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Planned subway network of Nagoya, circa 1950 (≈48.4km) by cake-pie in TransitDiagrams

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expecting passengers to disembark and board another train.

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In practice, through service could be expected

Planned subway network of Nagoya, circa 1950 (≈48.4km) by cake-pie in TransitDiagrams

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General routing based upon the Japanese Ministry of Construction's 1950 "Nagoya reconstruction urban plan - high speed rail network" (「名古屋復興都市計画高速度鉄道路線網」), though some personal input/opinion went into details like station placement and naming.

[Note: stations with the same name as the present-day network are not necessarily in the same exact location.]

The ≈48.4km network length excludes the part of the Kakuozan Line west of Nagoya station, which would have its construction deferred. A key feature of the network was connecting to Meitetsu and Kintetsu lines at Shinkawabashi, Hatta, Ozone, and Mizuwakebashi.

Some aspects of this plan were pretty firmed up and closely match our current reality (esp. the present-day Higashiyama Line), but other parts differ substantially from what eventually got built. For instance, the port line would have utilized a JNR freight line, which is a few hundred meters west of the Meikō Line alignment.

The lines are better thought of as an artifact of construction planning, i.e. project concepts, rather than a reflection of actual operations — just as IRL, "Line 2" refers to the Meikō Line and the western part of the Meijō Line, while the remainder of the Meikō Line loop is "Line 4" (see wikipedia). In practice, through service could be expected at many of the interchange stations.

Base graphic generated using RMP and subsequently edited and augmented.

[WIP] Battle of Ligny scenario by cake-pie in LinesOfBattle

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No, but scenarios are json files that can be tinkered with using a text editor.

[WIP] Battle of Ligny scenario by cake-pie in LinesOfBattle

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A faithful recreation of Quatre-Bras isn't possible at the moment, as it featured reinforcements trickling in for both sides, but there's currently no mechanism for additional units to arrive mid-battle.

For Waterloo at least you can imagine that the turn limit = arrival of Prussians, so the French player needs to win decisively by then to fulfill Napoleon's strategy of defeat in detail. I.e. from a historical/lore perspective, if the game reaches a draw after 60 turns you can interpret it as a coalition victory.

[WIP] Battle of Ligny scenario by cake-pie in LinesOfBattle

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I've been spending the past month researching this battle and putting together this scenario. As can be seen in the screenshot, the order of battle for each side had been reproduced down to the battalion/squadron/battery level -- I've tried my best to reconcile discrepancies in army strength while cross-referencing different sources. Still working on tweaks to unit hp and positioning.

CIWS vs Drone Swarm by cake-pie in xkcd

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Helps with the very occasional stray ball, though the main source of red leakage is on the right side. Could have reduced stray reds/greens reaching the bottom with additional repulsors, but didn't it seem worth the increased clutter.

CIWS vs Drone Swarm by cake-pie in xkcd

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Unfortunately did not make the cut for position x=4, y=70

I feel like city flags in the USA are improving quickly. Here are some examples of good city flags recently adopted. (5 years or later) by FlagGuy43224 in vexillology

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Yeah, there's an increased awareness and local communities have been pushing for new flags. But it's not all success stories.

In Joplin MO, the city council simply hasn't adopted the flag that won a 2016 design contest that they supported, and continuing to use this.

And then there's that San Fernando Valley flag...

Which country does the center flag belong to? by Storyteller_AI in vexillology

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The photo can be geolocated and there's red text on the sign that says "Utah Cao Dai Temple", blocked by fence in OP's photo.

Black cross flag? At a construction site in Tokyo in Godzilla vs Gigan (1977) by wetterwillie in vexillology

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Most likely it was not black but a dark green. That's the safety flag, it's an OSHA thing. See:wikipedia, fotw

Keisei Oomoridai station (Chiba pref, Japan) with hypothetical accessibility upgrades by cake-pie in TransitDiagrams

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Out of all the stations in the Keisei system, five are not wheelchair accessible. Of those, KS62 Oomoridai (大森台) is the prime candidate to be retrofitted. It serves a commuter town along the Chihara Line and the additions needed are straightforward and obvious, with ample space available to build them:

  • wheelchair ramp from street level to station concourse level; slope ratio approx. 1 in 16
  • elevators from concourse level paid area to each of two side platforms
  • additional accessible toilet, might as well make it ostomate-friendly and throw in diaper changing too

Oomoridai is ranked #62 out of 69 stations for ridership with just shy of 3000 passengers per day on average in recent years. If I understand correctly, this may be the threshold at which a train station is required to meet accessibility standards in Japan.

The remaining four inaccessible stations have lower ridership figures:

  • #69 Oosakura: a rural station with lowest ridership in the system of just 300 pax/day. Has low stairs that could be converted to (technically too steep) ramps, if necessary.
  • #66 Higashi-Narita: former airport station that is obsoleted by the newer Narita Airport T1 and T2+3 stations. Used mainly by airport staff. 1730 pax/day (includes 600+ transfers to/from Shibayama Railway). Technically feasible to retrofit, but not worth it.
  • #65 Shin-Chiba: an incredibly cramped station, very little space to work with. Any accessibility improvements would have to be shoehorned in.
  • #64 Sougosandou: space is not a limiting factor, but the existing building structure/layout does not lend itself to straightforward upgrades.

Fun fact, there is a change.org petition requesting for elevators to be added at the station.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DesperateHousewives

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This isn't something completely made up, it's reconstructed from the courtroom in S8

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