5:29 p.m.
Hello everyone. I just got started mapping with OSM/ORM. I've added and cleaned up a
few things and while I'm sure I've made some mistakes I've learned quite a
bit.
1.) Is there an official convention for designating passenger train storage yards at the
end of the line? I've noticed some users prefer to tag them as
"service_station" and the guidelines weren't too clear. To me a
"service station" should be an employees-only station where regular trains do
stop, but only employees are allowed to board/exit (e.g. LIRR Hillside, NJT Meadowlands
Maintenance Complex). I've been adding them as yards (they're also more visible
zoomed out) but if someone had already had them as service_station but I left them alone.
2.) I've noticed that if someone tagged an "area" as a yard, it won't
display in ORM. For a few of these, I've added a yard "point" so it could
be seen on ORM. It seems "redundant" though.
3.) Should intermodal terminals ("ramps") be tagged as yards? Should we consider
a new tag?
Lastly, is there a guide for what renders in ORM and what doesn't? It might be helpful
since sometimes I add something yet it takes a few days for ORM to update so it's hard
to know in advance what will render.
Things that I've realized won't render: funiculars and funicular stations
(they're there but no highlighting), abandoned:railway=station (would be nice to see
some of the historic stops and terminals, maybe rendered with a strikethrough without the
blue text), railway=preserved (the entire Strasburg Railroad wasn't rendering and
it's a freight shortline as well as a tourist line, I switched it to railway=rail,
usage=branch, railway:preserved=yes which worked rather nicely), signal_boxes, signals,
defect detectors (and we should add defect_detector:high_car yes/no as an allowed tag),
tunnel names (but bridge areas seem to render; it would be nice to "tag" the
Howard Street Tunnel especially since it's right under a light rail line), turntable
"areas" (possibly even turntables themselves), switches, buffer stops
Things I'm not totally sure will render: railway=workshop, railway=interlocking
Things I know will render: railway=junction, railway=crossing, railway=site (can we
consider a tag for "timetable stations" on freight railroads, even as a
sub-tag?), railway=milestone (can we consider a railway:position:prefix for milestone
prefixes, I don't think we should use things like railway:position=mi:CFP14.0)
OK that's quite a lot for a first post from a new guy. Thanks for reading.
My best to you,
Jon