Looking to hook up with someone to help me with a huge project

[mabspc]

I'm looking to hook up with someone (preferably in the Chicago, IL area) that would be willing to help me with a huge project that I am working on in TS2009 Surveyor. This project, when finally finished, will be a tribute to my father and a very dear friend. My father and my friend both worked for the railroad - my friend was an engineer and my father was an engine mechanic.

The project I'm working on is going to take me an extremely long time to complete, especially with no help. The project, when finished, will encompass all train lines in the state of Illinois, and trains connecting to Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The connecting trains for Wisconsin will only go as far as Madison and Milwaukee areas. The Indiana and Michigan connections will only be around Lake Michigan - especially the train yards within about 25 miles of Lake Michigan.

So far, I have most of the shoreline done for Lake Michigan from Lincoln Park (Chicago neighborhood) going south to Indiana, and up into Michigan to approximately the same area (straight across the lake from Lincoln Park (Chicago).

I do not have any industries setup around the lake yet. I can't seem to get the shore setup correctly - especially for beaches, boat harbors, etc. I could certainly use some help to get these areas setup correctly, as well as help with the river systems in and around Chicago, Indiana, etc., where there are industries along the rivers that require trains and barges/ships, etc. for the various types of industries located along the rivers.

I don't know how to upload my "layout" to the dls. I don't even know where to find it (on my hard drive), as I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate.

I'm also having trouble finding various types of industries that are located in the Chicago area in the dls. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[steamboateng]

You are taking on huge project. Are you any relation to the Trainzer that is modeling the United Kingdom?

Are you using a route building/terrain generating program such as TrainzDEM. This software will save you countless hours in building your routes.

I suggest the internet as a first resource to research maps and document collections in area libraries, universities, and private collectors. Railroad historical societies can lead you to information sources. Wise use of terminology in your search engine, such as Google, can lead you to little gems of information. Then of course, there's puplished histories and photo collections of the particular railroads your researching. I know, for instance that the now defuct Boston & Maine Railroad, has a large collection of data deposited with the University of Lowel, in Massachusettsl. The documents include client lists and locations and is accessible to the public,

Good luck on your project.
Regards

 

[whitepass]

That's way to big for Trainz, max is around 300 miles of track end to end more and you will run out of ram.

 

[steamboateng]

That's way to big for Trainz, max is around 300 miles of track end to end more and you will run out of ram.

Can we use that as a guidepost to design routes around?
If that's the limit, How does it effect Driver? Low poly everything?

 

[R701Rusty]

I'm looking to hook up with someone (preferably in the Chicago, IL area) that would be willing to help me with a huge project that I am working on in TS2009 Surveyor. This project, when finally finished, will be a tribute to my father and a very dear friend. My father and my friend both worked for the railroad - my friend was an engineer and my father was an engine mechanic.

The project I'm working on is going to take me an extremely long time to complete, especially with no help. The project, when finished, will encompass all train lines in the state of Illinois, and trains connecting to Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The connecting trains for Wisconsin will only go as far as Madison and Milwaukee areas. The Indiana and Michigan connections will only be around Lake Michigan - especially the train yards within about 25 miles of Lake Michigan.

So far, I have most of the shoreline done for Lake Michigan from Lincoln Park (Chicago neighborhood) going south to Indiana, and up into Michigan to approximately the same area (straight across the lake from Lincoln Park (Chicago).

I do not have any industries setup around the lake yet. I can't seem to get the shore setup correctly - especially for beaches, boat harbors, etc. I could certainly use some help to get these areas setup correctly, as well as help with the river systems in and around Chicago, Indiana, etc., where there are industries along the rivers that require trains and barges/ships, etc. for the various types of industries located along the rivers.

I don't know how to upload my "layout" to the dls. I don't even know where to find it (on my hard drive), as I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate.

I'm also having trouble finding various types of industries that are located in the Chicago area in the dls. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

This is the third post on this subject from you today, one is all that is required.

Cheers
Russell.

 

[FlyingScottmond]

Well in about 4-5 months ill be learning graphic design with Revit. So if your project is going to extend that long, I would be fully willing to make models you might need on demand. Might be a bit longer before I get to more complex modelling tehniques, but this position would offer me lots of practice.

 

[Euphod]

You know there are some steel mills near Gary that boast 300 miles of track alone, not to mention the power plant up by Waukegan, and numerous yards in the Chicago corridor?
I live in the Northwest Subs, but I'm not interested in taking on a project of this size. When I need a car, I don't build one by hand...
If you want to embrace the reasonable method of modeling certain lines at maybe 50 miles per installment, then maybe I would help, but you seem to be a tad over reaching.
Remember, A fitting tribute to your father is not to fail and give up because you went too big, start off with an area he is familiar with, and build from there.

Of course; that's just my opinion, you will do as you wish. Good luck to you.

 

[UltimateWarlord]

Just building Inland steel would be a major undertaking, I have been in it many times, US Steel also would be even harder then on your way to Michigan you will have to do Bethlehem, Inland alone would be a layout in itself, then there is also Wisconsin Steel [ or was] and Interlake coke ovens on 106th & torrence, Valley mold, General mills, Republic steel, South works, I was born and raised on the southeast side so I would love to do one of the mills etc, but it is just too much, and would be very complicated.
I have known many who worked in these places relatives and friends, my father did a lot of work in these places as an Structural Iron Worker/Sheeter.