Approach_Medium
Trainz Addict
Hello;
It looks like the speed dynamics are working well in TS2009!
I thought I would take a little ride on my route, the CSX Riverline.
I had set up the VT605 train in Teaneck, on the main track. I was doing some testing at the New Bridge road crossing, and had just installed the ATLS control.
I realize that this train doesn't belong on the River Line, let alone in the USA, but I picked it because I liked it's sleek looks<g>.
After moving north from Teaneck and completing the successful test of the new crossing in Bergenfield, I decided to continue north.
I set the controls to DCC mode, for the test. Now I ran the throttle full speed, and the train reached 200KPH (125 MPH).
I thought at this speed, I could reach Selkirk yard in one hour (actually a bit less), then I could go to sleep. It was already 23:30, and my eyes were getting a bit heavy.
The train raced northwards, and at that speed the gates at Old Hook road in Harrington Park weren't even fully closed by the time the train arrived.
I don't have all that much of this route finished yet; Just some signals between CP05 and CP22, and the crossings at New Bridge road and Old Hook road.
The train raced through Nyack, NY, and then I saw the Haverstraw tunnel coming up fast.
Going through the tunnel, I recalled the sharp bend in the track just out of the north portal.
Did I have realism turned on? Could my train derail?
Well, it did derail. Not just derailed... after the crash, I couldn't find the train for a minute.
I had to zoom back and look down the embankment towards the river. There it was all scattered on the ground. What a mess.
It was really sad to see that beautiful train lying wrecked way below the track bed.
But it's just a game, and that's what games are all about. Doing stuff that you could never do in real life!
Perhaps when I've got a bit more time I will take the whole trip from the south end of the River Line in Jersey City to Selkirk. I still have to install the switch levers (didn't have Trainz automatically place them), and signals, but I really just want to make sure the track itself is good all the way through.
At normal speed of a passenger train it would take at least 3 hours to reach Selkirk. There are some fairly slow sections on this line as it snakes along the river. I think the max is 50 for freight, 60 for passenger trains.
I could probably get away with 60mph all the way through, so I can do the trip in about 2 hours.
I'll say one thing; Trainz is a whole lot of fun for the $40 I paid for TS2009.
There's so much to do on this monsterous route that I can't get bored with it. Lost of texturing to do, signalling, crossings, etc, etc.
I have no idea of how many trains I could run on the route at once before my frame rates start to drop below acceptable levels, and I have never touched on AI.
Model railroaders say their layouts are never done. Well, I think that goes for Trainz layouts as well.
I just hope that I someday do finish texturing, and placing a decent number of buildings on this route.
I started out building a truly prototypical route, using Transdem and Google Earth.
I've got all the track where it belongs, but I really don't think I can get all the roads in.
I will get the crossings, measuring from GE and then using the Trainz ruler to place them along the track. This seems to work very well so far.
I find that a lot of the River Line runs in a "ditch" and you don't see much outside the train, so I really don't have to go overboard with scenery at great distances, except where there are special areas I want to model, like Bear Mountain, the Poughkeepsie Bridge, and the Catskill Trestle.
Sorry for getting so long, but I just wanted to share my fun and experience with Trainz.
I've learned my lesson about driving too fast<g>
FW
It looks like the speed dynamics are working well in TS2009!
I thought I would take a little ride on my route, the CSX Riverline.
I had set up the VT605 train in Teaneck, on the main track. I was doing some testing at the New Bridge road crossing, and had just installed the ATLS control.
I realize that this train doesn't belong on the River Line, let alone in the USA, but I picked it because I liked it's sleek looks<g>.
After moving north from Teaneck and completing the successful test of the new crossing in Bergenfield, I decided to continue north.
I set the controls to DCC mode, for the test. Now I ran the throttle full speed, and the train reached 200KPH (125 MPH).
I thought at this speed, I could reach Selkirk yard in one hour (actually a bit less), then I could go to sleep. It was already 23:30, and my eyes were getting a bit heavy.
The train raced northwards, and at that speed the gates at Old Hook road in Harrington Park weren't even fully closed by the time the train arrived.
I don't have all that much of this route finished yet; Just some signals between CP05 and CP22, and the crossings at New Bridge road and Old Hook road.
The train raced through Nyack, NY, and then I saw the Haverstraw tunnel coming up fast.
Going through the tunnel, I recalled the sharp bend in the track just out of the north portal.
Did I have realism turned on? Could my train derail?
Well, it did derail. Not just derailed... after the crash, I couldn't find the train for a minute.
I had to zoom back and look down the embankment towards the river. There it was all scattered on the ground. What a mess.
It was really sad to see that beautiful train lying wrecked way below the track bed.
But it's just a game, and that's what games are all about. Doing stuff that you could never do in real life!
Perhaps when I've got a bit more time I will take the whole trip from the south end of the River Line in Jersey City to Selkirk. I still have to install the switch levers (didn't have Trainz automatically place them), and signals, but I really just want to make sure the track itself is good all the way through.
At normal speed of a passenger train it would take at least 3 hours to reach Selkirk. There are some fairly slow sections on this line as it snakes along the river. I think the max is 50 for freight, 60 for passenger trains.
I could probably get away with 60mph all the way through, so I can do the trip in about 2 hours.
I'll say one thing; Trainz is a whole lot of fun for the $40 I paid for TS2009.
There's so much to do on this monsterous route that I can't get bored with it. Lost of texturing to do, signalling, crossings, etc, etc.
I have no idea of how many trains I could run on the route at once before my frame rates start to drop below acceptable levels, and I have never touched on AI.
Model railroaders say their layouts are never done. Well, I think that goes for Trainz layouts as well.
I just hope that I someday do finish texturing, and placing a decent number of buildings on this route.
I started out building a truly prototypical route, using Transdem and Google Earth.
I've got all the track where it belongs, but I really don't think I can get all the roads in.
I will get the crossings, measuring from GE and then using the Trainz ruler to place them along the track. This seems to work very well so far.
I find that a lot of the River Line runs in a "ditch" and you don't see much outside the train, so I really don't have to go overboard with scenery at great distances, except where there are special areas I want to model, like Bear Mountain, the Poughkeepsie Bridge, and the Catskill Trestle.
Sorry for getting so long, but I just wanted to share my fun and experience with Trainz.
I've learned my lesson about driving too fast<g>
FW
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