Southern1581
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Now you're getting it NSguy!!!
The Alabama & Southeastern RR WIP Thread (Large Screenies)
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Southern1581
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Yet another video. This was just on my lunch break! Action's better around Autumnville today, a total of 69 trains came through, as opposed to yesterday's well below average 47 trains (average through Autumnville is 65). Here's the vid:
Southern1581
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Very nice NSguy! My internet is back!!!!! Whoop whoop, it's hump day. I'll have a vid for you shortly, I caught a massive F697 earlier.
AMTRAKwannabe
Norfolk & Western Lives
If it's hump day why not show us more of the hump yard? :hehe:
Also I'm creating the seven mile Greenwood Branch, that's all I know about it right now:
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Southern1581
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Because that hump yard is a pin in the *** to fill that's why. Besides that I have a few changes I want to make to the setup of that yard before I really start going to work on it.
AMTRAKwannabe
Norfolk & Western Lives
Well can I get some info on the branch? Industries, towns, railroads in the area(besides A&SE), heritage, etc.
Also, since it's a screenshot thread, caught my favorite heritage unit on an empty coal drag today.
*Revised see post #312*
Also, since it's a screenshot thread, caught my favorite heritage unit on an empty coal drag today.
*Revised see post #312*
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conrailfan1999
Long Live Big Blue
hey looks good man! But there would not be crossing gates gaurding the road that does not cross the tracks just so you know.
AMTRAKwannabe
Norfolk & Western Lives
I know, I just need it like that til I get the ATLS Traffic lights working in my favor...
And see the track under construction? It will cross too...
And see the track under construction? It will cross too...
AMTRAKwannabe
Norfolk & Western Lives
Sorta double post but I temporarily fixed it and expanded the the roads...
Southern1581
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Industries: There's a grain or sugar mill (I can't remember) about two miles in. Then there's a lumber company at about 4 1/2 miles, and finally a turn around spot at 7 miles with a MOW spur and two spurs for a warehouse and packaging facility. There are two towns, Greenwood at the end of the line and another one at 2 miles that you can name, and some random houses and a business or two in-between. The branch is a section of an old Southern RR branch line (most of which is now a 45 mile stretch of the Alabama Division's mainline). No other RR's use the branch, and the branch is located about 9 miles north of Montevallo, which is the second to last major stop before hitting Cheaha Pass, so be sure to give it a bit of elevation.
AMTRAKwannabe
Norfolk & Western Lives
lots of hills and mountains sound good(NO grades, terrible at terraforming them)? So no other railroads in the area either?
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conrailfan1999
Long Live Big Blue
looks good!
Southern1581
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The closest other RR in the area is NS, which interchanges with the A&SE at Montevallo, occasionally a NS unit will slip past the interchange. We had one in Autumnville earlier today on F697. Heard that they blew a coupler knuckle a few miles south of town. Hills sound good, not a lot of mountains in the area save Mt Cheaha, but Alabama is pretty hilly, you can go with that.
AMTRAKwannabe
Norfolk & Western Lives
K, decided the pics I've posted so far are on the outskirts of Greenwood, AL
Southern1581
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Sounds good.
I finished (give or take, might still get a bit of tweaking) an A&SE B40-8W recently, which is currently the only wide cab A&SE power. They are ex BNSF and are numbered 420-429. I also (as you've probably noticed) FURX SD40-2's 3000 and 3029, as well as A&SE ex-FURX 6899. Today I started on the A&SE's 25 ex-SOO Line SD60's. I made good progress today, I'm going to be busy the rest of the week so expect them to be done either Friday or Saturday. When done they'll be numbered 5975-5999.
I finished (give or take, might still get a bit of tweaking) an A&SE B40-8W recently, which is currently the only wide cab A&SE power. They are ex BNSF and are numbered 420-429. I also (as you've probably noticed) FURX SD40-2's 3000 and 3029, as well as A&SE ex-FURX 6899. Today I started on the A&SE's 25 ex-SOO Line SD60's. I made good progress today, I'm going to be busy the rest of the week so expect them to be done either Friday or Saturday. When done they'll be numbered 5975-5999.
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AMTRAKwannabe
Norfolk & Western Lives
K, one more thing, any specific maintenance stuff in in greenwood?
Southern1581
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Not really, just a handful of tie and ballast gons that need a home until we can get one of the MOW SD40A's to take it to it's destination. Once I'm done with the A&SE SD60 and a ICE SD40-2, I'll be doing the SD40A's.