Trainz_12_fan_100
yes thats my name
Hot lookin E5
Trainz Forge: Routes, Reskins and Renders
- Thread starter montanawestren
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No, It's a TA; made only for the Rock Island for their early streamlined passenger trains.
Trainz_12_fan_100
yes thats my name
My bad. Wasn't aware of that engine.
montanawestren
meh..
Improvements for sure.
Soon...
Soon...
.applegathc
NoT tHe StAtUeS!
Coleton knows what's up. Amazing work!
jacksonbarno
Alco Spoken Here
Since we have a large selection of Alco passenger equipment coming out for both UP and SP, I figured it would be wise to see what I could whip up from my skins on Diecastgalore and Magicland's passenger cars.
A few days and some google searches later, we've got 1947-accurate consists for Cities trains. Interesting to note, by 1947, the UP, SP, and C&NW only barely had enough equipment to cobble together enough consists for daily service on the three major routes (Chicago - San Francisco, Portland, and Los Angeles). All three roads were forced to pull from their own stock of non-joint passenger equipment, and several trains (most notably the Challenger) were canceled to provide enough equipment. This meant, however, that for a few years between 1947 and 1950, passenger train consists were relatively fixed as there was no supplementary or overflow equipment available to change the consists.
Motive power was another issue. As all three roads were only just taking delivery of new diesel motive power, and all three roads had other passenger trains to dieselize, motive power consists got... interesting between 1947 (when daily service started) and around 1950, when the roads began taking delivery of EMD E8s. Any combination of Alco passenger units, EMD F and E units, and even on occasion Fairbanks-Morse Erie Builts, could be seen at the head end of these trains as the three roads scraped the bottom of the barrel for any power they could throw together to get the trains over the road.
With that context out of the way, first up are a pair of City of San Francisco consists.
Train 101, Westbound, September 2, 1947:
Leading the train is a trio of Alco PAs.
Baggage car 5614, delivered to the UP in 1942 for the Challenger:
Baggage-dormitory 5613, delivered in 1942 as a baggage car for the Challenger, rebuilt in 1946 to a Baggage-dorm for Cities service:
C&NW 48-seat coach 3421, delivered in 1937 as some of the first streamlined equipment for the Los Angeles Challenger:
SP 44-seat coach 2491, delivered in 1937 to the SP for general service use:
SP diners 10200 and 10201, both built in 1937 for the first streamlined Daylight consists:
Pullman 4-4-2 sleepers Angel Island, Sutro Heights, and North Beach, built for Cities backup service between 1937 and 1941. (Also omitted in this consist is another 4-4-2 sleeper, Lakeside, which seems to have been added around November, 1947):
Following that are three Pullman 6-6-4 sleepers, American Beauty, American Heights, and American Captain, all built in 1942:
And then bringing up the markers is lounge-observation Nob Hill, built in 1937 for City of San Francisco service:
A few days and some google searches later, we've got 1947-accurate consists for Cities trains. Interesting to note, by 1947, the UP, SP, and C&NW only barely had enough equipment to cobble together enough consists for daily service on the three major routes (Chicago - San Francisco, Portland, and Los Angeles). All three roads were forced to pull from their own stock of non-joint passenger equipment, and several trains (most notably the Challenger) were canceled to provide enough equipment. This meant, however, that for a few years between 1947 and 1950, passenger train consists were relatively fixed as there was no supplementary or overflow equipment available to change the consists.
Motive power was another issue. As all three roads were only just taking delivery of new diesel motive power, and all three roads had other passenger trains to dieselize, motive power consists got... interesting between 1947 (when daily service started) and around 1950, when the roads began taking delivery of EMD E8s. Any combination of Alco passenger units, EMD F and E units, and even on occasion Fairbanks-Morse Erie Builts, could be seen at the head end of these trains as the three roads scraped the bottom of the barrel for any power they could throw together to get the trains over the road.
With that context out of the way, first up are a pair of City of San Francisco consists.
Train 101, Westbound, September 2, 1947:
Leading the train is a trio of Alco PAs.
