Parallel Track

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# 2.1.5.1 Parallel Track

Select the Track you want to parallel with `Left-Click`, and the new parallel track will appear beside it. You control which side the new track will be on by `Left-Drag`ging the cursor from one side to the other of the selected track before releasing it.

The Parallel Separation control (Visible in the Status Bar) displays the intended separation between parallel tracks/line. This value can be changed before selecting a track. The value must be greater than 0.0 if the gauges are equal.

- If the gauges are equal, a value of 0.0 means that the rail of the second track is overlaid on the first to simulate dual guage track. The railside that the new track "shares" is set by which side of center the cursor is on when released. The new track will have NoTies set on.
- The seperation can be automatically increased using the Radius Factor value. If this is set to 0.0 (default) the seperation value will be used regardless of radius. If the value is set to 1.0, the seperation will be increased by a scaled 2864 inches per inch of curvature of the paralled track - this is in accordance with North American prototype practice. Other values of Radius Factor will alter by an equivalent percentage. For example, 0.5 would use 50% of this increase.

This command is very useful for creating sidings and yards as well as dual track.

- No parallel to a turnouts or a non-straight piece of sectional track is created.
- It is possible to create tracks that abut (the endpoints are very close and aligned). These endpoints will be automatically connected.