East Broad Top Route

[trainbrain_02]

http://trainzforge.weebly.com/freeware.html

This site has three EBT Mikado's in the classic Black paint. I have them in both TRS 2006 and TS12.

 

[bigboy4014]

hey all just a quick thing that maybe someone can help me with, I'm trying to be able to use 36ga logging equipment for the EBTRR me and cascade are working on but I've run into a problem with the damned things and was hopping someone could help me fix them

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all of these predate the 2006 edition of trainz and i'm running 2012 but in the past i have been able to get locomotives and buildings predating 2006 to work, but i can't figure out the rollingstock with the exception of the EBT rollingstock which went into the game without a problem. like i said if anyone can help me please let me know and send me a private message.

 

[ebtrr]

National Refactories - NARRCO the brick factory just north of the coal prep plant with the round ovens was one of EBT's main customer I believe.

That would be North American Refractories (NARCo), formelry United States Refractoreis, formerly Mount Union Refractories.

 

[bendorsey]

MAN6 track components by Elvenor are for dual gauge track. Anything can be made including a swish (where the common rail changes sides). Shortline2 made several tracks to match. Well worth a look (if you haven't already.

Ben

 

[cascaderailroad]

The route is comming rather nicely !

Needs alot more work !

The great Bendorsey is our hero, making this all possible !

 

[Zeldaboy14]

That would be North American Refractories (NARCo), formelry United States Refractoreis, formerly Mount Union Refractories.

Are you a registered member of Trainz? If not, please go and register a serial number please.

 

[cascaderailroad]

I would think that anyone with a handle: ebtrr ... is "A" Ok in my book !

 

[bigboy4014]

East Broad Top #18 has joined traiz to be with it's sister locomotive #17.
if you wish to have a CDP copy of the locomotive send me an email at
Dichuz1234@aol.com
please put EBT #18 as your subject and leave a message

 

[bigboy4014]

did Zelda really get banned?

 

[n8phu]

Looks like it, you can't PM him.

 

[cascaderailroad]

Progress so far:

One problem is that I can not add a track at the top red arrow ... as the turntable does not recognize the top red track spline point ... and derails there !

 

[817TAYLOR]

looks awesome! what ever happened to that caboose?

 

[cascaderailroad]

BigBoy4014, and especially I, wish to apologize to Philip114 for stealing his thunder ... I really don't know who restarted this interest in remaking the EBT ... but we want Philip114 onboard, as well as RPearson, and any others who have an EBT interest.

It is said that no idea is truely original ... and is only an offshoot of something that you once saw someone else do.

Philip114 gave me some great ideas .... and has a caboose perfect for this route ... now it is time for me to give back to him, what I like to do best ... lay track and buildings.

Alot more work to do !

 

[n8phu]

Nice work!

I would be tempted to try the 3'-6" world for a good EBT route....

 

[trolley8]

Looking at the turntable, where there really that many tracks coming off it? I only seem to remember the eight roundhouse stalls and the two other tracks to the rest of the yard.

With the Mount Union Yard dual-gauge problem, could you make dual-gauge-three-rail track for regular narrow-gauge equipment to appear right with offset to the side standard-gauge-only track and have all standard gauge equipment offset to the side? That would make it compatible with narrow gauge and appear right, correct? If that doesn't work (I have no idea on how to make track!) couldn't it just be made to appear like this (still with offset standard gauge equipment), as there is invisible track and the "track" that is visible could just be spine-objects? This wouldn't solve the problem with switches (narrow gauge to one side, standard to the other), though, unless you somehow put a signal that stays red to prevent a standard gauge train from going down narrow gauge track.

Just a though.

Or maybe you could set up a complicated transfer-table system...

Keep up the good work, the screenshots look great!

 

[cascaderailroad]

The Turntable: http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/Screen_004Colored_zps83449872.jpg

I placed those tracks so as to show how many degrees that I wanted to achive, as the track with the red "X" through it, 2 tracks upward, it's angle is way off, and I wish I could add a track where the upper red arrow is, but the tuntable won't recognise the top track ... and derails.

There is a dead end track that has always bothered me ... and I found that it was at one time connected to the Orbisonia station No1 track, so I moved the carshop over 1 track width, and put the through track back in service as it was, in the 1920's, before the new carshop was constucted.





I also moved the trolly buildings and track backwards into the wye, as when they built that facility, they tore out one of the wye inner connecting tracks.

Like it or not ... That's the way it stays !

 

[817TAYLOR]

this is cool stuff man like no kidding this is amazing!

 

[cascaderailroad]

Alot more work to do !

Without Bendorsey's help, this route would be impossible !

 

[817TAYLOR]

Do I notice custom Track and custom switches?

 

[cascaderailroad]

The track is on the DLS: 1000m, the equivelent of 0.944m (= @ 36") track on the DLS, by: Joxemai #148561: Via estrecha tm 1000 mm 2 mts <kuid:148561:38004>
The switches are all laid with high precision, employing straight edge tools, and using the "Get Curve Radius" button.
3 Way Stub switches are in @ 3 places, but I am using single track, as I have not found and tested any animated Stub Switchs.
I try to keep the gradients between 0.10% to 0.25% in most places, but in the mountains the grades are as steep as 1.75% to 2.5%

Last night I worked @ 5 hours ... went to shut down, and inadvertantly hit "Don't Save" .... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ... Schaz Batt !

Today I did the same trackage over again in 2 hours ... and it is even better laid ... and gradients & curves are immaculate !

Mount Union yard will be a huge undertaking, with its complex daul gauge 3' track !

This route being done in TRS2006 will work in 09, 10, 12 ... I am not sure if a 06 route can be backdated to 04 though ?