Recent content by JonMyrlennBailey

The 4th and King St. station in San Francisco was formerly 4th and Townsend. It was 4th and Townsend at least up until 1996 that last time I rode Caltrain into SF. I rode this line in 1985 the final year under the SP livery. In the 1970's the SP station in SF went from 3rd and Townsend to 4th...

The Auran F7's sound harsh indeed. If you were to put a GP7/9 enginesound into one, it would be a bit more authentic. Still, there is not a proper EMD 567/645 Roots-blown 2-stroke sound for Trainz content. I did not hear these Roots-blown 2-strokes pulling grades in coastal California as they...

Thank you, it is not a freebie.

I like the livery on Illinois Terminal #1506. It has the fancy cursive style lettering but the initial letters are block serif style. Who is the author and what is the source of that content? It is not listed in the CM for DLS in TS22.

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I miss those fun 1970's colors. Orange Corvettes and Chevy Vegas were in that mix. Today's automobiles are BLAHHH! BORRRRING!

SD40, that is more of a CLASSIC diesel. That is a green-bias shade of chartreuse. My 1973 vee-dubb Beetle picture is more of a yellow-bias chartreuse. My train liveries in theory would use that exact paint code. Chartreuse Volkswagens and Porches were a 1970's fad. Just remember C.W. McCall's...

That is a modern train. Imagine such chartreuse on old-fashioned trains such as Pullman Heavyweights, GP38's, Budd cars, F7's, SD40's and even as trim for 1910 Baldwin American steam locomotives! Please see my pic in OP for details. Chartreuse is a high visibility color for safety and even the...

But my idea for my own shade of CHARTREUSE came from the 1970's: CW McCall, Convoy; "chartreuse micro-bus", Porsche and Volkswagen back then. Here is 1973 Volkswagen:

PS - Please feel free to chime in on my wacky notions in rail transportation! I love the sound of GM 576's with gear-drive Roots! It excites my soul to hear them. I have heard them since knee-high to a flea. I lived two or three blocks from the SP line in Novato, CA in late 1960's, 1970's and...

Here is a fantasy railroad I cooked up along with fantasy rolling stock in a fantasy livery. If I could own and operate my own railroad, the railroad would be called BARROW GOODWILL (aka BARROW GEE DOUBLE-YOO). My railroad would be somewhere on American soil. It’s not often an American...

Is there any locomotive cab a German shepherd dog could NOT climb into by himself? A steam locomotive cab? A carbody? A switch engine? A hood unit? If I were to own and operate a railroad, I would want it to be dog-friendly both for passengers and railroad workers. A trained and agile...

I usually just have the lineside cam follow a train while Trainzwatching.

Mr. John, my condolences regarding your sister and your dog. My puppy is a little devil with his teeth but I love him to death. It has been since 2015 since I have been a member here. 10 years, a decade, of Trainz route building this year and counting. Since, I got my new Sheppie boy, he's been...

I took a round trip from central Iowa (Des Moines metro) to Richmond, Kentucky this early June to pick up a new German Shepherd puppy. It was about 1500 miles of driving in my automobile. I went through Illinois, Indiana, a corner of Ohio out of Cincinnati. I stuck to Interstate routes as much...