LAST EDITED ON Mar-20-04 AT 04:09 PM (EST) by robertreedy (moderator)
Name of route - Cajon Pass RouteVersion - Version 1.0, August 2002Description - The route consist of 3 lines traversing the famous and challanging Cajon Pass in Southern Ca. The Santa Fe was the first in Cajon Pass in 1885, with a 3% grade. In the early 1900's, a second line was added, which was slightly longer and added 2 tunnels while deverging away from the original line for short periods. The SP was a late comer, arriving in the late 1960's to build the Palmdale Cutoff which allowed SP trains traveling to and from Central Ca. and the Pacific Northwest to bypass downtown LA. Route consist of 3 lines that form a large circle, extending from Mojave to Barstow(BNSF), then south to San Bernardino(BNSF), west to Colton(SP), and north to Mojave(SP)Packaging - Route comes on a CD, and is installed by clicking on the set up iconPrototypicalFreight/Passenger (Amtrak SW Chief)Era - 1990'sLocation - Southern Ca.Length of mainline - 3 lines that total about 260 milesBranches - noneNumber of sidings - BNSF ex-ATSF main is doubled tracked from San Bernardino to Barstow, with about 5 or 6 passing sidings on line from Barstwo to Mojave. SP line is single tracked, with about 6 or 7 passing sidings from Colton to Mojave.Yards - 5Dual/single - about 50/50Complete with scenery, however portions of the line from Mojave to Barstow do not contain much scenery becasue of the location in the desert.Route comes with nearly 40 activites, more can be downloaded from 3dtrainstuff.com and train-sim.comRequires no non default trainsets or track sets.PaywareRoute can be ordered online at http://www.3dtrainstuff.com{Edited format by rr}Chris Bogley
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