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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Jetrock Second, how close will it be to the tracks? In the era of skyscrapers, heavy railroad lines usually don't come too near to the section of downtown featuring the shiny buildings--even in railroad-heavy towns like Chicago, the skyscrapers are in the background and the buildings closest to the tracks are conventional-sized buildings.[/quote] Actually, he could model a skyscraper relatively close to the tracks without it looking unrealistic. The southern approach tracks to Chicago's Union Station, for example, pass smaller buildings enroute to the bumper posts...but one can easily see tall skyscrapers above the concourse as well as sleek highrises which line the Chicago River less than a block east of Union Station. Placing a towering highrise above the tracks would look mighty fine and would also prove interesting given the limited number of urban landscapes being modeled in comparison to their rural counterparts.
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