KiddBerkshire765
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Hello everyone,
I've been wanting to start giving updates on a route that I have been working on for the past year now. Almost 3 years back I started working on a route depicting Cleveland, Ohio from anytime between 1927 to the end of steam. Around last year I lost that original route due to my misplacing of the file on an external hard drive and have been working on Cleveland 2.0 ever since. Although disappointing, this was probably for the best as I was able to start new with some of the know how I gained from the last route. This included new ways of getting dimensions correct and other improved skillsets.
I was doing this new route on a MacBook at the time, so using Transdem to try and upload a proper map and elevation of Cuyahoga County was out of the picture, so therefore the entirety of the route is just me doing my best to use the measure tools on Trainz and Google Earth. Additionally, I've recently moved onto a new computer and I am now finally able to use TRS19.
Background on the route:
Cleveland by the 1930s and 40s was an absolute hotspot for rail traffic and industry.
The roads that ran into or around the Cleveland area included:
- New York Central & The Big Four Route
- Pennsylvania
- Nickel Plate Road
- Erie Railroad
- Baltimore and Ohio
- Wheeling & Lake Erie
- Newburgh & South Shore Line
- River Terminal Railway
- Akron Canton & Youngstown (Akron Area)
- Shaker Heights Rapid (Interurban)
Cleveland is also home to the iconic "Cleveland Union Terminal" which stands today as a monument to the former glory of rail travel. Built from around 1926 to 1930, the terminal was expansive with plenty of platforms for long distance trains, commuter trains, and interurban cars on the Shaker Rapid (which still operates today under the GCRTA). The centerpiece "Terminal Tower" was the tallest building in the world outside of New York City at the time of its completion and was the tallest in the world outside of New York and Chicago up until the 60s when a similar looking tower in Russia topped it. I currently have a 3D model for the tower purchased and I've made rough models for 2 of the other buildings in the complex, however all three of these buildings are yet to be textured.
The route was initially supposed to just depict Baltimore and Ohio operations during the 1930s around the area, starting at the steelyard and working my way out, this changed however, once I got into downtown and couldn't help but depict all facets of Cleveland railroading during the steam era. Over the past 3 years I've additionally developed a love for the NYC and this has become the dominant interest in the route, especially as it was the chief road in the area (The Nickel Plate is a very close contender for the top spot).
I plan to model all trackage in Cuyahoga County using "Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps" and possibly a little further out into the Neighboring Counties such as Medina and Summit, but that will just have to be put on hold until its ready to expand.
I plan to use this thread as a place to share updates with whoever is interested in progress of this former titan of industry, so keep up to date with this if it interests you!
I've been wanting to start giving updates on a route that I have been working on for the past year now. Almost 3 years back I started working on a route depicting Cleveland, Ohio from anytime between 1927 to the end of steam. Around last year I lost that original route due to my misplacing of the file on an external hard drive and have been working on Cleveland 2.0 ever since. Although disappointing, this was probably for the best as I was able to start new with some of the know how I gained from the last route. This included new ways of getting dimensions correct and other improved skillsets.
I was doing this new route on a MacBook at the time, so using Transdem to try and upload a proper map and elevation of Cuyahoga County was out of the picture, so therefore the entirety of the route is just me doing my best to use the measure tools on Trainz and Google Earth. Additionally, I've recently moved onto a new computer and I am now finally able to use TRS19.
Background on the route:
Cleveland by the 1930s and 40s was an absolute hotspot for rail traffic and industry.
The roads that ran into or around the Cleveland area included:
- New York Central & The Big Four Route
- Pennsylvania
- Nickel Plate Road
- Erie Railroad
- Baltimore and Ohio
- Wheeling & Lake Erie
- Newburgh & South Shore Line
- River Terminal Railway
- Akron Canton & Youngstown (Akron Area)
- Shaker Heights Rapid (Interurban)
Cleveland is also home to the iconic "Cleveland Union Terminal" which stands today as a monument to the former glory of rail travel. Built from around 1926 to 1930, the terminal was expansive with plenty of platforms for long distance trains, commuter trains, and interurban cars on the Shaker Rapid (which still operates today under the GCRTA). The centerpiece "Terminal Tower" was the tallest building in the world outside of New York City at the time of its completion and was the tallest in the world outside of New York and Chicago up until the 60s when a similar looking tower in Russia topped it. I currently have a 3D model for the tower purchased and I've made rough models for 2 of the other buildings in the complex, however all three of these buildings are yet to be textured.
The route was initially supposed to just depict Baltimore and Ohio operations during the 1930s around the area, starting at the steelyard and working my way out, this changed however, once I got into downtown and couldn't help but depict all facets of Cleveland railroading during the steam era. Over the past 3 years I've additionally developed a love for the NYC and this has become the dominant interest in the route, especially as it was the chief road in the area (The Nickel Plate is a very close contender for the top spot).
I plan to model all trackage in Cuyahoga County using "Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps" and possibly a little further out into the Neighboring Counties such as Medina and Summit, but that will just have to be put on hold until its ready to expand.
I plan to use this thread as a place to share updates with whoever is interested in progress of this former titan of industry, so keep up to date with this if it interests you!