Valley Railroad(Essex Steam Train)

[Gandalf0444]

Rolling old school now.:hehe:

 

[UP5521]

nice reskin of the 2-6-2,that fits the route your working on perfectly!

 

[Gandalf0444]

nice reskin of the 2-6-2,that fits the route your working on perfectly!

Well seeing as how it was once a running locomotive on the Valley it would fit nicely:hehe:
http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=176321
http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=176323

 

[Gandalf0444]

VRR #97 and #40 Sporting' there new white trim!

 

[Gandalf0444]

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[Gandalf0444]

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[UP5521]

steam engine numbers on the dome!

nice ones and one thing about renumbering any steam engines like the 2-6-2[above],how Can I apply the engine number on the dome,because some reskins I done either came out good or bad,and the only engines that never gave me any trouble was the moguls from east coast trainz,any help here and thanks!

 

[Gandalf0444]

Now in TS2010!

 

[Kon1786]

Looking Awesome Mike....

 

[gaugetamper]

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[Gandalf0444]

Hmmm Valley #103, My Railroad Museum Had moved and or sold the engine off to valley quite some time again, ESRM. T'would be funny to see that little 2-6-2 trying to go over CMRR's Trackage.

Now 103 is in Naugatuck, CT On the Naugatuck railroad/Railroad Museum of New England. It no longer sits at the VRR entrance, however we now have a new staple in it's place.
VRR #2 now takes it's place,
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae97/tcrstaff1/Essex/100E2035.jpg
Now she has her doors and windows in place, this picture was taken at the beginning of December by me after it was rolled out of the shop.

 

[Gandalf0444]

After my great hard drive meltdown the Valley Railroad survived! But only in TS2010. The backup for TRS2006 is to far back to even attempt to redo it. So TS2010 it is!!
Right now I am torn between the 2d trees from tundra in compatibility mode or the great 3d trees in native mode..But native mode would require the grass and shrubs to be swapped out as well but I don't know any suitable replacements.

 

[Gandalf0444]

 

[Gandalf0444]

Made some progress after a long break!

 

[Kon1786]

nice screens but it takes hours to see them cause im stuck in 1990 with dial up and a slow PC.

 

[Gandalf0444]

Pretty self explanatory I think:hehe: Then again....

 

[UP5521]

words cannot begin to describe how amazing your route is,nice work!

 

[HiBaller]

Looks great, Mike. Just like I remember it. BTW, I think George told me he'd retired from the VRR a bit ago.

Bill

 

[Gandalf0444]

words cannot begin to describe how amazing your route is,nice work!

Thanks! Still have a bit to finish on the route as far as little odds and ends and a little more work on scenery...bit of a nitpicker...

Looks great, Mike. Just like I remember it. BTW, I think George told me he'd retired from the VRR a bit ago.

Bill

Thanks! That is a shame.. He still seemed very young to me..I am sure his usual fireman(now student engineer) will greatly miss him as well as the rest of us!

 

[Gandalf0444]

Closing in on Goodspeed...the final stop

Some progress on the real VRR 3025 as well.

http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae97/tcrstaff1/Essex/100E3646.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae97/tcrstaff1/Essex/100E3644.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae97/tcrstaff1/Essex/100E3642.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae97/tcrstaff1/Essex/100E3640.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae97/tcrstaff1/Essex/100E3648.jpg

Less then a month before she enters operation on the Christmas and Santa trains for the first time.