, links and Yes/No No

 Parameter Description Type Default

shapes from being drawn.

Omit Tie Prevents the tie points, links and Yes/No No

shapes from being drawn.

Omit Ballast Prevents the ballast points, links Yes/No No

and shapes from being drawn. If
this option is set to "Yes" then
the subballast is also not drawn.

Omit Subballast Prevents the subballast points, Yes/No No

links and shapes from being
drawn. If the Omit Ballast option
is set to "Yes" then the subballast
is not drawn regardless of this
setting.

Omit Sub_Base Prevents the subbase points, Yes/No No

links and shapes from being
drawn. If the Omit Ballast or
subballast option is set to "Yes"
then the sub base is not drawn
regardless of this setting.

Omit Soil Fill Prevents the soil fill points, links Yes/No No
and shapes from being drawn. If
the Omit Ballast, Subballast, or
Subbase option is set to "Yes"
then the soil fill is not drawn
regardless of this setting.

Target Parameters
This section lists the parameters in this subassembly that can be mapped to one or more
target objects. For more information, see To Specify Corridor Targets.

Parameter Description Status

Left Track Offset May be used to set the horizontal location of the Optional
centreline of the left track.

Right Track Offset May be used to set the horizontal location of the Optional
centreline of the right track.

Left Track Level May be used to set the level of the centre point Optional
between the left rails. Cant is applied after this
point is located so the actual point between rails
may vary since rotation can occur around either of
 Parameter Description Status

the rails.

Right Track Level May be used to set the level of the centre point Optional
between the right rails. Cant is applied after this
point is located so the actual point between rails
may vary since rotation can occur around either of
the rails.

Runtime Logical Assignments

None.

Output Parameters
None.

Behavior
This subassembly provides a simple single rail design with adjustable cant and material
components.

When you apply rail cant information to the alignment baseline, the rails rotate accordingly.
The point about which they rotate depends on the Pivot Method setting contained in the cant
information for the alignment. If you set a Pivot Method to Low Side Rail, then the rail on the
inside of the curve is held at track level and the level of the outside rail is adjusted an amount
equal to the cant value.

If you set the Pivot Method to High Side Rail, then the rail on the outside of the curve is held at
track level and the level of the inside rail is adjusted an amount equal to the cant value.
If you set the Pivot Method to Centre Baseline, then both rails are adjusted an amount equal to
half the cant value, the outside rail upward and inside rail downward.

The Minimum Ballast Depth value applies at the location of the minimum clearance between
the tie and subballast. The Subballast Top Slope parameter independently controls the
subballast top slope . The Baseline to Subballast Crown parameter controls the location of the
subballast crown.

Rail Detail
The rail shape used in this subassembly is a simplified approximation of industry standard rail
shapes and dimensions. Rail Head Width, Rail Depth and Rail Base Width are available as
input parameters and are used to derive the remaining approximated dimensions.
Layout Mode Operation
In layout mode the subassembly displays the links comprising the rails, tie, ballast, subballast
and side slopes.

Point, Link and Shape Codes

The following table lists the point, link and shape codes for this subassembly that have codes
assigned to them. Point, link or shape codes for this subassembly that do not have codes
assigned are not included in this table.

Point, Link or Shape Code Description

P1, P4 - P13 Rail Rail

P2 Cl_Rail Centreline of Rail

P3 Gauge_Line, Rail Gauge line (inside edge of top of

rail)

P14, P18, P19, P23 Top_Edge_Ballast Top edge of the ballast material

P15, P17, P20, P22 Tie Top corner of tie

P16, P21 CL_Tie Centerline of tie at top

Point, Link or Shape Code Description

P26, P30 Top_Edge_Subballast Top edge of the subballast material

P27, P29 Bottom_Edge_Ballast Bottom edge of the ballast material

P28 Top_Subballast Top of subballast material at

centerline

P31, P33 Bottom_Edge_Subballast Bottom edge of the subballast

material

P32 Bot_Subballast Bottom of subballast material at

centreline

P63 Bottom_SoilFill Bottom_SoilFill

P64 Top_Edge_SoilFill Top_Edge_SoilFill

P62, P65 Bottom_Edge_SoilFill Bottom_Edge_SoilFill

P66 Top_Edge_SubBase Top_Edge_SubBase

P67 Bottom_Edge_SubBase Bottom_Edge_SubBase

P68 Top_Edge_SubBase Top_Edge_SubBase

P69 Bottom_Edge_SubBase Bottom_Edge_SubBase

P70 Bottom_SubBase Bottom of subbase

L1, L2 Top_Rail, Rail Top of rail

L3 - L13 Rail Rail

L14, L17, L22, L23 Ballast, Top Top of ballast

L15, L16 Tie, Top_Tie Top of tie

L18 - L21 Tie Tie

L24, L27 - L29 Subballast, Top Top of subballast

L25, L26, Ballast, Subballast Ballast and subballast

L30, L31 Subballast, Datum Bottom of subballast

L32 Ballast, Ballast material in open space

Ballast_Between_Ties between ties. Can also be used
when ties are omitted.
 Point, Link or Shape Code Description

L67 - L70 Top, SoilFill SoilFill

L71-L72 SoilFill, Subbase SubBase

L73 - L76 Top, Subbase SubBase

L77-L78 SubBase, Datum SubBase

S1, S2 Rail Rails

S3 Tie Tie

S4 Ballast Ballast

S5 Subballast Subballast

S6 SoilFill SoilFill

S7 SubBase SubBase

Coding Diagram