Since my previous thread, Washington Logging, I have now moved on to a more serious project in which I will be spending many months revising & perfecting. My previous layouts have been only designed for me to brush up on skills, and learn new ones that I have found to be useful. Thank you to much of the feedback I have received in the previous thread, I have now designed a much more of a valid layout for N Gauge logging.
Before I start, I am using the N Gauge track, and the Truss's are N Gauge as well. Reminder, I am still new to Trainz09 so some things I am still getting the hang of.
Now onto the layout:
I was shooting for a lowly comprised logging industry with a small sawmill, 1 work engine, 1 slug, very small switching yard, and just a few rolling stock. With of course 3 or 4 "tiers" of donkeys & Log sorting. Also the map has a large lake built as a log reservoir in which I have placed an NG3 log dump. A river leads out of the reservoir that will eventually head to the sawmill.
I will be using the PB15 as the work engine for now. The Heisler engine that I currently have: A) Sounds rather annoying, B) Seems to be very finicky on coal, C) appears to not be able to pull as much. Now I am NO genius in logging, or even rail roading for that matter, but why use a lesser of two evils?
My slug will be the "36 in shunter body" (if I got the name correct). All I need it to do it just to move maybe 10 or 12 cars around when needed.
Onto the screenshots. All I have done is about 90% of the terrain, all track has been laid, water has been plugged in as well..
The future site for the engine shed. Notice the steady decline down, and the leveled off surface at the top.
Shot 1 of the lake reseviour.
Initial track laid down for the main line leading from engine house #1 down to the switching yard, which is half completed in this screenshot.
This is where the river splits, truss's will be built over it along with a siding in the middle.
Engine sheds placed, Engine shed #1 at the top for the work loco, Engine shed #2 at the bottom for the slug. Again, switching yard half complete.
Truss's have been placed over the spliting river.
NG3 Log dump at the log reseviour.
So far the project is going great. I can't wait to get in action!
Cheers,
-Evan
Before I start, I am using the N Gauge track, and the Truss's are N Gauge as well. Reminder, I am still new to Trainz09 so some things I am still getting the hang of.
Now onto the layout:
I was shooting for a lowly comprised logging industry with a small sawmill, 1 work engine, 1 slug, very small switching yard, and just a few rolling stock. With of course 3 or 4 "tiers" of donkeys & Log sorting. Also the map has a large lake built as a log reservoir in which I have placed an NG3 log dump. A river leads out of the reservoir that will eventually head to the sawmill.
I will be using the PB15 as the work engine for now. The Heisler engine that I currently have: A) Sounds rather annoying, B) Seems to be very finicky on coal, C) appears to not be able to pull as much. Now I am NO genius in logging, or even rail roading for that matter, but why use a lesser of two evils?
My slug will be the "36 in shunter body" (if I got the name correct). All I need it to do it just to move maybe 10 or 12 cars around when needed.
Onto the screenshots. All I have done is about 90% of the terrain, all track has been laid, water has been plugged in as well..
The future site for the engine shed. Notice the steady decline down, and the leveled off surface at the top.
Shot 1 of the lake reseviour.
Initial track laid down for the main line leading from engine house #1 down to the switching yard, which is half completed in this screenshot.
This is where the river splits, truss's will be built over it along with a siding in the middle.
Engine sheds placed, Engine shed #1 at the top for the work loco, Engine shed #2 at the bottom for the slug. Again, switching yard half complete.
Truss's have been placed over the spliting river.
NG3 Log dump at the log reseviour.
So far the project is going great. I can't wait to get in action!
Cheers,
-Evan