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[cascaderailroad]

cascaderailroad
it seems u are the only fan of prr and kept this thread alive
do i have permission to become fan of prr

Huh ?

OK ... you are now an official PRR fan !

There are several of us each building their own Horseshoe route.

I released a very basic WIP route on Mediafire last month.

I am looking closely at the Railworks horseshoe route, and it seems like fun to run, but not terribly realistic.

I am not using the Fishlipsatwork DEM any longer, and I am instead concentrating on a 10,000 baseboard DEM of the Horseshoe area.

I intend to release mine as freeware, I don't know about Scratchy's route whether it will be payware or not.

I have often brought up that a Horseshoe route should be done by a group of people, all editing it, and sending their revisions back and forth to one another, but no one seems interested.

Where can i get that

http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showpost.php?p=867890&postcount=298
Not sure what you mean: "Where can i get that"

 

[lsstaten]

that is a good idea.

 

[ksharkey]

I mean did you download that baseboard or you made it.:wave:

 

[ksharkey]

Beacuse i want to use it also for cresson.:wave:

 

[cascaderailroad]

I saw a funny YouTube video of the Railworks-Horseshoe Curve route, with tank car drawbars stretching dozens of meters long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4WdGQ6Cbx4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NisyUbpBcUk&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg0ZHxblq80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j56QAmmMxh8
And this MSTS route has me completely blown away.
---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ74HEFC1VY&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL3F893B7E0F3D14AC <---
http://www.trainsim.com/zview.php?cm=view2&fn=/home/train/files/3/ns514-1.zip&an=514.png&idx=23
http://www.trainsim.com/zview.php?cm=view2&fn=/home/train/files/3/ns567.zip&an=567.png&idx=27

 

[scratchy]

@ ur 1st video: Haha, what a fail! That didnt even look like a very heavy train?

@ 5th video, pretty good. But nothing in the video can't be done better in Trainz, And i plan to prove that

 

[NIARTcar]

pretty good. But nothing in the video can't be done better in Trainz, And i plan to prove that

Definately, The thing about Trainz, errr OUR Trainz, is that the game many times isnt the one holing us back, its all about technique and computer performance. Personally my route is a bit of a beast in itself, and I am still working out my techniques as I go through it. I must say that railworks has its perks (and is doing a good job updating, as is N3VR), but both games still have room to grow. Top tip of the day: Lighting, sky, and fog conditions can have tremendous effect on the appearance of a route. Dial yours in just right, and be prepared to drop jaws:wave:

cheers

 

[scratchy]

cheers

Absolutely agree with that, the one area in which i think Railworks tops trainz atm is the sounds, and i think thats something N3V needs work on

 

[peghorse]

A plane, looking down on another plane, looking down on a train ...

Two words: OH MY GOD! (joke from australian TV reality show contestant bimbo).. true..

You mean to say The Plane above plane looks mainly upon the Train? WOW KEWL! :hehe:
nuuu I wasnt a contestant on the TV show either tyvm...

 

[scratchy]

Hey cascade, is this the water tank from the old station that was at the horseshoe? Pretty surprised when i found it in the trees while having a look around
http://hostthenpost.org/uploads/5321f3bb3083d5011828b56ececad4d5.png

 

[cascaderailroad]

Actually there were two water tanks @ 1000' apart at one era.

The coal/water transfer bridge was east of the 241.37 signal bridge location.

Later on there were water scoop tank troughs located on the long straight east of the "Curve", where steam locos took on water on the fly.

The area of the old iron water tank is heavily overgrown, and in timber rattler & copperhead territory ... it is rusting away, falling appart at the seams, and has no tank roof.
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=131111587
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=131111586
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=125435534
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=130148972
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=130148971
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=119693700
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=130148561
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=130148562
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=130148564
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=130148975
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=131112786 <--- Looks like a John Allen Gorre & Daphtid RR scene
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=60170549 <--- the single track "Curve' was later double tracked in 1854
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=129252152 <--- Cresson once had a roundhouse
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=136347646 <--- This is the old "Curve" I am modeling, a conglomeration of years pre 1900-1950.
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=98345398 <--- The old "Curve" 241 RR tie steps
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=129156460 <--- Johnstown a pretty dismal place in time.
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=70798288
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=68476209
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=62787396<--- Altoona was once described as a dismal, coal sooted, forlorn, eyesore of a place, where streets were mud, with whitewashed dirty grey unpainted clapboard houses. <--- Note the Wopsy RR station, my favorite little NG RR
http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=129254554 <--- A scene that gets me out railfanning !

