--- a/src/newgrf.cpp	Sat Dec 29 09:24:26 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/newgrf.cpp	Sat Dec 29 21:06:54 2007 +0000
@@ -950,6 +950,10 @@
 						ClrBit(dts->ground_pal, 15);
 						SetBit(dts->ground_sprite, SPRITE_MODIFIER_USE_OFFSET);
 					}
+					if (HasBit(dts->ground_pal, 14)) {
+						ClrBit(dts->ground_pal, 14);
+						SetBit(dts->ground_sprite, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE);
+					}
 					if (HasBit(dts->ground_sprite, 15)) {
 						ClrBit(dts->ground_sprite, 15);
 						SetBit(dts->ground_sprite, PALETTE_MODIFIER_COLOR);
@@ -981,6 +985,10 @@
 							ClrBit(dtss->pal, 15);
 							SetBit(dtss->image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_USE_OFFSET);
 						}
+						if (HasBit(dtss->pal, 14)) {
+							ClrBit(dtss->pal, 14);
+							SetBit(dtss->image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE);
+						}
 
 						if (HasBit(dtss->image, 15)) {
 							ClrBit(dtss->image, 15);

--- a/src/rail_cmd.cpp	Sat Dec 29 09:24:26 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/rail_cmd.cpp	Sat Dec 29 21:06:54 2007 +0000
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@
 				image += relocation;
 			}
 
-			if (!IsTransparencySet(TO_BUILDINGS) && HasBit(image, PALETTE_MODIFIER_COLOR)) {
+			if (!(!HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(TO_BUILDINGS)) && HasBit(image, PALETTE_MODIFIER_COLOR)) {
 				pal = _drawtile_track_palette;
 			} else {
 				pal = dtss->pal;
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@
 					ti->x + dtss->delta_x, ti->y + dtss->delta_y,
 					dtss->size_x, dtss->size_y,
 					dtss->size_z, ti->z + dtss->delta_z,
-					IsTransparencySet(TO_BUILDINGS)
+					!HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(TO_BUILDINGS)
 				);
 			} else {
 				AddChildSpriteScreen(image, pal, dtss->delta_x, dtss->delta_y);

--- a/src/station_cmd.cpp	Sat Dec 29 09:24:26 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/station_cmd.cpp	Sat Dec 29 21:06:54 2007 +0000
@@ -2160,7 +2160,7 @@
 		}
 
 		SpriteID pal;
-		if (!IsTransparencySet(TO_BUILDINGS) && HasBit(image, PALETTE_MODIFIER_COLOR)) {
+		if (!(!HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(TO_BUILDINGS)) && HasBit(image, PALETTE_MODIFIER_COLOR)) {
 			pal = palette;
 		} else {
 			pal = dtss->pal;
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@
 				ti->x + dtss->delta_x, ti->y + dtss->delta_y,
 				dtss->size_x, dtss->size_y,
 				dtss->size_z, ti->z + dtss->delta_z,
-				IsTransparencySet(TO_BUILDINGS)
+				!HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(TO_BUILDINGS)
 			);
 		} else {
 			AddChildSpriteScreen(image, pal, dtss->delta_x, dtss->delta_y, IsTransparencySet(TO_BUILDINGS));

--- a/src/table/sprites.h	Sat Dec 29 09:24:26 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/table/sprites.h	Sat Dec 29 21:06:54 2007 +0000
@@ -1415,6 +1415,7 @@
 	TRANSPARENT_BIT = 31,       ///< toggles transparency in the sprite
 	RECOLOR_BIT = 30,           ///< toggles recoloring in the sprite
 	OFFSET_BIT = 29,
+	OPAQUE_BIT = 28,
 
 	PALETTE_WIDTH = 24,         ///< number of bits of the sprite containing the recolor palette
 	SPRITE_WIDTH = 24,          ///< number of bits for the sprite number
@@ -1430,7 +1431,8 @@
  */
 enum Modifiers {
 	SPRITE_MODIFIER_USE_OFFSET    = OFFSET_BIT,
-	SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE        = OFFSET_BIT,
+	/// Set when a sprite must not ever be displayed transparently
+	SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE        = OPAQUE_BIT,
 	///when a sprite is to be displayed transparently, this bit needs to be set.
 	PALETTE_MODIFIER_TRANSPARENT  = TRANSPARENT_BIT,
 	///this bit is set when a recoloring process is in action