johnpibbs09
Member
Good morning all,
In an effort to provide progress and not spam the forum with a freeware announcement which may never materialize into a release, I'm starting what I hope to be a weekly blog in updates, screenshots, and the occasional YouTube upload on the progress of the BNSF Fall River Division. I started this more than two years ago in TANE and moved it into TRS19 in 2023. This required a decent amount of rework of assets and textures. I have been picking various scenes and filling them in as time allows and often get stuck operating instead of building. I'm sure you a few of you often find yourself in the same predicament. The track plan is 90% exact to John's layout. There are a few areas where I've taken some liberties (West Overlook to East Overlook and Fall River Yard) with the design for my own operational purposes. The distances have been stretched out to allow longer trains (target is 1800 ft or 30-35 cars) and have removed all backdrops or limited views to make it seem more as the prototype versus previous routes which felt like a model RR. Below is view of the route map (dispatcher perspective) which I will continue to add detail to including yard and industry maps as scenery is finalized.
Right now, there are two areas I'm focused on finishing with a first pass of scenery. Priority is the Calhoun area which is on the east end of the route and borders against the CHGO staging yards. This is largely rural corn field plots and is supposed to resemble Iowa. The second priority is finishing the truck entrance to the intermodal yard in Fall River. Here are a few recent shots of the route with descriptions of the area. Talk soon.
-J
East Horton - looking west, this is the end of a passing siding on the Horton Sub which also allows access to a few industries within the Horton area. Trains are often held here if there is not room in Fall River to accept the train.
East Fall River - the IAIS cuts to the north over the river toward Council Bluffs with the UP Marshall Sub climbing away from the river towards the connection with BNSF near Union Station to the west (out of frame). Furthest is the BNSF mainline arriving Fall River from the east at CP East Fall River.
Calhoun - the east end of the route has a power plant, grain elevator, and two smaller industries. Here a grain train off the KCS has a local crew out of Fall River which will drop it's empty train and return to Fall River with a BNSF loaded train. The KCS power will be removed at Fall River before the train continues towards Richland and points west.
Fall River Yard - never a shortage of locomotives to be found around the servicing area.
Fall River Yard - a switch job with 2 RCL SD40s begins to pull towards the lead to switch out the inbound H GALFAL which arrived a few hours earlier.
In an effort to provide progress and not spam the forum with a freeware announcement which may never materialize into a release, I'm starting what I hope to be a weekly blog in updates, screenshots, and the occasional YouTube upload on the progress of the BNSF Fall River Division. I started this more than two years ago in TANE and moved it into TRS19 in 2023. This required a decent amount of rework of assets and textures. I have been picking various scenes and filling them in as time allows and often get stuck operating instead of building. I'm sure you a few of you often find yourself in the same predicament. The track plan is 90% exact to John's layout. There are a few areas where I've taken some liberties (West Overlook to East Overlook and Fall River Yard) with the design for my own operational purposes. The distances have been stretched out to allow longer trains (target is 1800 ft or 30-35 cars) and have removed all backdrops or limited views to make it seem more as the prototype versus previous routes which felt like a model RR. Below is view of the route map (dispatcher perspective) which I will continue to add detail to including yard and industry maps as scenery is finalized.
Right now, there are two areas I'm focused on finishing with a first pass of scenery. Priority is the Calhoun area which is on the east end of the route and borders against the CHGO staging yards. This is largely rural corn field plots and is supposed to resemble Iowa. The second priority is finishing the truck entrance to the intermodal yard in Fall River. Here are a few recent shots of the route with descriptions of the area. Talk soon.
-J
East Horton - looking west, this is the end of a passing siding on the Horton Sub which also allows access to a few industries within the Horton area. Trains are often held here if there is not room in Fall River to accept the train.
East Fall River - the IAIS cuts to the north over the river toward Council Bluffs with the UP Marshall Sub climbing away from the river towards the connection with BNSF near Union Station to the west (out of frame). Furthest is the BNSF mainline arriving Fall River from the east at CP East Fall River.
Calhoun - the east end of the route has a power plant, grain elevator, and two smaller industries. Here a grain train off the KCS has a local crew out of Fall River which will drop it's empty train and return to Fall River with a BNSF loaded train. The KCS power will be removed at Fall River before the train continues towards Richland and points west.
Fall River Yard - never a shortage of locomotives to be found around the servicing area.
Fall River Yard - a switch job with 2 RCL SD40s begins to pull towards the lead to switch out the inbound H GALFAL which arrived a few hours earlier.
