Thanks, Im glad you look forward to Steve Lerro's Frisco 1630 (Who knows I might do a few more commissions with him) when he has any open spots available again.
The Illinois Railway Museum Route
- Thread starter Matt3985
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Good evening everyone, I will just like to inform everyone that progress on the route will be halted until the 26th of December due to the fact thats its Christmas so I would like to give out a very merry Christmas towards everyone on my team and to everyone else on the forums. Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend. 
Good evening everyone, I will just like to inform everyone that progress on the route will be halted until the 26th of December due to the fact thats its Christmas so I would like to give out a very merry Christmas towards everyone on my team and to everyone else on the forums. Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend.
I wish you a Merry Christmas as well Matt
Hello Everyone, Hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday weekend. Its time to get back to work on the route again and I have some news for you all, I finally got ahold of BDW1964 and he agreed that he will fix the issues with the 50th Avenue station for me. He also mention he will do a few things for me that that I wanted him to do before that unfortunate attack on my thread about a month and a half ago, such as the rest of the IRM trolley wire and telephone poles, the the two trolley bus buildings, the museum main office and signal department building, the Building and Grounds Department building, The Museum Storage building, Museum Low Platform Splines, 4 light up Railroad Neon Signs, and the Diner (and whatever else Bendorsey is unable to do).
Bendorsey will still be main man on my team for the job of making the custom scenery assets, BDW1964 will helping out making stuff that Bendorsey will not be able to make. Now unfortunately BDW1964 told me he will no longer be posting on the forums and told me whatever he makes for my project will have to be distributed by me with his permission when my route is ready for release since he will still not be reopening his website. Question or comments? if so please PM me and I will try to answer your questions there.
Alright now onto some route update screenshots
The updated version of the 50th Avenue station with some small details added and platform has been extended.
More progress being done at the museums main parking lot and Olsen Road (Note the telephone poles, those are temporary as well as the road and are stand in for now)
In the next 3 screenshots, we see The Museum got some some fence work done at the edge of the museum along Olsen Road
More to come soon later tonight. So stay tuned.
Bendorsey will still be main man on my team for the job of making the custom scenery assets, BDW1964 will helping out making stuff that Bendorsey will not be able to make. Now unfortunately BDW1964 told me he will no longer be posting on the forums and told me whatever he makes for my project will have to be distributed by me with his permission when my route is ready for release since he will still not be reopening his website. Question or comments? if so please PM me and I will try to answer your questions there.
Alright now onto some route update screenshots
The updated version of the 50th Avenue station with some small details added and platform has been extended.
More progress being done at the museums main parking lot and Olsen Road (Note the telephone poles, those are temporary as well as the road and are stand in for now)
In the next 3 screenshots, we see The Museum got some some fence work done at the edge of the museum along Olsen Road
More to come soon later tonight. So stay tuned.
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Hello everyone, hows it going. today I deiced to start a little bit on the town of Union IL (located just west of of the museum) and I got a little bit started on it. Now with the expiation of a few buildings, Most of the buildings in the 3 towns of Marengo, Union and Huntley will not be 100% percent accurate with custom content for every building so Im going to try my best to us as much of whats available that can fill in to look as close to the real thing as possible since it will be too much work for my team of content creators to handle such as all of the residential homes on the route will not be 100% accurately correct. Here is a screenshot showing the private residential house that is located at the Private Farm crossing, I found a house that looks close enough to the real one as well as a farm shed (despite it being the wrong type) it looks good enough to use instead of making a model of that type of house.
but for things like maybe small shops and industries along the UP ex C&NW Belvedere Subdivision I might have some of those done to try to get some of it right but again, mostly 75% of buildings that are outside of the museum will most likely be replace with something that looks close enough to the real thing.
Here is a shot of what of what I placed along Mainstreet in Union IL (note the Water tower, thats standing in temporary for now since its a close match to the one in Union IL)
here is a shot of what the real area looks like from Google Maps
So something like this in the photo above is something I will either try to find buildings that closely match these ones or if that fails I will have have some make these certain buildings in areas only alongside the tracks (like what the Guys at Trainz Italia did for their routes)
More progress will be posted later on so stay tuned.
but for things like maybe small shops and industries along the UP ex C&NW Belvedere Subdivision I might have some of those done to try to get some of it right but again, mostly 75% of buildings that are outside of the museum will most likely be replace with something that looks close enough to the real thing.