Baggage car 5614, delivered to the UP in 1942 for the Challenger:
Baggage-dormitory 5613, delivered in 1942 as a baggage car for the Challenger, rebuilt in 1946 to a Baggage-dorm for Cities service:
C&NW 48-seat coach 3421, delivered in 1937 as some of the first streamlined equipment for the Los Angeles Challenger:
SP 44-seat coach 2491, delivered in 1937 to the SP for general service use:
SP diners 10200 and 10201, both built in 1937 for the first streamlined Daylight consists:
Pullman 4-4-2 sleepers Angel Island, Sutro Heights, and North Beach, built for Cities backup service between 1937 and 1941. (Also omitted in this consist is another 4-4-2 sleeper, Lakeside, which seems to have been added around November, 1947):
Following that are three Pullman 6-6-4 sleepers, American Beauty, American Heights, and American Captain, all built in 1942:
And then bringing up the markers is lounge-observation Nob Hill, built in 1937 for City of San Francisco service:
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jacksonbarno
Alco Spoken Here
And the second consist for tonight:
Train 102, Eastbound, September 1, 1947:
Leading the train is a mix of EMD power: EMD E6 904A, E7B 928, F3A 1400A:
Baggage car 5630, built in 1942 for the Challenger, and baggage-dormitory SF-101, built in 1937 for the City of San Francisco as a baggage-auxiliary power-dormitory, rebuilt in 1946 by the Southern Pacific as a standard baggage-dormitory for Cities service:
54-seat coach Market Street, built in 1937 for the City of San Francisco (front) and Union Pacific 48-seat coach, built 1942 for the Challenger:
Articulated Diner Mission Dolores and Kitchen Presidio,and Lounge Embarcadero, all built 1937 for the City of San Francisco:
Articulated sleepers Golden Gate Park and Fisherman's Wharf, built 1937 for the City of San Francisco:
12-5 sleeper Portsmouth Square , built 1937 for the City of San Francisco, and 10-5 sleeper Ferry Building, built in 1941 for the City of San Francisco:
4-4-2 sleepers Chinatown and Twin Peaks, built 1939 for the replacement City of San Francisco, after the first sleepers bearing these names were wrecked at Harney, NV.
Finally, bringing up the markers is 6-6-4 sleeper American Ranger, built in 1942:
Train 102, Eastbound, September 1, 1947:
Leading the train is a mix of EMD power: EMD E6 904A, E7B 928, F3A 1400A:
Baggage car 5630, built in 1942 for the Challenger, and baggage-dormitory SF-101, built in 1937 for the City of San Francisco as a baggage-auxiliary power-dormitory, rebuilt in 1946 by the Southern Pacific as a standard baggage-dormitory for Cities service:
54-seat coach Market Street, built in 1937 for the City of San Francisco (front) and Union Pacific 48-seat coach, built 1942 for the Challenger:
Articulated Diner Mission Dolores and Kitchen Presidio,and Lounge Embarcadero, all built 1937 for the City of San Francisco:
Articulated sleepers Golden Gate Park and Fisherman's Wharf, built 1937 for the City of San Francisco:
12-5 sleeper Portsmouth Square , built 1937 for the City of San Francisco, and 10-5 sleeper Ferry Building, built in 1941 for the City of San Francisco:
4-4-2 sleepers Chinatown and Twin Peaks, built 1939 for the replacement City of San Francisco, after the first sleepers bearing these names were wrecked at Harney, NV.
Finally, bringing up the markers is 6-6-4 sleeper American Ranger, built in 1942:
montanawestren
meh..
Another wooden bay window caboose, technically freelanced, but based very closely on the M&STL bay windows.
jregner1955
Member
Nice Stuff guys when and where will it all be released.
kaeksa2423
Member
They will release them once their ready or if they want to. We all need to have some patience and give the team some room to breath.
jpj_starfleet
New member
Hello! I'm just download your PRR, B&O, NYC & generic Pullmans from your site, they are Beautiful! Trainz needs more high quality passenger equipment that looks good in TANE, I am having a weird light problem with the Pullman Sleepers tho... when you look down at them you see this pulsating light (for lack of a better term) going up and the down the roof of the cars, and only on the sleepers, the coaches are fine, has anybody reported a problem like this before? Thank You!
jacksonbarno
Alco Spoken Here
Not sure about that issue, but we'll investigate it.
Also, lots and lots and lots of things are about to happen... Ignore the incorrect trucks and lack of proper mesh mods since those are gonna be made later today:
Also, lots and lots and lots of things are about to happen... Ignore the incorrect trucks and lack of proper mesh mods since those are gonna be made later today:
nickelplateroad
Active member
Jacksonbarno,
Wow! It's fantastic!! :udrool:
NKP
Wow! It's fantastic!! :udrool:
NKP
