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IPRR Logging Branch Line (10-Slot Station)

The Interstellar Pacific Railroad Retinue (IPRR) is thrilled to present the Logging Branch Line - a brand new station for a whole new industry! This highly customizable station consists of a docking and habitation terminal that is connected by rail to a fully enclosed biosphere. It also comes with a full set of railroad equipment to get production moving as quickly as possible!

The conditions within the biosphere are fine-tuned for the cultivation of "space wood" - a highly sought-after hybrid of the Gras'to'lok tree (of Daphomere) and the bioluminescent Thenrin broadleaf. This tree grows rather quickly, meaning that your lumberjacks and railroad crews will get plenty of use out of the on-site sawmill. Recreation and lodging facilities are also included within the biosphere, including a fishing pond (fish not included).

The two locomotives on the Logging Branch Line are a collaboration between IPRR and the Muthos Engineering Consortium, designed to pay homage to the early days of civilization when wood was burned as a fuel source.* Additionally, the Logging Branch Line is the first station to make use of the Ikeda-designed railgun car. This exciting technology should help keep your industry safe from train robberies and space panthers.**

*For workplace safety reasons, IPRR recommends that you not attempt to burn the space wood. The locomotives are designed to take hydrogen fuel cells.

**IPRR would like to assure its customers that space panthers are not real. That would be ridiculous.

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The Logging Branch Line is built using parts from the IPRR Railroad Parts Collection, both volume one and two. The IPRR series is a lot of fun to build and I'm excited to finally be able to share this one. Locomotive #8 is pulling a full load of space wood towards the airlock, while locomotive #9 pulls empty flatbed cars and a supply gondola towards the lodge and sawmill.

Most of the station's internals are framework placeholders within armored compartments, so you can convert these to whatever components you like. Note that is possible to reach an 11th upgrade slot this way. Naonite is used as a decorative element in this build, so a small amount of it is required. There are also two orange directional thruster blocks that are there for an optional hangar upgrade - to use them, convert these two blocks to hangars and delete the decorative hangar doors that are blocking them.

Three IPRR Turntable Railguns are included as size 3 turrets, and there are also seven point defense hardpoints (size 1). Point defenses use a custom, aftermarket version of the MEC LPD-2.