A Good Sunday as I am writing this now,
Me and Mr's Blue have been busy Cutting, Trimming, Planting Flowers etc for Summer, which I know is coming soon......This week it has been relatively Cool for Spring, and we are enjoying it so much......65-75 and one 80 Degree day, thank you Mother Nature......Outdoor exercise is great for Old Blue......
Over to Trainz,
I had American Mountains as purchase a while back, and Legacy American Mountains too, then a name change to Centrella Sub Division, .After checking all, I decided Centrella with its 5-6 Sessions would be the best way to go.....So now I took care of Route Duplication....All Good!
My WIP now is get all the Rest of my Routes in Trainz, Map Photograph and Kuid Name added to Old Excel Sheet from probably 3 years.......What this will do, is give a good Picture and Route Kuid list of all my Routes I have, and it will show the ones which I got rid of and why.........
When you use a Historical List, no matter what the Software Application, I like Excel.
Here is a link about Spreadsheets, how and why they began.......
https://blog.sheetgo.com/spreadsheets-tips/history-of-spreadsheets/
https://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/asset-tracking-software.html
Now should warn those who might think of making an Excel Spreadsheet for Routes, what ever, you can go into Content Manager, and do search for exactly what you want in Routes, or Rolling Stock etc, doesn't matter the Skies the Limit in Content Manager, however your Results can't be EXPORTED To Excel directly.......You have take your Content Manager Results, and do a Copy and Paste into a Fresh Excel Spreadsheet, and then make you Names for Headers Etc.......It is a bit arduous at the start,,,But once you get your RAW data in........
So here is a Copy and Paste from Content Mgr in Trainz, as you can see, there is Asset Kuid, Name of Route and that's it, no Version # or Date Installed or any of the other Category Tabs, I would need to add that in manually if needed?
<kuid:455032:102954> Muskanippee Valley Railroad Tree Reduction 20%
So like any Inventory Program, similar, what you put in, Labor wise is what you get out, and whatever Garbage you add, your output will show same........
I have heard other members discuss Inventory or Build Lists they keep for Asset Production, that list, like any list is only as good as is Current up to date, which leans on you,,,,,,,,More work you put in it, the more you should get out of as an Aid of Sorts, dependent on your particular needs....
Can't remember all the names and Versions of Routes I come across in 7 years, ain't going to happen in my pea brain, so a good Spreadsheet is going to help my memory....Hope this makes sense to new Folks coming into Trainz........
Of course, we have a good Content Manager, and if you know what your doing, it does a lot, and is very reliable, for me, it is good, but I want something a little more customized for my needs, especially when I start to Merge up Routes......
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Blue's You Tube Pics of the Week:
Comments: I know we have lots of Steam Loco enthusiasts, hope you like this one....
Return to running -Bredgar and Wormshill Railway's First open day of 2021 - Chasing Dinosaurs Ep.5
https://youtu.be/eut_MkReMwE
Hello Everyone,
This is a long one, so I suggest sitting down, making yourself comfy and getting ready for some good old train spotting fun, and join me and James as we wonder round and just enjoy being back at a railway - as the Bredgar and Wormshill Railway put on quite the show with their freight only event.
For more information on the Bredgar and Wormshill Railway, check out their website -
https://bwlr.co.uk/
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Comments: Martin Zero is all Heart and really tries to give a good sense, overview of what the Little Gems he finds in Railroad History.....I enjoy his Videos quite a bit, and get a great education of what, once was here......
Five Disused Railway Finds
https://youtu.be/fGcVsp8rGMw
In this video we visit five disused railway finds in Manchester. These five abandoned structures of railway architecture are in a remarkable condition and although abandoned I had to urban explore Urbex Manchester to find them. They are great examples of Railway Architecture. An old railway turntable, and old engine shed an old station building and an abandoned railway tunnel are amongst some of the gems we find. We look around an abandoned railway on an old disused railway.
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Comments:Track Geometry and how it works with right tools......
Track Inspection Gauge, Level Boards and Rail Bright Bands
https://youtu.be/b81ASWwJy0A
The silver aluminum gauge in the video is called a Level Board. My Geismar Track Inspection Gauge is a combination level board and gauger.
The Bright Band is also called the running surface or the rail tread. It is the longitudinal band where the rolling stock wheels make contact with the rail head.
When I make my weekly track inspections watching where on the surface of the rail head the bright band runs is one of the things I watch for.
Too much bright band on one rail or the other indicates an unbalanced condition in normal track cross level.
As an example, a bright band that has too much surface area on the low rail and not a fairly equal amount on the high rail indicates too much super elevation in that curve or section of track.
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Comments: Talk about a one man army? This is some back breaking work, as well, he is a fountain of Knowledge in my different Disciplines in which he applies all his trades of Schooling on one tight, tight Budget.
J&L Narrow Gauge Eastern Extension Underway!
https://youtu.be/5wmgPgmaDN8
We have started building the next 350 feet of track, going up grade and with a turnout. We hope to have this track completed by the end of summer so that we can run trains back into the woods by fall.
And if you like what you saw in this Video, swing over to his main site, I have to applaud him......This is nothing short of amazing, if I every get out his way from So California, I want to stop at his Museum......Well worth my time.....Google Search "Youngstown Steel Heritage"
https://www.hendersongdi.com/ysh/index.html
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Comments: this is from New Zealand area....I have had the pleasure of riding with some Locomotive Engineers, this video spends part of day with what the Engineer in New Zealand Line might encompass......Very cool I think....
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffnt&q=palmerston+north+train&ia=web
Cab Rides with Drivers from Palmerston North: The Overlander January, 2005
https://youtu.be/cOJPDRr71yo
This 56 minute video includes basic preparation of a class 30 electric locomotive {EF} before it is attached to the Overlander Daylight express at Palmerston North.
The train {No 220} is shown as far as Ohakune where there is a crew change with the southbound Overlander No 221.
The trip is then by car to Taihape, then the Overlander {221} to Palmerston North.
The Locomotive Engineer is Jimmy Oliver.
Having viewed the footage for the first time in many years, I was disappointed by my choice in the transitions had I used way back then in my early editing days. Also much of my videoing was started or stopped during conversations between Jim and myself which you may find don't make sense.
Imagine riding a motorcycle, you hear a few unusual noises, slow down, stop and your bike becomes engulfed in flames. And there is nothing you can do to put out the flames...
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Comment: Watch this Video very closely, and think (COMMON SENSE) then ask yourself a question, what went wrong here....
MOTORCYCLE CATCHES ON FIRE AT BIG SANDY, TX RAILROAD CROSSING! May 8, 2021
https://youtu.be/T-9Ku5c_DhY
Imagine riding a motorcycle, you hear a few unusual noises, slow down, stop and your bike becomes engulfed in flames. And there is nothing you can do to put out the flames...
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Comments: Someone is always looking out for good tunnel to put on their Trainz Route, here's one that might peek your interest........
Taft's Tunnel, One Of Oldest Train Tunnel In America 1837
https://youtu.be/B3XG3IPErP0
Historically this tunnel is thought to be oldest but nobody knows?
Here is another link with some good pictures on this old tunnel......
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=Taft's+Tunnel+railroad&ia=web
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Few Pictures today, I was UP Crossing the other day, and just had enough time to snap these Pics as UP Local was making a reverse move back to yard from Shunting Job in our area....Sorry the Pics are not a bit better, but I literately had 10 seconds to snap these before he got out of my Phone Camera View the other day....I thought Graffiti was interesting.
That'll due for today.....Thank's for dropping by Folks.
