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Thought I'd take a screenshot of a route I'm currently working on.
Some screenshots from a route that I have been working on for the past few months, the route is a fictional industrial switching route and is soon to be released on a site near you (hopefully):
Sorry for the large images and large image dump. All screenshots are on phase 1, work has already began on phase 2, however it is unlikely for it to be released as it is a much larger chunk.
Sorry for the large images and large image dump. All screenshots are on phase 1, work has already began on phase 2, however it is unlikely for it to be released as it is a much larger chunk.
hiawathamr
DLC developer for Trainz
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Fresh straight 40s! These have quickly become my favourite motors to head up trains recently- ph1a3 SD40s properly spec'd out for SLRR to serve the 1970 - 1995 period. The devil is all in the details, as comparing these updated units to the reskins on the WM SD40 I have been using for a few years now certainly show. Horn swap, notched pilot and new cut levers, antenna, x-lights, and triple-clasp brakes all help make this unit pop quite a bit compared to the old. Thanks again for the upgrade Ryan!
Three of these updated SD40s, plus an NS ex-NW SD45 straggler, lead up southbound empties. First seen here at Big Springs - this area has evolved substantially this year as I was upgrading some track profiles and realized the old "Big Springs Loop" could be removed and replaced with an S-curve with about a 1.84% ruling grade. It sounds steep, and to be frank it certainly is, but it replaced the egregious Tehachapi-esque loop that once existed here, plus the huge bridge that was necessary to make it work. That had always been an eyesore and was a pleasure to remove and fill in again! This area is high on the list to get its overhead wires finally installed next.
Descending another monstrous grade and sneaking through the valleys brings us to Chloe. The small town exists here in real life, but it's hardly a village there - in this fictional world where the PRR dug their way through the area, Chloe gets a substantial upgrade as well, receiving a PRR depot, an SLRR substation, and a touch of a downtown. Chloe is also home to the south end of the Minora-Chloe siding and is sometimes used as a crew change point. We're back under the wires now, and though it can't be seen, rebuilt GE EF-5 E13 was helping from the back as a pusher. These positively ancient locomotives became the go-to helpers of the division as they were slow speed beasts anyway.
Though we've once again reached an area of scenery where the overhead wire has neglected to follow along, the small town of Clay, WV is one of the few areas of the route that's scenic'd with more than just the trees and such! Home to a small downtown and depot, Clay in this world served as a refueling point for steam. The Elk River made for an excellent source of water, and with a major grade ahead of them, trains heading south certainly needed a good stocking up. Helpers would also be stationed here, and indeed this remained the case after the sale of the line to the SLRR in 1968. The railroad re-jigged the tracks numerous times over the next decade, but despite the massive push to electrification, Clay remained an outlier as the old coaling tower kept wires from being strung across all of the helper/refueling tracks. Though the timetable forbade it, crews have been known to drop the pantographs on locomotives and just coast under the tower to save time when re-positioning. The tower survives to the modern day, though the signal bridge seen here did wind up coming down to make way for the wires. Indeed, its signals were removed several months before itself was removed. Standard pole-mounted signals replaced it, as seen here.
As the four-pack of 1960s EMDs crests the hill at Summit, their work gets ready to change. The helpers will do much of the work pushing the train up the hill as the venerable EMDs throttle off as soon as the lead motor finishes swinging through the curve. Summit itself is a tiny spot between two sizable tunnels, and the 3033 is barely a hundred feet from the next tunnel portal. The lead motors will switch to dynamic braking while they begin the sharp descent in the tunnel ahead, while the E13 on the rear end will continue pushing for a while. Once about three quarters of the train has passed Summit, E13 will throttle off entirely and get ready for regenerative braking once it finally reaches the downhill. As this train is made up of empties, the work won't be as harsh on any of the locomotives, yet still, the grade into Bentree is proper steep steep stuff - we're exceeding 3% and it's not by a miniscule margin!
Dynamics howling, the 3033 leads its gaggle of power through the Bentree intermediates. The final curve out of the Independence Grade through the holler makes for an impressive sight for southbound trains. It's not a wide curve back there, making damn near any train appear ready to tear right off the track, but they've got it well under control. The grade hasn't exactly levelled out, and indeed will continue until they reach CP Dixie, but it does slowly lessen for the most part. The crew on the 3033 can rest easy once E13 clears these signals, as the remainder of their run to the Mammoth coal loadout is all smooth sailing from Belva to Mammoth. They'll enter the Charleston District once they pass Alloy, and upon reaching the London-Glasgow siding, the E13 will cut off and return to Alloy to await its next assignment. The 3033 and Co will eventually have their train loaded at Mammoth and send that coal on out to neighbouring railroad PLAP, where the coal will be sent to a power station upriver and mostly level ground. Trains on the division really get to taste it all - steep hills, winding and slow curves, and even some fair-speed straightaways. With a myriad of second gen diesels and a collection of classic electrics, what's not to love?
