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jonathanmlewisMember since Sep-25-02 · 1043 postsDec 3, 2003 2:07 AM

LAST EDITED ON Dec-03-03 AT 09:12 PM (EST) by robertreedy (moderator)

Name of Route: Rio Grande SouthernVersion and Release Date: Version 2 (previously called Ouray-Placerville) Released on 11/17/2003 (52 years after the last revenue freight ran on the real RGS)Description (~100 words or less): The Rio Grande Southern starts in Ridgway, Colorado and goes over the Dallas Divide and then into Placerville. At Placerville the RGS starts to climb the Lizard Head Pass. At Vance Junction the branch line to Telluride and Pandora goes off up Keystone hill. The main line goes on route the world famous Ophir Loop past Trout Lake to reach the 10,250 high Lizard Head Pass. The route then goes down into Rico, Colorado though the Burns Canyon. The route also features the Enterprise branch with 5% grades to Enterprise mine and the Denver and Rio Grande Western's Ouray branch from Dallas to Ouray.Installation Method: Copy what is in all 9 zip files to the MSTS route folder and run MSTS.Size of Download: 9 files each about 11MBSize of Installed Route: 300MB (about)Fantasy, Prototypical, or Freelance Operations: PrototypicalFreight or Passenger: Both Era or Genre: 1895-1951Location: San Juan mountains in western ColoradoLength of Mainline: 66Length of Branches: about 20Number of Branches: 3Number of Sidings: unknownNumber of Yards: 4 biggish yardsMixture of Dual and Single Track: Single Track but passing sidingsLevel of Trackside Detail: roads, rivers and forestsAmount of Scenery Completed: 85%FPS Specs, with qualifiers: PIII, 667 mHz, 128 RAM, 32MB video cardActivities Provided: about 5Non-Default Consists or Rolling Stock Required in Activities:
The Colorado and Southern Narrow Gauge Mega Pack
The Rio Grande Southern Rolling stock park
Rio Grande Southern number 20
D&RGW C19 Number 342
D&RGW Narrow Gauge Gondola
D&RGW Narrow Gauge Drop Bottom Gondola
The D&RGW Caboose
The Rio Grande Southern Box CarAdd-In Track Sets: Xtracks required v3.2 or laterTsection.dat file used: Standardized Tsection.dat, release 00008 or laterPayware or Freeware: FreewareKnown Problems: Install patch if you can't seem to get it working.Where it can be downloaded: www.train-sim.comJonathan Lewis
jonathanmlewis@msn.com{rr edited formatting}

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