The Illinois Railway Museum Route

[Matt3985]

In other news the historic SANTA FE sign that once was atop the former Railway Exchange building on 224 south michigan avenue in downtown Chicago was finally lit up for the first time since it was remove from the building back in 2012.

The new sign all lite up!!!

To help celebrate they brought out ATSF 4-8-4 #2903 outside for the first time in many years since its been kept inside Barn 9 and since the #2903 is the longest steam locomotive in IRM's collection, its very limited for where it can go on IRM's museum track.

 

[BlackDiamond1964]

Here is another updated on the 50th Street Station. The platform is done and ready for some textures. Next I'll be working on the station building.

 

[Matt3985]

Thanks for the update there BDW1964. Keep up the good work plus.......

CUBS WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!

CUBS WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!

CUBS WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!

 

[nickelplateroad]

Matt,

Wow! I see that many screenshots are very awesome!...

Whooooo!! Cubs wins!!! Whew!! last time 8-7 on 10innings. I always Cubs fan my life.....


NKP

 

[Matt3985]

Here is a update from BlackDiamond1964 on the CTA 50th Avenue Station. He has started work on the station end and has began the texturing process. Here is what he has gotten done so far. (Wish Klinger was still around to see this since he had made a lot of CTA stuff in the past and he would had loved to see this)

 

[Matt3985]

Here is another update on the progress of the CTA 50th Avenue Station. Its coming along nicely.

 

[BlackDiamond1964]

Ok back to the project...Here is another update on the 50th street station. This has given me a challenge. The wood trim posed a particular problem as I had to map each face separately...There's a lot of faces! This is what I spent most of the day doing! Tomorrow I'm onto the doors and windows. I also want to look at re working the roof texture as I'm not really happy with my results.

 

[Railwoodman]

Well it's great to see this get unlocked .. MATT3985 Keep up your work .... BDWorkshop and you have a good thing here

Matt

 

[PWeiser]

Work in Progress - Test Shots

I'd like to thank @Matt3985 for suggesting/inspiring and doing a whole lot of research for this project:

(hosted at HostThenPost, may expire)

Very nearly complete externally and running in-game with passenger doors operational; needs interiors and passenger attachment points. Liberty Liner will follow. Expected completion, December (pre-Christmas).

 

[nickelplateroad]

:udrool::udrool:Beautiful............


Does red light between headlight and pole wire good curve line wire?

NKP

 

[PWeiser]

What?

:udrool::udrool:Beautiful............


Does red light between headlight and pole wire good curve line wire?

NKP

If you're referring to the Electroliner, not sure I understand your question. The trolley poles are so arranged that the contact wheel is almost exactly over the bogey center, so they do, in effect, follow the track centerline. That's a feature of the Electroliner; I just made sure the pulley maintains that relationship regardless of how high the pole is raised.

 

[nickelplateroad]

If you're referring to the Electroliner, not sure I understand your question. The trolley poles are so arranged that the contact wheel is almost exactly over the bogey center, so they do, in effect, follow the track centerline. That's a feature of the Electroliner; I just made sure the pulley maintains that relationship regardless of how high the pole is raised.

Thump up!! I just watch Matt's route will done..

NKP

 

[Matt3985]

Thanks for posting the update PWieser, Im glad to have worked with you on yet another much need to be made asset for Trainz. Keep up the good work.

 

[Matt3985]

Hello everyone, Its been a little while since I last had something to show for this route, First I got some news, 50th Avenue Station is now finished and in place on the route (Despite the fact that it has two little issues with it) The first issue is that the platform is shorter than the one displayed on Goggle Maps and needs to be lengthen. The second issue is with the roof still looks incomplete texture wise for the station building and the color for the roof looks a bit wrong compared to the real one. I will contact BDW1964 if he will still be able to update the station for me.

This brings me to my next topic. Due to unfortunate personal reasons BlackDiamond1964 is no longer taking part in this project and has told me he is leaving the trainz community as well for the same personal reason. (Note if you want to know why please contact me by PM only please). This is a bit of a set back towards the project because he was a very important asset to me since he was in charge of making the vitally important custom scenery assets that is needed to keep the route progress going. With his departure, I now am looking for any available content creators out there that have expert experience in creating scenery content to take over from BlackDiamond1964. NOTE I WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING REQUEST FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT YET CONTENT CREATORS!!

Hopefully I can find someone who can make scenery assets that can match the quality of BDW1964's work but in the meantime despite this big setback towards the progress being made towards the route, I will point out that this will not effect in anyway on the people who are specifically working on Locomotives and Rolling Stock in anyway shape or form. So for those of you who are working on Locomotives and Rolling Stock, just please continue as normal and continue to still post project updates (if you wish) here as normal.

What will I do in the meantime while I wait, I will continue to work on whatever I can to edit track work and switch work on the route as well as manage on gathering research towards everything from Locomotives to buildings to signs etc...

Now here are some screenshots of how the 50th Avenue Station turned out.

In other news, more progress has been made on the main street extension on central avenue to extend both the new Streetcar Loop and the Trolley Bus operations. here are some photos of progress from the museum that I hope to include later on when google maps is updated.

 

[Matt3985]

Hello everyone, I got some good news, after doing a bit of convincing I finally found a replacement for BDW1964 and the winner is.... BENDORSEY!!! Im glad to have him (Back again) on board. I originally had him on board in the beginning but when I BDW1964 offered his help towards the project I let Bendorsey go since I found someone better but now BDW1964 is gone, its worth bring Bendorsey back because he is a great content creator and I know me and him will make a good team just as well as me and BDW1964 was. So look out for more future progress on the route very soon.

 

[simulatortrain]

I let Bendorsey go since I found someone better

yowch

 

[Matt3985]

yowch

Well plus at the time BDW1964 was looking for more things to make in Blender and Bendorsey was a bit busy at the time so I thought I decided to pick BDW1964 and Bendorsey at time said he was fine with me doing that. But now Im sure he will just as good of a job as BDW1964 did.

 

[NIARTcar]

yowch

My thoughts exactly. A rephrase may be in order here, in my opinion. Got to respect the content creators.

 

[Matt3985]

My thoughts exactly. A rephrase may be in order here, in my opinion. Got to respect the content creators.

I do have a lot of respect for Bendorsey, that was why he was my first pick when I started this project last year and we were planing on stuff when I put the project on hold last year, then came this year, Bendorsey was still my choice to have him perform the role but when BDW1964 came onboard well you have to read the my post above...

Lets keep this on topic please...

 

[210009222]

Just gonna put this out there. Respect everyone, even if you don't want to.

That is all.