Cheers,
SM
Three of these updated SD40s, plus an NS ex-NW SD45 straggler, lead up southbound empties. First seen here at Big Springs - this area has evolved substantially this year as I was upgrading some track profiles and realized the old "Big Springs Loop" could be removed and replaced with an S-curve with about a 1.84% ruling grade. It sounds steep, and to be frank it certainly is, but it replaced the egregious Tehachapi-esque loop that once existed here, plus the huge bridge that was necessary to make it work. That had always been an eyesore and was a pleasure to remove and fill in again! This area is high on the list to get its overhead wires finally installed next.
Descending another monstrous grade and sneaking through the valleys brings us to Chloe. The small town exists here in real life, but it's hardly a village there - in this fictional world where the PRR dug their way through the area, Chloe gets a substantial upgrade as well, receiving a PRR depot, an SLRR substation, and a touch of a downtown. Chloe is also home to the south end of the Minora-Chloe siding and is sometimes used as a crew change point. We're back under the wires now, and though it can't be seen, rebuilt GE EF-5 E13 was helping from the back as a pusher. These positively ancient locomotives became the go-to helpers of the division as they were slow speed beasts anyway.
Though we've once again reached an area of scenery where the overhead wire has neglected to follow along, the small town of Clay, WV is one of the few areas of the route that's scenic'd with more than just the trees and such! Home to a small downtown and depot, Clay in this world served as a refueling point for steam. The Elk River made for an excellent source of water, and with a major grade ahead of them, trains heading south certainly needed a good stocking up. Helpers would also be stationed here, and indeed this remained the case after the sale of the line to the SLRR in 1968. The railroad re-jigged the tracks numerous times over the next decade, but despite the massive push to electrification, Clay remained an outlier as the old coaling tower kept wires from being strung across all of the helper/refueling tracks. Though the timetable forbade it, crews have been known to drop the pantographs on locomotives and just coast under the tower to save time when re-positioning. The tower survives to the modern day, though the signal bridge seen here did wind up coming down to make way for the wires. Indeed, its signals were removed several months before itself was removed. Standard pole-mounted signals replaced it, as seen here.
As the four-pack of 1960s EMDs crests the hill at Summit, their work gets ready to change. The helpers will do much of the work pushing the train up the hill as the venerable EMDs throttle off as soon as the lead motor finishes swinging through the curve. Summit itself is a tiny spot between two sizable tunnels, and the 3033 is barely a hundred feet from the next tunnel portal. The lead motors will switch to dynamic braking while they begin the sharp descent in the tunnel ahead, while the E13 on the rear end will continue pushing for a while. Once about three quarters of the train has passed Summit, E13 will throttle off entirely and get ready for regenerative braking once it finally reaches the downhill. As this train is made up of empties, the work won't be as harsh on any of the locomotives, yet still, the grade into Bentree is proper steep steep stuff - we're exceeding 3% and it's not by a miniscule margin!
Dynamics howling, the 3033 leads its gaggle of power through the Bentree intermediates. The final curve out of the Independence Grade through the holler makes for an impressive sight for southbound trains. It's not a wide curve back there, making damn near any train appear ready to tear right off the track, but they've got it well under control. The grade hasn't exactly levelled out, and indeed will continue until they reach CP Dixie, but it does slowly lessen for the most part. The crew on the 3033 can rest easy once E13 clears these signals, as the remainder of their run to the Mammoth coal loadout is all smooth sailing from Belva to Mammoth. They'll enter the Charleston District once they pass Alloy, and upon reaching the London-Glasgow siding, the E13 will cut off and return to Alloy to await its next assignment. The 3033 and Co will eventually have their train loaded at Mammoth and send that coal on out to neighbouring railroad PLAP, where the coal will be sent to a power station upriver and mostly level ground. Trains on the division really get to taste it all - steep hills, winding and slow curves, and even some fair-speed straightaways. With a myriad of second gen diesels and a collection of classic electrics, what's not to love?
Cheers,
SM
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