Here is a shot of what of what I placed along Mainstreet in Union IL (note the Water tower, thats standing in temporary for now since its a close match to the one in Union IL)
here is a shot of what the real area looks like from Google Maps
So something like this in the photo above is something I will either try to find buildings that closely match these ones or if that fails I will have have some make these certain buildings in areas only alongside the tracks (like what the Guys at Trainz Italia did for their routes)
More progress will be posted later on so stay tuned.
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While working on my route I decided to set up a little scene to show off some more IRM related content by setting up this little scene (with the exception of the NH RDC standing in for a C&NW RDC which I have plans for PWieser to do a C&NW and C&O Version) and (a CN Caboose standing in for a SOO Line Caboose)
The following content
Illinois Central Electric MU's and North Shore Line's Electroliner - By PWieser (Freeware)
ATSF #543 and Milwaukee Road #760 FM's - By Davesnow (Freeware)
Union Pacific Turbine Locomotive #18 - By CloakedGhost275 (Freeware)
CB&Q E5 #9911A "Sliver Pilot" - By Trainboi1 (Payware)
The following content
Illinois Central Electric MU's and North Shore Line's Electroliner - By PWieser (Freeware)
ATSF #543 and Milwaukee Road #760 FM's - By Davesnow (Freeware)
Union Pacific Turbine Locomotive #18 - By CloakedGhost275 (Freeware)
CB&Q E5 #9911A "Sliver Pilot" - By Trainboi1 (Payware)
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Hello everyone, Sorry for being a little late on posting a progress shots, I've been again been very busy with work and other personal things going on, Here is a shot that shows some of the latest small updates, Ive replace a few tress that I thought were the incorrect type.
Plus here is a little update on BenjaminW's ATSF 2903 model
Plus here is a little update on BenjaminW's ATSF 2903 model
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nickelplateroad
Active member
Niiiiiccccceee! Ummm about Trolley and Streetcar still processing?
NKP
NKP
That is correct, me and PWieser are still working on the interurbans and electric locomotives. I sent him a bunch of drawings that took a lot of searching and researching to get, We plan on first focusing on getting all of the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad stuff done first before we move onto the other Illinois Electrics.
Plus just to remind everyone, Everything that me and BenjaminW will be making will be hosted on Trainz Forge.
Also for those of you who are making content for me, well I got some good news, So far, bringing my project to Facebook has payed off, Ive been getting good phrases from IRM Volunteers towards my project and some have ofter to help out to get things such as dimensions for example so hopefully this will make things a bit easier now if we can not find certain info on things.
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jacksonbarno
Alco Spoken Here
Not sure that we had any sort of talks at TF about hosting anything IRM related...
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blueodessey
Well-known member
Life in general and work, hold priority over this, and your work ethics proceed you. The route looks great. Happy 
new year 
. We can wait patiently I think.
new year . We can wait patiently I think.Well Ben told me that he planned on releasing his ATSF #2903 Model at Trainz Forge when its complete. I thought he would had told you.
Here is a look at some of the stuff me and Bendorsey have been up to and are uploading to the DLS
Museum entrance parking lot gate entrance
Old Electric Transformer Display
Chicago Motor Coach Company Stone and Brick Sign
Two versions of Railroad Crossing Signs
Museum Gift Shop Handicap Ramp
Museum Used Book Store Stairs
Another overhead shot, more trees and other details added
Museum entrance parking lot gate entrance
Old Electric Transformer Display
Chicago Motor Coach Company Stone and Brick Sign
Two versions of Railroad Crossing Signs
Museum Gift Shop Handicap Ramp
Museum Used Book Store Stairs
Another overhead shot, more trees and other details added
I saw it and will reply to it after I finish attending a family party down stairs.
Anyway before I head down here are some route progress updates
Here I am testing out yet another one of BDW1964 IRM Trolley Poles (they will be taken down again tomorrow because Im still trying to line them up correctly in place as they are positioned in google maps)
Look down the mainline
A look down Depot Street
A look along Central Avenue
A look at the small update BDW1964 applied to the 50th Ave Station
Some new trees have been planted along Olsen Road
