Kegg_Works
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Greetings all! For a while I've been posting some screenshots of a route I've been steadily working on in another forum threat. Specifically the Narrow Gauge Screenshots thread. Though there is a fair amount of Standard Gauge on this route to, so I thought I would create a new thread to showcase the route's progress in more detail. And yes, this will be a freeware route when finished.
The route I'm working on is a "Plausible" or "What-If" sort of line, a freelance narrow gauge desert dweller called the Mojave & Panamint railroad. It was inspired by an HOn3 model railroad created by Craig Tice and featured in the Feb. 93' issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. It was a wonderful freelance line that operates along the western shores of Searles dry lake, north to Ballarat, CA. I found it a very original idea for a freelance railroad I elected to take a crack at it in Trainz!
The map was made by a friend in TransDEM or the region and it is HUGE!! So be forewarned, this is a massive route with both narrow and standard gauge lines. (Thanks again, Curtis!!)
One thing I love about this route is how arid and lonesome it is, something it has in common with another well known slim gauge line, the Southern Pacific narrow gauge.
These first few shots were taken during early progress on the route. As well as before I created some custom reskins for some of the motive power and rolling stock. The last shot here shows a train approaching Valley Wells, CA. Which is just above Searles Lake. It is also a crucial spot on the railroad's right-of-way as it is the only place where water can be found until the railroad's northern terminus at Ballarat. Water is loaded into tank cars and then drained and pumped into a water tank at the railroad's summit at Slate Range Pass. More on that later though.
Here is an early shot of Panamint Junction. In the cannon that Craig Tice created for the M&P, the line interchanged with the Standard Gauge Los Angeles & Independence RR which indeed had plans to make its way into Searles and Death Valley. However in reality those plans never came to fruition, but in this case they did. The LA&I's Right-of-Way is actually what is the Trona RR. All ov which is included in with the route as well as a small portion of the SP's Jawbone Branch and line heading west to Mojave. The SG line to Mojave hits the map's edge a mile or so west of Rand, CA. All of those SG lines will be modeled also. In any case, Panamint Junction rests just under Searles Lake along the Trona RR's strait and flat section south of the lake.
Here is another early shot of the engine facilities at Panamint Jct. Also seen is one of the locos reskined for the Mojave & Panamint. The locomotive is one of Togog's D&RG C-16 locos.
The route I'm working on is a "Plausible" or "What-If" sort of line, a freelance narrow gauge desert dweller called the Mojave & Panamint railroad. It was inspired by an HOn3 model railroad created by Craig Tice and featured in the Feb. 93' issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. It was a wonderful freelance line that operates along the western shores of Searles dry lake, north to Ballarat, CA. I found it a very original idea for a freelance railroad I elected to take a crack at it in Trainz!
The map was made by a friend in TransDEM or the region and it is HUGE!! So be forewarned, this is a massive route with both narrow and standard gauge lines. (Thanks again, Curtis!!)
One thing I love about this route is how arid and lonesome it is, something it has in common with another well known slim gauge line, the Southern Pacific narrow gauge.
These first few shots were taken during early progress on the route. As well as before I created some custom reskins for some of the motive power and rolling stock. The last shot here shows a train approaching Valley Wells, CA. Which is just above Searles Lake. It is also a crucial spot on the railroad's right-of-way as it is the only place where water can be found until the railroad's northern terminus at Ballarat. Water is loaded into tank cars and then drained and pumped into a water tank at the railroad's summit at Slate Range Pass. More on that later though.
Here is an early shot of Panamint Junction. In the cannon that Craig Tice created for the M&P, the line interchanged with the Standard Gauge Los Angeles & Independence RR which indeed had plans to make its way into Searles and Death Valley. However in reality those plans never came to fruition, but in this case they did. The LA&I's Right-of-Way is actually what is the Trona RR. All ov which is included in with the route as well as a small portion of the SP's Jawbone Branch and line heading west to Mojave. The SG line to Mojave hits the map's edge a mile or so west of Rand, CA. All of those SG lines will be modeled also. In any case, Panamint Junction rests just under Searles Lake along the Trona RR's strait and flat section south of the lake.
Here is another early shot of the engine facilities at Panamint Jct. Also seen is one of the locos reskined for the Mojave & Panamint. The locomotive is one of Togog's D&RG C-16 locos.
Have a good holiday weekend, I've got Grand Kid Duty while the Parents are away........Between this and the Grand Kids, I shouldn't be bored a bit.
