Duluth/Superior

[tariacuri]

This is a continuation of this thread, sort of . . .

http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=64370

This time a slightly different layout, took the 30m shuttle data for the Twin Ports, raised the topography by 200m to add a little more relief. Will have a couple of swing/lift bridges, 3 ore docks modeled after the original ones @ Superior, several large grain elevators, a coal unloading facility (Huletts), an open-pit iron ore mine, and a bunch of other assorted things.

My idea was to manufacture a scenario that could be used with either diesel or steam - so circa 1910- 1970's or so??

I may have to make another smaller layout for a really early period - 1880's.

In these views the loco should have been pushing loaded cars onto the dock - did not set it up correctly.

 

[tariacuri]

Whaleback!!!!!!!

Whaleback steamers were some of the first vessels made specifically for the evolving Great Lakes shipping trade during the turn of the last century. They originally carried iron ore, coal, grain, limestone, and other random bulk cargo.

This is courtesy of Vulcan - he did an amazing job. This proto-version works will load/unload at all the Vulcan industries in a manner similar to the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Whaleback vs the Edmund Fitzgerald

 

[tariacuri]

Whaleback shipyard

And here are a couple of the McDougall shipyard, based on the original Robert C. Clark shipyard in Duluth. First whalebacks were constructed here prior to the formation of American Steel Barge Company (AMSHIP). Taken from historic photos of AMSHIP.

All whalebacks are prototypes from Vulcan - much appreciated!!

The boxcars are reskins from Carson Car Shops (fictional McDougall Steamship Co., historic Duluth, Missabe, and Northern, Duluth and Iron Range), the Shay is a reskin from steammachine (I can't get any of the small coal locos to work??).

 

[casey38]

Congrats !

The first screenies remind me tha last add-on i ever bought for MSTS.

It was called : "The mine route". The Erie Mining route was the "target" of the add-on. Crossing forest , getting throught the Cramer Tunnel, the profile of the route was really difficult.

So, as i said, the first screenies really show something quite similar, but very much well done than the MSTS version.

Keep up the good work !

André.

 

[007007]

This looks awesome. Love the twin ports area and this will make a great addition if you choose to make it public.

DMIR ftw.

:wave:

 

[tariacuri]

Thanks all, I will make it public - at some point in the future, when I get it done (LOL).

I can't believe no more DMIR - sounds silly but I was close to tears. Watched those locos/jennies when I was a kid!!

This looks awesome. Love the twin ports area and this will make a great addition if you choose to make it public.

DMIR ftw.

:wave:

 

[Milwaukeeroad261]

ah nothing like michigan railroading, you get a combination of americans, canadians, and ships.

Beautiful route by the way

-AJ

 

[007007]

Funny thing is.... It's Minnesota/Wisconsin... Not Michigan.

 

[Milwaukeeroad261]

oh my bad, still same thing though only u got the CNW in wisconsin

XD

-AJ

 

[tariacuri]

Yes, MN & WI - but you still get Americans, Canadians, and ships - same players!!

oh my bad, still same thing though only u got the CNW in wisconsin

XD

-AJ

 

[gisa]

This looks great...especially the detail! You must have put a lot of time into this...

Keep up the great work!

:wave:

Gisa ^^

 

[Kon1786]

looking Awesome!

 

[Kon1786]

the current issue of classic trains magazine has a story about DMIR

 

[WCL]

Oh no....Dont turn it into a steam layout now :'(....Bring back the diesel power :Y:

 

[sawyer811]

NO, NEED DM&IR 2-10-2s AND 2-8-8-4s AND 2-10-4s (stolen from the B&LE)

*heavy panting*

sorry, but i've been making excuse after excuse not to build a small ore railroad using Vulcan's ore docks, ships, the hullet etc. I must have drawn ten or fifteen plans for one, ranging from a couple baseboards (think 4x8 sheet of plywood) to megalithic (think Northlandz) i just can't make myself do it. I want to watch Ben Neal's USRA 2-10-2 and 2-8-8-2 lug taconite and iron ore out of the mines and up to the docks so bad. Maybe this is the excuse i need to get on that.

PS neat little whalebacks. kind of an interesting design. Personally i'd love to see more industry-interactive iron ore ships...along the lines of the Big Fitz, Arthur M. Anderson, and the not-iron-ore related but still lake boat St. Mary's Challenger. Maybe we can get the "Vulcan Trainz Iron Works" on that:hehe:

 

[Cozmo®]

A yellowstone would be nice!

 

[tariacuri]

I've been drooling over Ben Neal's site but can't get any of them to work - I'll reskin them if someone can fix them for 2010??

I've reproduced the logos for the DMIR and pre DMIR roads.

I'm trying to manufacture this version for both steam and diesel - aside from the Whaleback yard.

NO, NEED DM&IR 2-10-2s AND 2-8-8-4s AND 2-10-4s (stolen from the B&LE)

*heavy panting*

sorry, but i've been making excuse after excuse not to build a small ore railroad using Vulcan's ore docks, ships, the hullet etc. I must have drawn ten or fifteen plans for one, ranging from a couple baseboards (think 4x8 sheet of plywood) to megalithic (think Northlandz) i just can't make myself do it. I want to watch Ben Neal's USRA 2-10-2 and 2-8-8-2 lug taconite and iron ore out of the mines and up to the docks so bad. Maybe this is the excuse i need to get on that.

PS neat little whalebacks. kind of an interesting design. Personally i'd love to see more industry-interactive iron ore ships...along the lines of the Big Fitz, Arthur M. Anderson, and the not-iron-ore related but still lake boat St. Mary's Challenger. Maybe we can get the "Vulcan Trainz Iron Works" on that:hehe:

 

[sawyer811]

I'd check the config file first. check the errors against what's in there. sometimes there's superflouos things that get put in. We need a yard load of SD9s in DM&IR paint...as much as i love steam, those early SDs really tickle my fancy.

 

[tariacuri]

I'd check the config file first. check the errors against what's in there. sometimes there's superflouos things that get put in. We need a yard load of SD9s in DM&IR paint...as much as i love steam, those early SDs really tickle my fancy.

Most of them have missing dependencies, I emailed Ben very recently but have not gotten a response - but it is the Holiday. In the next couple of days I'll post a list - I suspect they are around.

 

[Cozmo®]

I'd check the config file first. check the errors against what's in there. sometimes there's superflouos things that get put in. We need a yard load of SD9s in DM&IR paint...as much as i love steam, those early SDs really tickle my fancy.

Almost done with the early paint scheme.