 

[kamran]

I saw a funny YouTube video of the Railworks-Horseshoe Curve route, with tank car drawbars stretching dozens of meters long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4WdGQ6Cbx4

wow man there is a huge distance between cars
and i also like the comment by someone on youtube that
"does it cost money to bring the wagons together??"""""

 

[cascaderailroad]

Horseshoe Curve Webcam: Click on Museum/Webcam ... Install the add on Axis Media Control, in the top notification bar of your PC screen
http://www.railroadcity.com/webcam_horseshoe_curve/index.php

Oct 7, 8, 9th is the 3 day East Broad Top RR Fall Spectacular ... Don't miss it !
http://www.ebtrr.com/fallspec2011.php
http://www.ebtrr.com/photos.html

It figures that the Altoona Railfest, Oct 1st & 2nd, does not coinside with the EBT Fall Spectacular, as the 2 scheduals are one week different. http://www.railroadcity.com/news_altoona_railroaders_museum/article.php?id=33

On my 10,000 baseboard Horseshoe Curve route ... I was driving my RJ Corman-Irvona branch, and the train took an hour to traverse the 40 mile branchline from Medina to the interchange at Cresson.

 

[cascaderailroad]

I am very unimpressed with videos on YouTube of the Horseshoe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEXe0DIhlMg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--e3Mh8L1Y4
The area(s) are very steep and rugged, with towering 90' cliffs, jagged deep shale cuts, and shear drop offs ... yet I see pristine State Park like imaculately grassy flatlands ... in contrast, where scrubby stickerbush and scrubby stunted trees, where it is timber rattler & copperhead infested, and extremly rocky terrain exists on the prototype. One video actually showed a train on the mainline running Left Hand rule like they do in Europe ... I am amazed at the lack of research they put into the route(s). The "Curve", the high point of the route, has no engine display track, no Horseshoe steps, no creek up both Burgoon & Glenwhite runs, no Glenwhite Coal & Lumber Co spurs ... I am sure if I purchased the routes I could pick them apart to smitherines ... as they are very unrealistic, with fluffy puffy pleasent friendly trees, covering up a multitude if mistakes. All Fluff ... No stuff !

Harrisburg, Altoona, Johnstown, Pittsburgh are not pretty pristine places ... most areas were strip mined to Hell, and clearcut of all forest growth, and severe irreparable eternal erosion took place, scaring the jagged rugged landscape(s) forever.

 

[SD45T-2]

This is from the 50's, so the locomotive on display there is still in mainline operation.

But everything else is wrong. Very wrong.

This 50's photo, it seems more ragged.

 

[cascaderailroad]

The Horseshoe Curve Webcam-Ladybug Population Explosion

The annual Altoona-Ladybug Population Explosion is in full swing again, and the critters are crawling all over the webcam, and thousands are covering the clock and funicular (and the visitors clothes) they don't bite though !

A reminder:

Oct 7th, 8th, 9th, is the 3 day East Broad Top RR Fall Spectacular ... Don't miss it !
http://www.ebtrr.com/fallspec2011.php
http://www.ebtrr.com/photos.html

Horseshoe Curve Webcam: Click on Museum/Webcam ... Install the add on Axis Media Control, in the top notification bar of your PC screen
http://www.railroadcity.com/webcam_horseshoe_curve/index.php

 

[kamran]

man is there any route belong to prr?
i need to run my horses on it

 

[cascaderailroad]

Download the very basic, WIP route at : http://www.mediafire.com/?hob4yr2hx71825n

 

[JackieG]

The annual Altoona-Ladybug Population Explosion is in full swing again, and the critters are crawling all over the webcam, and thousands are covering the clock and funicular (and the visitors clothes) they don't bite though !

A reminder:

Oct 7th, 8th, 9th, is the 3 day East Broad Top RR Fall Spectacular ... Don't miss it !
http://www.ebtrr.com/fallspec2011.php
http://www.ebtrr.com/photos.html

Horseshoe Curve Webcam: Click on Museum/Webcam ... Install the add on Axis Media Control, in the top notification bar of your PC screen
http://www.railroadcity.com/webcam_horseshoe_curve/index.php

Guess where i am going! That is right EBT and Horseshoe Curve!

 

[cascaderailroad]

Cassandra RR Overlook Park is @ 10 miles West of Altoona, just past Cresson & Lilly ... a must see ! Better than the Horseshoe !