Surprise on the Marias Pass line
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kittycraft
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Sweet!
Are the F Units yours?
Are the F Units yours?
motorbreath
Earth Rocker
Has someone been reading Classic Trains???
I have the Maria's Pass issue and was hoping someone around here would jump on those. Gimme gimme gimme...
Seriously, I'm glad you have them going. Very cool addition to your collection, which I am a fan of.
I have the Maria's Pass issue and was hoping someone around here would jump on those. Gimme gimme gimme...
Seriously, I'm glad you have them going. Very cool addition to your collection, which I am a fan of.
I've been buying Classic Trains for a bit, I must have missed that issue.
However, the April/May/June 2010 issue of The Railroad Press has a story titled "Classic Marias Pass" and right on the front cover is BN F units 818, 2 F7Bs, and another A unit in helper service pushing hard against the rear of a train.
That issue also has SLSF F units in Orange and red, and the older Black and yellow.
Anyways, A while back, I had figured out a way to port all of the content from Trainz Driver Edition over to TRS 2006, and consequently was able to move it into Trainz Classic. So I have the older version of the whole Marias Pass route as done by HP Trains.
NOTE: There is an updated version of the entire route for TRS 09/10 for sale on their website.
So I looked at the route, its quite detailed, and wondered what could be done to spruce it up a bit for operating. I wanted to substitute some freeware locomotives and cars for the built in content that was used and set up some more operating sessions.
The thought struck me like a bolt of lightning: The one locomotive that was really needed for it had not been done.
2 hours later, there are now 2 BN F's that exist. Plans are for another F7 and a F3 to join the fray (Yep, BN ran F3 thru F9s well into the 80's), along with 4 F7Bs.
That way you can use them on helper service, general merchandisers, Etc....
The other Locomotive in that pic is the freeware TRS2004 BN GP-35 from RRmods.com. I was using them in TRS 06/Classic. I have was able to get them to work Error Free in TRS 09/10, I am waiting on a Reply for the owner of the content to give me permission to publish my results on how to get them to work.
So, bottom line; Yes, these are mine, I am almost finished with them. When done, you will be able to download them from my site.
I am thinking about starting another thread about modding the Marias Pass approach / Maria Pass route for using Freeware Locos / cars and setting up operating sessions. I wonder If I can modify a 40 Foot Boxcars Lars settings for it to accept grain as a product? F units and 40 footers hauling grain? 80's bliss right there.......
EDIT: I may even do one F in the Mineral brown MOW paint scheme. Why? The BN used F units as power cars for its rotary snow plows. This was done by re routing the electricity that powered the units traction motors to the snowplow that had its boiler removed and had traction motors substituted to turn the plows blades. When business picked up, the F units traction motors were re connected, and into freight service it went, without a repaint.
EDIT 2: Pic of MOW F unit in freight service:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=645373
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=370561
Pic of one in storage:
NOTE: this is a BNSF unit in storage.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1381384
However, the April/May/June 2010 issue of The Railroad Press has a story titled "Classic Marias Pass" and right on the front cover is BN F units 818, 2 F7Bs, and another A unit in helper service pushing hard against the rear of a train.
That issue also has SLSF F units in Orange and red, and the older Black and yellow.
Anyways, A while back, I had figured out a way to port all of the content from Trainz Driver Edition over to TRS 2006, and consequently was able to move it into Trainz Classic. So I have the older version of the whole Marias Pass route as done by HP Trains.
NOTE: There is an updated version of the entire route for TRS 09/10 for sale on their website.
So I looked at the route, its quite detailed, and wondered what could be done to spruce it up a bit for operating. I wanted to substitute some freeware locomotives and cars for the built in content that was used and set up some more operating sessions.
The thought struck me like a bolt of lightning: The one locomotive that was really needed for it had not been done.
2 hours later, there are now 2 BN F's that exist. Plans are for another F7 and a F3 to join the fray (Yep, BN ran F3 thru F9s well into the 80's), along with 4 F7Bs.
That way you can use them on helper service, general merchandisers, Etc....
The other Locomotive in that pic is the freeware TRS2004 BN GP-35 from RRmods.com. I was using them in TRS 06/Classic. I have was able to get them to work Error Free in TRS 09/10, I am waiting on a Reply for the owner of the content to give me permission to publish my results on how to get them to work.
So, bottom line; Yes, these are mine, I am almost finished with them. When done, you will be able to download them from my site.
I am thinking about starting another thread about modding the Marias Pass approach / Maria Pass route for using Freeware Locos / cars and setting up operating sessions. I wonder If I can modify a 40 Foot Boxcars Lars settings for it to accept grain as a product? F units and 40 footers hauling grain? 80's bliss right there.......
EDIT: I may even do one F in the Mineral brown MOW paint scheme. Why? The BN used F units as power cars for its rotary snow plows. This was done by re routing the electricity that powered the units traction motors to the snowplow that had its boiler removed and had traction motors substituted to turn the plows blades. When business picked up, the F units traction motors were re connected, and into freight service it went, without a repaint.
EDIT 2: Pic of MOW F unit in freight service:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=645373
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=370561
Pic of one in storage:
NOTE: this is a BNSF unit in storage.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1381384
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SantaFebuff
That's So Trainz Forum
Yeah, they use it for the plows and what not for extra power. I think cowl units have the advantage there not having external walkways, great when you think about how much of an ice cream cone the locomotives look like when they finish the job.
Cheers,
Joshua
Cheers,
Joshua
motorbreath
Earth Rocker
You are right, it is the T.P.R. mag, I buy all of the train related mags in one shot every month from Barnes & Noble... I should just subscribe, I know.
yeah i got that T.P.R. issue, those f-units are great. hert made a Katy F-7 for me, and, in all honesty, i'm a HUGE F-7 fan. I'll never admit it face to face (i'll probably go Blahughha!!! then shout GO ALCO! if you ask...PS this doesn't count:hehe: ). i guess you could call me the "closet F-7-iac"
that made absolutely no sense...but i think you get my point. I love the colors the F-units usually got. the simple SP bloody nose scheme is my favorite in all honesty.
By the way, you ever think about doin' one of those units n8phu?
PPS anybody notice the new dots by our names and avatars that show what version of trainz we have? it's like they're showing us who's got lower than TC1 so they can discriminate against us. DA MAN is coming! It's Trainz-ial Profiling!
that made absolutely no sense...but i think you get my point. I love the colors the F-units usually got. the simple SP bloody nose scheme is my favorite in all honesty. By the way, you ever think about doin' one of those units n8phu?
PPS anybody notice the new dots by our names and avatars that show what version of trainz we have? it's like they're showing us who's got lower than TC1 so they can discriminate against us. DA MAN is coming! It's Trainz-ial Profiling!
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