Trainz Septa Norristown Line (R6)

stratuspheretrish said:

I haven't been on in a while. This project is on hold because of my laptop. I have ants in my laptop and I don't know were the coming from?! Hopefully I resume my Norristown Line project by tomorrow, Friday. I'm going to make a new thread on the R3 West Trenton Line hopefully during the weekend or next week. So I'm going to do two projects at ONCE!. I just wanted to give yall an update on the project that I'm still working on it when the Ants stop having a party in my laptop.

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I know that computers and software can be buggy, but I guess this can happen for real!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/26/ventblockers_2/

The Pennsy catenery should look great on that route!

John

Sorry guys, I had to start over again because everytime I loaded the route my Trainz crash so now I'm just either gonna work on the West Trenton Line or Start over again but I will give a link to West Trenton line

stratuspheretrish said:

Sorry guys, I had to start over again because everytime I loaded the route my Trainz crash so now I'm just either gonna work on the West Trenton Line or Start over again but I will give a link to West Trenton line

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Try doing an Extended Database Repair in CMP.

Clean out your intakes and fans ... make a home made cool pad ... or run winder' table/box fans on your PC.

Hello I would love it.Two questions aas I am learning how to down load content How would I down load yor line when done? Do I have to down load the whole line or can I use them and place them on my own line. Thanks VADER_ 225

VADER_225 said:

Hello I would love it.Two questions aas I am learning how to down load content How would I down load yor line when done? Do I have to down load the whole line or can I use them and place them on my own line. Thanks VADER_ 225

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When I first started Trainz, I dint' know an upload from a download.

After a year, I finally figgered' out that one could edit a route, and lay track. Then I read this book: http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/TrainzForDummies.png , and I consulted with my good friend Manuel (he's a real fart smeller', I mean smart feller').

Soon I was downloading all kinds of assets ... after 3 years I leaned how to correct config files, and find missing dependencies.

When he releases his route you will find it in a link he posts, a 3rd party site, or on the DLS, then you download all of the route and assets.

All built in assets will show up ... anything that needs to be downloaded people here can help point you to them.

His route will have the basic assets, and you aquire the rest of the assets by downloading the "missing dependencies".

OK I decided I'm going to go with my Daddy Idea on creating the Paoli route since this one, I'm pretty mad at. I have a question, I'm using wikimapia, and I notice that they are using differnet kind of tracks. What tracks, station spline, shelter, and etc should I use for my Paoli route. Also where can I get the track that the Northeast Corrider uses in real life. Its white or something like that. If anyone is confuse on this comment just let me know and I will explain it different

RRSignal said:

I think I remember that MSTS guy. You can't really port content from one to the other without the original creator's meshs and textures. Plus, if it's the situation I'm thinking about, the creator gave up in quite a huff because no one was sending him donations for a half-finished m.u. I suppose one could ask him to give Trainz a shot.

As for route-building, you're thinking of a Digital Elevation Map or DEM, possibly overlaid with a map of the area to trace out tracks, roads, etc. There are two ways to go about doing that. The first is Geophil's Tranzdem, which is a payware tool, but it's pretty cool and does everything itself. It's kind of fun to use once you get the knack of it. This is how I did all the terrain and mapping for my SEPTA R3/R8 route, using 1/3-degree US Geological Survey DEM maps (1/3rd degree basically produces 10m, or 33ft accuracy.) The only thing to know is that this system doesn't really provide coordinates for use in Surveyor or the game, but the overlay map can generally eliminate the need for them anyway.

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RRSignal I was waiting for the 2nd method which I assume you were going to say is using MicroDem and HOG - the older, less user friendly and the way I still use to make terrain for Trainz routes. Any one starting out would be well advised to at least look into getting TransDEM.

The resolution of the DEMs is 1/3 arc second - just to keep it correct. On a spherical representation of the earth, an arc minute is 1/60th of a degree and for latitude anywhere (for longitude it is only at the equator) is equal to approximately a nautical mile or 6076 ft or 1852m. An arc second is 1/60th of that or about 31m. So 1/3rd arc second is about 10m.

I was born in Philadelphia but apart from the 1st week or so of my existence never lived there. Can't say I love the place but I still have a soft spot in my heart for it. Never rode the R6 but I did get to ride on the Norristown High Speed line once - my grandfather and I took a ride on it when I was about 5 I think. I guess he wanted to show me the Brill cars which were kind of unique. I rode the Paoli local occasionally back in the early 60's before there were any R routes. The good old days. Open windows in the summer in the packed unaircondioned cars. The smell of hot insulation. Commuter travel at it's not so best.

Nice to see the interest in Philadelphia area commuter rail.

Bob Pearson

Ah, yes, thanks, Bob, I did forget to get into MicroDEM/HOG, and my terminology. I missed the "golden era" of Philadelphia railroading; I really only got into railfanning in 1995 or so, after most of this old equipment was retired. SEPTA has changed things quite a bit - mostly, for the much worse, IMHO - but it's still a mecca of railroading. And, I don't know what they did in the 60's, but now they have a pass that lets you ride anything SEPTA all day for $11 ($16 to go to NJ or DE), so if you ever get to Philly, you can get a lot of railfanning in cheaply.

Does anybody know where I can find some good tracks for my Septa ROUTES????

stratuspheretrish said:

Does anybody know where I can find some good tracks for my Septa ROUTES????

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Check out the tracks on the DLS that start with SAM. These are really nice looking and perform well. There are others, but I've been using these. If you had TS12, I'd say use the JR (Jointed Rail) track which is also really nice.

John

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