Coal Country 2019 Updated .....

New vid drip:

We start at the siding by LeFarge Cement plant where CR SD60 #6841 waits shortly prior to leaving to add additional hoppers to the Richmomd bound coal train at the Peabody Coal Mine. It will then lash on as a helper to the rear of the GP60 quad lead train waiting to decend down the grade to Richmond Yard.
Once at the yard, both the EMD Demonstrator GP60 and the CR SD60 will uncouple to refuel before being reassigned local duties.




Change log:


Added brick path to house on the hill.
Added flowers along path
Leveled the ground by the house to make room for cars to park
Added a pair of Mercedes SL500s to that area.
Rearranged the DOT scene by Richmond Yard


Sit back and enjoy !!!






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Wasted space......I decided that having a long siding for just the Mobile Yard Tractor wasn't necessary. So I converted it to an additional tanker loading/unloading area. Added some more signs, pipes and concrete barriers as well:

And now the video:




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Watch as leased Alma Valley SW1500 #4 prepares a cut of tankers for the Richmond Yard. It will have to wait for a pair of NS SD70Ms pulling a stack train to pass as well as an empty hopper train heading for the Parker Coal Tipple before it can complete its job.


The NS stack train features some new containers, XPO Logistics, Fed Ex, Cool Train Intermodal, Marten and Matson instead of the everyday ones you see flooded in other stack train videos.


Change Log:


Added JointedRail Truck/Rail Transloader
Added Sign No Smoking etc DES and Sign Notice Employees must wear Hard Hats
Added JointedRail Flat Bollards
Added Concrete barriers
Added Truck Intermodal Tractor
Added 76 Tanker
Added Custom Orange Freightliner Columbia Day Cab
Added Custom sign "Stop Tank Car Connected"
Added Derelict barrel 12
Added Industrial Plant 11 behind Transloader

Adding details to the new addition for the 76 Fuel Distribution facility:

I added a set of JR Large Canopies to the tanker loading tracks:




Next I added Utility boxes to both JR Transloaders and sets of pipes to the newest addition:






A JR Small loading stand and some details with derelict barrels, red safetey bollards at the pipe ends, figures and an animated light on the truck intermodal tractor completed the scene:





Completed overview shot:

New Industry...Richmond Chemicals

I thought it would be interesting to add a small chemical company on the outskirts of Richmond that would supply the Genral Plastics plant in Peabody with some of the needed chemicals to make plastic pellets. Then the pellets would be sent to the Curbell Plastics facility in Richmond. Supply chain management at work.
Richmond Chemical Co receives boxcars or trucks with ingredients that are then converted to liquid and shipped out via tanker:

I reskinned the JR (City) Chemical Company turning it into the Richmond Chemical Co. and added some custom signs:

Added an animated rotating fan to the side of the building and completed the details with graffiti and other items for the dock area:

And a video featuring the Richmond Chemical Co.:




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After adding the Richmond Chemical Co. , I decided to also update the Richmind Northern Energy propane distributor area. I added a small parking area in front of the office as well as some partially removed tracks that were never completely finished. Animated safety lights were added to the tanker unloading stand. I also added more graffiti to the highway overpass and some leftover rr ties and track maintenance items. Finally I made a small hobo area:

I've been watching your progress on this route Daniel, I must say that your attention to detail is awesome!

euromodeller said:

I've been watching your progress on this route Daniel, I must say that your attention to detail is awesome!

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Thanks for the complimnet, I like to add a notch of "realism" where I can.

Attention to detail and what you've accomplished is amazing.

I just got this route, and also set about making changes. What amuses me is while you've brought it forward with new structures and industries, ive been turning the clock back to transition era - putting back steam services and taking other steps to appear like the past.