NS Pittsburgh Sub (Large Pics)
- Thread starter scratchy
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Um, Magicland also has some PRR passenger cars on the DLS and his website...
http://www.protrainz.com/
Starting about Page 6
http://www.protrainz.com/
Starting about Page 6
jacksonbarno
Alco Spoken Here
Are there any good streamlined PRR passenger cars aside from Magicland's built in ones?
conrail_3004
New member
hi scratchy, you know about live railroadraido.com, they have the scanner set up a station inn, Cresson, pa you can hear whats going on, looks great, i try many of times to do the curve, just could never get it to look right, i live an 1 1/2 away, me and my dad go down there and sit many hours, love your work, :wave:
cascaderailroad
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Pennsylvania suffered severe irreparable erosion due to total clearcutting and strip mining ... the forests in Pa are stunted forever and most trees are small, scrubby, stickerbush, dilllweed, straggly, and resemble Trainz Gum Trees. Most of the beautiful Trainz trees, do not exist in the Altoona Johnstown area any longer.
The "Curve" cliff is ignious rock like Granite, and Gray/Red Shale is all over in cuts.
Iceman2117 StoneShed is at the "Curve", Alto Tower Renameable, UN Tower Boarded Up, PRR Cabin Tower, and Creston Tower, BNCR Cabin Tall, all fit in well.
Tracks (outermost) 4 & 3 are generally WB on the "Curve" ... track 2 has been torn out and is a central gravel MOW access trail, and Track 1 is the Pittsburgh Track for Eastbounds from Pittsburgh.
The Grade Separation at Tunnelhill-Bridge over the (Muleshoe Secondary trackage which is also is torn up) is not tree lined and pristine, as it is gravel, rocky, and weed strewn.
The fence around the PRR K4 and GP has always been 8 foot tall, silver chain link cyclone fence, topped with barbed wire, and the "Curve" fence has always been black wrought iron pointy spiked topped ... now it is flimsy aluminium spiked fence @ 5 foot tall.
The PRR Signals are lower in height http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/310.jpg
If you need information on the Cresson Flyover (also torn out) I will send it to you. http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/CressonFlyover.jpg
The "Curve" cliff is ignious rock like Granite, and Gray/Red Shale is all over in cuts.
Iceman2117 StoneShed is at the "Curve", Alto Tower Renameable, UN Tower Boarded Up, PRR Cabin Tower, and Creston Tower, BNCR Cabin Tall, all fit in well.
Tracks (outermost) 4 & 3 are generally WB on the "Curve" ... track 2 has been torn out and is a central gravel MOW access trail, and Track 1 is the Pittsburgh Track for Eastbounds from Pittsburgh.
The Grade Separation at Tunnelhill-Bridge over the (Muleshoe Secondary trackage which is also is torn up) is not tree lined and pristine, as it is gravel, rocky, and weed strewn.
The fence around the PRR K4 and GP has always been 8 foot tall, silver chain link cyclone fence, topped with barbed wire, and the "Curve" fence has always been black wrought iron pointy spiked topped ... now it is flimsy aluminium spiked fence @ 5 foot tall.
The PRR Signals are lower in height http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/310.jpg
If you need information on the Cresson Flyover (also torn out) I will send it to you. http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/CressonFlyover.jpg
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Thanks I'll be sure to check that out.
The curve would be the most awesome spot to live near, it would be great just going down there every now and then.Try here, it took me a while to find all the dependencies but there worth it.
http://s4.zetaboards.com/amtkz/pages/downloads/
Thanks for all the info Cascade, u certainly seem to know your stuff! I'll grab the objects you suggested now.
Thanks again for all the feedback everyone, next weekend I might see if i can do a video or something for you all. Never tried it before but how hard can it be?
cascaderailroad
New member
Being that several of us have 06 ... editing routes between us, by sending CDP's back and forth, would be advantagious ... I could edit your route(s) and make subtle changes ... and send it back to you for your approval and future work.
A large CDP can be zipped up in a Zip File, and sent by E-Mail.
A large CDP can be zipped up in a Zip File, and sent by E-Mail.
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Got off school for the week in order to get my wisdom teeth out- plus side get to work on the route, down side, i have u go through the not so pleasant experience of having 4 teeth ripped out of you. Gonna show off some more brilliant content from Jointedrail.com again, if anyone doesnt yet know Joe just released a weathered version of his spine cars which fit perfectly on my route
Started scenery in Altoona
Thanks
Started scenery in Altoona
Thanks
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Amtrakid17
Route maker in the works
Awsome just awesome!!!
The brickyard
Thanks
A screenshot:
And a shot to compare it to...
I do NOT own the above photo, the original can be found here;
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=340224&nseq=72
Thanks
Thanks
A screenshot:
And a shot to compare it to...
I do NOT own the above photo, the original can be found here;
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=340224&nseq=72
Thanks
cascaderailroad
New member
Nit Picking, and Picking Ticks
I don't know whether it is 09 that makes it look so darn good ... or you are just better at this than me.
The "Curve" StoneShed is a little closer to the tracks and a window is not facing the railfan area.
Also there is a short MOW parking spur on this right side of the MG Tower, off of track #4
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/247.jpg
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/248.jpg
Your pictures look so real ... that I think I picked up ticks, (which is par for he course up at MG Tower).
Super Job ! Very Impressive !
What are your gradients like ? Are they true to the prototype ? The track from Antis to Alto is @ 0.41%, from Alto to Brickyard it is 1.22%, 0.12% at the Sag, and 1.47%, (there is a Sag just before the big curve bfore Brickyard), the main trackage from Brickyard to the Curve is @ 1.75%, the curve itself is 1.45%, therafter to Bennington is @ 1.75%, the Slide is 2.36% up to the higher Tunnelhill/Portage Tunnel bore, 1.82% up to the lower Tunnelhill/Allegheny Portal. I think the tunnels are: Portage Bore is 1.39%, & Allegeheny Bore is 1.00% inside. The Galitzin bore is now vacant and fenced off.
The big sweeping curve at Tunnelhill is Salpino Curve, named after the late Oscar Salpino: PRR Pittsburgh Track Foreman, and self appointed caretaker of the "Curve".
I don't know whether it is 09 that makes it look so darn good ... or you are just better at this than me.
The "Curve" StoneShed is a little closer to the tracks and a window is not facing the railfan area.
Also there is a short MOW parking spur on this right side of the MG Tower, off of track #4
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/247.jpg
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/248.jpg
Your pictures look so real ... that I think I picked up ticks, (which is par for he course up at MG Tower).
Super Job ! Very Impressive !
What are your gradients like ? Are they true to the prototype ? The track from Antis to Alto is @ 0.41%, from Alto to Brickyard it is 1.22%, 0.12% at the Sag, and 1.47%, (there is a Sag just before the big curve bfore Brickyard), the main trackage from Brickyard to the Curve is @ 1.75%, the curve itself is 1.45%, therafter to Bennington is @ 1.75%, the Slide is 2.36% up to the higher Tunnelhill/Portage Tunnel bore, 1.82% up to the lower Tunnelhill/Allegheny Portal. I think the tunnels are: Portage Bore is 1.39%, & Allegeheny Bore is 1.00% inside. The Galitzin bore is now vacant and fenced off.
The big sweeping curve at Tunnelhill is Salpino Curve, named after the late Oscar Salpino: PRR Pittsburgh Track Foreman, and self appointed caretaker of the "Curve".
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