Screenshot of The Week: January 17 to January 24 2016 (Progress)

[nicky9499]

Greetings.

This week TANE SP1 was finally released. It's not the finish line but at least things are getting better. Along the same lines railroads didn't always start perfect, they fixed this and patched that and bit by bit built transportation networks that powered global industrialization. This week's theme is Progress. Please send your theme suggestions for subsequent competitions via email or Skype by clicking on the little icons below my username.

One screenshot allowed per entrant. Screenshots must adhere to the theme and the Trainz Forum Code of Conduct.

Submission closes on January 24 at 12:00 noon UTC/GMT/Zulu time.

Cheerio,
Nicholas

 

[sp9813]

Williams Jct AZ-1990

Santa Fe's state-of-the-art hot 991 train from Richmond CA to Chicago speeds past the junction that takes the Santa Fe to Phoenix, which is occupied by aging SF diesels. The path that the 991 is taking is the 1960 built Crookton Cutoff, which bypassed the more circuitous route to Ash Fork, which is now the first segment of the line to Phoenix. With the completion of the Cutoff, a high speed airline was created from this location to Crookton, alleviating the fierce curves of the original mainline, allowing Santa Fe to meet the ever growing demand for fast and timely delivery.

 

[pietroli]

The New Era for Trainz and for French high speed, the AGV by ALSTHOM. Here's my prototype en route Paris-Bordeaux on the future LGV (available 2017), my own idea for the future of the French TGV.

 

[stevelerro]

After the Great Dismal Swamp accident of 1984, the Norfolk Southern needed to bring their Steam Programs reputation out of the swamp as well. So how do you bring the biggest steam program at the time out of the dirt? You bring out the big guns. You restore a locomotive, which from 1987-1991 held the distinction of being the strongest pulling steam engine in operation on earth and put the NS Steam Program back on the map! It must have been a sweet day to see it finally move under it's own power again! The N&W 1218 is seen here fired up for the first time in 28 years at the Irondale Shops in Birmingham, AL.

 

[jordon412]

After the Great Dismal Swamp accident of 1984, the Norfolk Southern needed to bring their Steam Programs reputation out of the swamp as well. So how do you bring the biggest steam program at the time out of the dirt? You bring out the big guns. You restore a locomotive, which from 1987-1991 held the distinction of being the strongest pulling steam engine in operation on earth and put the NS Steam Program back on the map! It must have been a sweet day to see it finally move under it's own power again! The N&W 1218 is seen here fired up for the first time in 28 years at the Irondale Shops in Birmingham, AL.

1 vote for Steve! By the way, I'm really excited about you guys making this beast and the suspense is killing me!

 

[rrfoose]

After the Great Dismal Swamp accident of 1984, the Norfolk Southern needed to bring their Steam Programs reputation out of the swamp as well. So how do you bring the biggest steam program at the time out of the dirt? You bring out the big guns. You restore a locomotive, which from 1987-1991 held the distinction of being the strongest pulling steam engine in operation on earth and put the NS Steam Program back on the map! It must have been a sweet day to see it finally move under it's own power again! The N&W 1218 is seen here fired up for the first time in 28 years at the Irondale Shops in Birmingham, AL.

Fantastic shot, Steve! Looking forward to this release! If I may ask, what is the shop building 1218 is coming out of? Something you've built for your diorama, or readily available? Thanks!

 

[captainkman]

100 years of locomotive development.



Kieran.

 

[Roy3b3]

There is nothing like "Progress".....

Cheers,
Roy3b3

 

[Jayco-man]

That's gonia look great on my Pocahontas Route.

 

[trainboi1]

Nowhere was progress more in action than with the Daylights. The arrival of a new Coast Daylight consist in 1941 started the inland San Joaquin Daylight with the older consist plus two Harrimans stuck on the front. Now, however, a new phase of equipment rolls through, with the now-aging 1941 cars running the mountain line.
Just a decade after its migration into the Mojave, this P-10 pacific has been cut down in favor of the necessarily powerful GS-4 and MT-4 classes. Soon the majority of the P-10 fleet would run from San Juan, taking over the lesser Sacramento Daylight and local services. There, they too marched for progress, displacing veteran Atlantics and Ten-Wheelers throughout the Central Valley.

 

[generalman]

My initial thought...

 

[SirGreg]

Five UP Engines ,each one symbolizing a different era of Progress.

 

[c9jhs276]

this photo is at a place in Georgia.
took this photo on the new military mega pack and route. everything is from the jointedrail team. very nicely done jointedrail.

 

[peterwise]

GWR Mainline Steam Progress Exhibition

Somewhere in Cornwall on the Great Western Railway (GWR) mainline, an exhibition of GWR mainline locomotives is starting.

The exhibition starts with a good selection of GWR coaches in chronological order (ending with a British Railways Mk1 Brake in Western Region livery) slowly drawing in to the station behind a GWR Large Prairie.

From the air it is apparent that (starting with a GWR Horse drawn omnibus on the left) the fans will be able to see a similarly organised set of GWR locomotives: [1] an early GWR broad gauge locomotive and carriages, [2] a GWR Dean "Single", [3] a GWR "Manor" (in BR livery), [4] a GWR "Bulldog", [5] a GWR Castle and a [6] GWR "King".

Peter.

 

[BNSF_EMD]

These Dertinian National Railways SD40-2s await one of their last assignments at the Machina fueling rack. The handsome units are being phased out in favor of more modern Zamboin CF39s, and will be all but gone from DNZD rails within a few years. Progress marches on...

 

[nicky9499]

Submissions are now closed. There are 11 entries for this round so up to 2 votes are allowed. Voting will be from now until February 7, 1200nn UTC. Please post your votes below.

 

[oknotsen]

My votes, in order of appearance:

SP9813
peterwise

 

[Roy3b3]

My votes in no particular order,...

peterwise
Pietroli

 

[generalman]

Some very creative ideas this (bi)-week. Well done everyone!

stevelerro
peterwise

 

[benjaminw]

SP9813
Stevelerro

My third choice would be Trainboi1, if we had three votes.:hehe:

-Ben