What are your favourite routes?

[Steamdemon]

Mine are anything that is long and scenic. I love routes that involve snow and look cool at night.

So, what are yours?

(IMO, UMR MEGAMERGE WINTER is nice, Robe river iron is also cool.)

 

[cascaderailroad]

My favorites are: "The Loops" (which will bring your PC video card crying on it's knees), and "Down East Fishing Villiage" (Which is a 4 baseboard Gem), by GFisher.

There are many others equally as well done in great detail.

I study these persons means of texturing and tracklaying, and by my imitating scenes with meticulous detail, I try to replicate their methods, on my own routes.

It is said: No thought is original ... it is just an offshoot of the parent creator.

And ... I try to learn at least one thing new ... each and everyday.

Lionell, American Flyer, Model Railroader Magazine, and others, have instilled this fabulous mental fantasy image, in our minds, of creating the most spectacular scene, of bridges, tunnels, and complex interlockings, with speeding trains, or quaint backwoods NG RR lines.

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There is a video of American Flyer, probably Lionell, where a husband brings home a "round the Christmas tree" model trainset ... and expands upon it day by day, toating in mountains of plaster and paper mache & chickenwire, until his families home is totaly inundated with smoking model trains, from floor to dining room table ... where the last straw is broken where he dumps a RC Lionell tipper car, over the smashed taters, of hot gravey upon his wifes lap at the dinner table ... if anyone can produce, and post, this lost video ?

A reward is offered ... PM me for details ...

 

[lorenw]

My favorite right now is Ironbound Industrial by gfisher. Really a great little railroad.

 

[airtime]

My favourite short route has always been the Glasgow to Falkirk route made by Vern, it is the way the journey starts in a city station, goes through a tunnel under the city, and within 10 minutes your in the middle of the Scottish countryside, surrounded by hills in the middle of know-where...

It was such a brilliant route, I do hope it gets updated in the future, and added to future versions of Train Simulator.

As for full routes, my favourite full route is the Settle to Carlisle route based in the UK, it is featured in Trainz Classics 3, it is an excellent representation of a highly used and very scenic route.

Joe Airtime

 

[mattm]

I love Philskenes routes, in particular the Industrail series.

Matt.

 

[H222]

Mine:hehe: :hehe:

GFisher and Murchinson, and Cabon City, and shunting layouts

Jamie

 

[sravan]

I like rodina,bam-kodar ,mostly russian n chinese.
i never tried european routes.

 

[nuni727]

I like Erie Northern and Midwest Central.

 

[misterchugg]

caboolture to rockhampton

from end to end driving an express takes 3 hours

cheers
ron

 

[sterrett]

My favourite short route has always been the Glasgow to Falkirk route made by Vern, it is the way the journey starts in a city station, goes through a tunnel under the city, and within 10 minutes your in the middle of the Scottish countryside, surrounded by hills in the middle of know-where...

It was such a brilliant route, I do hope it gets updated in the future, and added to future versions of Train Simulator.

As for full routes, my favourite full route is the Settle to Carlisle route based in the UK, it is featured in Trainz Classics 3, it is an excellent representation of a highly used and very scenic route.

Joe Airtime

The Glasgow to Falkirk route was updated (with Vern's permission) to "Central Scotland" and runs between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Have you tried the update? It's good.

For me, there are many favourites:

Scottish Central (formerly Glasgow-Falkirk)
Ayr to Stranraer (also by Vern)
Along UTA Lines by Harcourt
All Amsterdam3 by jaghandree
Graham's Mill (for sheer pleasure)

I still trot out "Ultimate British Rail 21" from time to time. Even though it was made for Trainz SP3 and I modified it to use AJS stations from TRS2004 onwards, and I have replaced all the trackwork, I still love it for long distance running and sheer pleasure.

.........and, of course, the Settle and Carlisle and the ECML routes are enjoyable - especially now my computer is running Windows 7 64 bit. It has made such a difference!

 

[lorenw]

My newest favorite is Pine Creek Central By tokkyu40. A great little point to point railroad. It's built for 2004 but runs with no errors in 10 for me.

 

[airtime]

The Glasgow to Falkirk route was updated (with Vern's permission) to "Central Scotland" and runs between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Have you tried the update? It's good.

Thank you Sterret for this info, I'll download it today, and give it a go...

Joe Airtime

 

[philskene]

Multiplay

For multiplay:

• TS2010 - "Krashnburne MultiPlayer"
• TS12 - "IntenCity MultiPlayer"