USA Pics (electric)

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PWeiser

Well-known member

• Oct 17, 2017

• #481

If you look...

Trainz_12_fan_100 said:

Oh my gosh, it looks like a beefed up Little Joe.

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If you look only at externals and statistics, that's a fair description. Under the skin, though, they weren't much alike: 3,300VDC for the MWR units, 11,000VAC with motor-generators in the W-1s. The W-1s had traction motors on all axles and (I believe) retained a full control cab at each end - useful for tunnel railroading, avoids having to wye between runs. The W-1s more resembled VGN's EL-2Bs even though those were single-ended in permanently coupled pairs rather than double-ended like the W-1s.

As for the colors... orange shows up against both trees and snow, the rest green or maroon to taste. 'Nuff said.

 

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normhart

Trainz Entry Level

• Oct 17, 2017

• #482

PWeiser said:

@normhart - great shots (Cos Cob needs coal)!

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Actually in my little slice of New Haven the Cos Cob Power Station gets it's coal straight off the docks.



The string of hoppers was heading to the Dean Coal Mine where the empty string was dropped and a full string picked up



The full string was unloaded at the Edison Power Plant which supplies power for the Dover Springs Branch.





Both the coal mine and the Edison plant are still works in progress.

 

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PWeiser

Well-known member

• Oct 17, 2017

• #483

Those were the days, when clouds of coal smoke (and some coal dust from the mines and crushers) were the mark of healthy industry! :hehe:

BTW, impressive shadow of the conveyor in that first pic - which I happen to know consists of 8 polygons with a tiled alpha map.

 

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normhart

Trainz Entry Level

• Oct 17, 2017

• #484

TANE does some things very well. You got me started so here is the Dean Coal Mine considerably closer to my vision.



No electrics in this shot, sorry.

 

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normhart

Trainz Entry Level

• Oct 20, 2017

• #485

 

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normhart

Trainz Entry Level

• Oct 20, 2017

• #486

:wave: Thanks pweiser!

 

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slenderman8888

Member

• Oct 30, 2017

• #487

WARNING lots of images be prepared to scroll
some pics from a session i am making for the NEC

 

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MF01

Doing MP parisian subway

• Oct 30, 2017

• #488

Nice pics !!!

PS: Where did you get the AEM-7 please ?

 

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drchoi21

New member

• Oct 31, 2017

• #489

Just a pic for a route that's going to be released

 

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Trainz_12_fan_100

yes thats my name

• Oct 31, 2017

• #490

Ooooh! Yay!

 

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slenderman8888

Member

• Oct 31, 2017

• #491

I got the AEM-7 from https://web.archive.org/web/20090802104803/http://www.freewebs.com/virtual-beech-grove/downloads.htm

 

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MF01

Doing MP parisian subway

• Nov 1, 2017

• #492

Thanks a lot !!

 

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normhart

Trainz Entry Level

• Nov 16, 2017

• #493

 

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normhart

Trainz Entry Level

• Nov 17, 2017

• #494

Fall and Spring

 

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PWeiser

Well-known member

• Nov 17, 2017

• #495

Ah! That last shot makes all the pipe-bending worthwhile .

 

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normhart

Trainz Entry Level

• Nov 17, 2017

• #496

Pretty amazing Paul! Thanks!

 

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normhart

Trainz Entry Level

• Nov 17, 2017

• #497

 

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jamal17

Subways and railroads

• Nov 20, 2017

• #498

how did you get that spark effect?

 

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MF01

Doing MP parisian subway

• Nov 20, 2017

• #499

It's a scrpit and Andi06 made one

 

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normhart

Trainz Entry Level

• Nov 20, 2017

• #500

jamal17 said:

how did you get that spark effect?

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Most if not all of pweiser's electric locomotives include sparks. Some include sparks for third rail left or right, as well as pantograph.

Some other artist's electrics include sparking, mostly trams/trolleys.

Especially amazing at night with multiple units as Paul's sparks are random and increase in frequency with speed.

 

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