Reading & Northern Screenshots

[nkp779]

I've been grinding out accurate versions of R&N Locomotives, coaches, and freight cars to fill in as much of the gaps as possible, here's my album of what I have done so far...

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzKdzY

Eventually I would like to release the ones that can be released so you all can enjoy them!

 

[rwk]

I merged Nick's update of the R&N route into DEM I created or downloaded as well as Roon's NS Reading Line route which I updated the track and roads but the roads vanished leaving white dashed lines. I managed to be able to delete them one at a time to replace them with a road, but now I have to do that all over the NS Reading Line route. I also added DEM to the north of Old Penn Haven to beyond Mehoopany a bit. I want to have the entire RBMN main line as well as other railroads like NS in one route. The NS Reading Line I had raised the elevation of in TransDEM which you can't do to routes in newer Trainz versions in order to merge it with the R&N route. The merge at Old Penn Haven was tricky because apparently the route was hand built at Old Penn Haven and doesn't match the position of the TransDEM created DEM map. I managed to do it though.

 

[Forester1]

here's my album of what I have done so far

A very nice collection!

 

[Trainzfan9089]

Does anyone know of any current routes or updates that have been released or at least planned to be released soon of an updated version of the R&N, including Reading-Port Clinton and from Penn Haven-Northbound.

 

[rwk]

No, but I'm working on extending the 2019 version of the route from the DLS. It's merged with a height raised version of the NS Reading Line and DEM into NJ. I wanted to create a giant route of railroads from Harrisburg area to northern NJ area. I have it in Trainz 22 now. I did create DEM from south of Hamburg to merge with the NS Reading Line north of Reading, and DEM from Old Penn Haven to past Mehoopany. It's just a personal project for me right now. I'm riding behind 2102 for the fourth time but the first time on the Nesquehoning to Tunkhannock route next Saturday. I rode that route before behind 425, and 765 Bethlehem-Pittston and diesels Jim Thorpe to White Haven.

 

[rwk]

I rode behind 2102 again for the fourth time but the first on the Lehigh Line route which I rode before behind other locomotives. It was a great excursion, but long and it was a bit hot and humid but no rain. 2102 was really working on the upgrade parts and the Fast Freight diesels followed us from Nesquehoning and were put on the front of the train at Penobscot for dynamic braking down the mountain to Pittston. They also led the train with 2102 behind them in reverse from Tunkhannock to Pittston where 2102 was turned on the wye. A lady friend rode with us from the Coplay/Whitehall area, we picked her up early in the morning then drove to Nesquehoning, she was born and grew up in the Sunbury area and 2102 and the three other T-1's pulled excursions through her area during the Reading Rambles. She was born in early October 1962 and one ramble went to West Milton on Oct. 14, 1962. 2102 was a part of that ramble, it doubleheaded with 2100. I live west of Allentown near the PA Turnpike and that ramble in 1962 and others you could board at Bethlehem or Allentown. I rode behind 765 from west of Bethlehem to Pittston and return on Aug 22, 2015. That was during NS's 21st Century Steam program which ceased to exist after 2015 but they allowed 2 more years of 611 excursions in NC and VA, I rode behind 611 in Manassas, VA on June 4, 2016 and at Strasburg Sept 2019. The 611 excursions on NS ended after May 2017 and 611 hasn't run last year or this year due to problems at VMT and several key members left. It's sitting at the museum under the shed at Roanoke.