Andres_Nunez
Buffalonian
Many eons ago when Microsoft Train Simulator was the go-to train sim for many, there were 3 routes which were created by the same content creator i believe which simulated operations on the New York city subway. One of those always stuck out to me because of the number of activities (or sessions) as we call it and the abundance of rolling stock available for it, this was the F1 IRT 1904 route. There was a modern version labelled F2 IRT, but it was not as fun. Anyway, the route had many prototypical features and some freelanced ones and provided many hours of fun to me and anyone else who had it. So after over a decade of modelling in Trainz, learning building techniques on the forums, watching others come and go making routes of all shapes and sizes and seeing the world go by; I've decided to jump in headfirst and bring back this route to Trainz and make it even grander.
For the past month or so I've posted on the NYCTA pics thread screen grabs from the route I've been making which is my reinterpretation of the F1 IRT route from MSTS. Now I'm dedicating it its own thread so I can share its progress with all of you and get feedback and critiques with the eventual goal of uploading to the DLS. It's going to be a long road, and I still have yet to learn on not burning myself out like many times before when I first tried making a route, but I have built enough that I do believe this will eventually become something.
The F1 IRT Remaster will include:
Broadway Line
Lexington Avenue Line
42nd Street Cutoff (Todays 42nd Street Shuttle)
Dyre Avenue Branch
White Plains Road Mainline
Woodlawn Mainline
Pelham Bay Line
3rd Avenue Line
And numerous smaller additions and spurs based on what if the real NYCTA did not run into fiscal problems.
As of posting this all of the progress completed has taken place in The Bronx with the first toeholds into Manhattan done over the weekend, the ultimate goal is to reach the lower tip of Manhattan at Bowling Green and South Ferry and all Northern Terminals for the IRT. If I feel up to it i may extend the line into Brooklyn, but it's too soon to tell and perhaps that'll be for a phase two project. In the meantime, here some screenies for everyone's enjoyment and I'll get back with more once I make more progress.
NOTE: The route is not meant to be prototypical. It will have a lot of freelanced elements. There are certain areas though which will be prototypical measured down to the last degree because of their significance to the route and to seeing it in real life. IE: Simpson street curve to name one.
Manhattan and the Bronx, Harlem River and the associated crossings.
White Plains Road Mainline in the middle, the 3rd Avenue line on the left and the WIP of the Pelham Line on the far right. Towards the top you can see the signal work at the 180th St complex and the Dyre Avenue Branch
Dyre Avenue Branch and the lower part of the White Plains Road Mainline. In this iteration of the Dyre Line, the NYCTA acquired the NYW&B ROW all the way to Mt. Vernon extending the line by one station and allowing for through express service up the Dyre Line.
135th Street Interlocking, straight ahead for Lenox Routing and to the right for Bronx routing
Lenox Yard and the Ramp to the Jerome Bypass
Polo Grounds Swing Bridge
Jerome Bypass ramp to Woodlawn
Mott Avenue Interlocking (4th rebuilt for those keeping track, probably will rebuild it several more times until satisfied)
River Avenue Portal looking to 161st Street
St. Anns Interlocking
150th St Connector and Interlocking
Bronx Park Terminal Inteerlocking
180th Street - Unionport Yard
179th Street Yard (3rd Ave Line Operations Base)
Fordham Interlocking
Whitlock Avenue Portal and Ramp (WPR Mainline in distance)
For the past month or so I've posted on the NYCTA pics thread screen grabs from the route I've been making which is my reinterpretation of the F1 IRT route from MSTS. Now I'm dedicating it its own thread so I can share its progress with all of you and get feedback and critiques with the eventual goal of uploading to the DLS. It's going to be a long road, and I still have yet to learn on not burning myself out like many times before when I first tried making a route, but I have built enough that I do believe this will eventually become something.
The F1 IRT Remaster will include:
Broadway Line
Lexington Avenue Line
42nd Street Cutoff (Todays 42nd Street Shuttle)
Dyre Avenue Branch
White Plains Road Mainline
Woodlawn Mainline
Pelham Bay Line
3rd Avenue Line
And numerous smaller additions and spurs based on what if the real NYCTA did not run into fiscal problems.
As of posting this all of the progress completed has taken place in The Bronx with the first toeholds into Manhattan done over the weekend, the ultimate goal is to reach the lower tip of Manhattan at Bowling Green and South Ferry and all Northern Terminals for the IRT. If I feel up to it i may extend the line into Brooklyn, but it's too soon to tell and perhaps that'll be for a phase two project. In the meantime, here some screenies for everyone's enjoyment and I'll get back with more once I make more progress.
NOTE: The route is not meant to be prototypical. It will have a lot of freelanced elements. There are certain areas though which will be prototypical measured down to the last degree because of their significance to the route and to seeing it in real life. IE: Simpson street curve to name one.
Manhattan and the Bronx, Harlem River and the associated crossings.
White Plains Road Mainline in the middle, the 3rd Avenue line on the left and the WIP of the Pelham Line on the far right. Towards the top you can see the signal work at the 180th St complex and the Dyre Avenue Branch
Dyre Avenue Branch and the lower part of the White Plains Road Mainline. In this iteration of the Dyre Line, the NYCTA acquired the NYW&B ROW all the way to Mt. Vernon extending the line by one station and allowing for through express service up the Dyre Line.
135th Street Interlocking, straight ahead for Lenox Routing and to the right for Bronx routing
Lenox Yard and the Ramp to the Jerome Bypass
Polo Grounds Swing Bridge
Jerome Bypass ramp to Woodlawn
Mott Avenue Interlocking (4th rebuilt for those keeping track, probably will rebuild it several more times until satisfied)
River Avenue Portal looking to 161st Street
St. Anns Interlocking
150th St Connector and Interlocking
Bronx Park Terminal Inteerlocking
180th Street - Unionport Yard
179th Street Yard (3rd Ave Line Operations Base)
Fordham Interlocking
Whitlock Avenue Portal and Ramp (WPR Mainline in distance)
