The SteamWorkz East Broad Top Route Development Thread TRS22

[steve180]

Just realized that there hasn't been any recent screenshots posted to the thread. Here's a few.
These ones are from the Allenport/Mount Union area, the trackwork in the yard is done, as mentioned in the previous updates. I am back working on the route again now, at least for a bit as irl priorities have backed off a little bit.

These are at Adams Summit:

This is Aughwick in it's current state (likely finished):

Thanks for everyone's continued support on the project, without the response we have been getting from both the EBT community and Trainz community, we would've likely stopped at Colgate grove. Over the past few months, we have progressed up to Mount Union. I may do a live streamed build session here in the next couple of weekends, keep an eye out, I will drop a link to it in this thread when I do decide to do it. We are still awaiting structures to be made for the route as well as some much needed equipment; I will keep everyone updated as I receive updates myself. We are hopeful that we will be able to release phase 1 (Rockhill Furnace to Mount Union & part of the Shade Gap Branch) by either late summer or early to mid fall of this year.

Happy Trainzing

 

[steve180]

Running from Mount Union to Rockhill Furnace:

Hoping for a release by the end of the summer months

 

[steve180]

Update from Axis:

 

[Trainzpro2004]

Will this be for release?

 

[steve180]

Will this be for release?

Yes, although no longer on Nugget Trainz or The Steamworkz. I am no longer actively involved in the route due to irl reasons right now @axis3039 is however. The route will be coming out on The Huntington Shops website when it does come out. The route has also been rolled forward into the modern era tourist era operations and has gone through a number of other changes. Below I have attached a link to the newest EBT update video posted by Axis.

 

[Trainzpro2004]

Can't wait

 

[rwk]

That is a good recreation. Is it about 11 miles from Rockhill to Mt. Union? For the tourist era, how will you handle the track north of the Colgate wye? Will you make it rusty and overgrown like in real life? Part of the railroad at least the standard gauge part south of Mt. Union was used by a small railroad for freight service. It interchanges with Norfolk Southern in Mt. Union. The new owners of the EBT don't own the track north of the Aughwick bridge above Shirleysburg. They probably won't run tourist trains north of the Colgate Wye, but they are restoring the section to Saltillo the other way from Rockhill and they reached the high school before Pogue bridge so far and built a new Saltillo station and cleared the land in front of the station to relay track. They are also clearing trees near Three Springs from the track. I'm looking forward to a release at some point of the first phase.