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BNSF4999Member since Aug-21-02 · 407 postsApr 30, 2004 12:17 AM

LAST EDITED ON Apr-29-04 AT 08:18 PM (EDT) by robertreedy (moderator)

Name of Route - Illinois Northern Version 2.0 Version and Release Date - V2 Released February 2004Description - The route is 79 miles long and runs through northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. There are over 20 stations, so it is great for commuter, and a few large yards so it is also great for freight. The goal of the route is to capture the feeling of the chicago suburbs going north to corn fields.The goal of the IN is to provide a realistic route that everyone can use and enjoy for all types of operation while at the same time saving FPS rates and causing an enjoyable experience for the user
Installation Method - cut and paste into route directory from zip fileSize of Download - Route is approx 17mb installedFantasy, Prototypical, or Freelance Operations - Operations are freelanced with heavy prototype influence.Freight or Passenger - Features freight and passenger operationsEra or Genre - is set in the modern era (late 70-s to present)Location - Runs from Western Springs,IL northwest to Madison, WI.Length of Mainline - Features a 79 mile mainlineLength of Branches - and about 2 miles worth of industrial branchesNumber of Sidings - Has the largest industrial park in TS with about 18 industries to switch.Number of Yards - 1 Huge yard, 1 large and 1 medium yardMixture of Dual and Single Track - Route is about 40% double track, 60% singleLevel of Trackside Detail - Trackside detail is pretty heavyAmount of Scenery Completed - Scenery is about 70% complete, the farther north from Western Springs, the less complete the scenery isFPS Specs, with qualifiers - FPS with a good system is very goodActivities Provided - the activities included are incompleteAdd-In Track Sets: Xtracks required, compatible with v3.2 or later - Updates, NewRoads 3.0 and Xtracks 3.9 neededTsection.dat file used: Standardized Tsection.dat, release 00008 or laterPayware or Freeware - FreewareURL for More Information and Screenshots - Screenshots are available in the TS Screen Shot forum here on train-sim.com. Known Problems - The only known problems are corrected in the two patches in the route download sectionWhere it can be downloaded - http://www.train-sim.com file download library{edit formatting by rr }Kevin V.
-President/CEO of Illinois Northern Ry Inc, subsidiary of The Midwest Regional Railways Corp.

Ohio Southern is on the way...coming late March!!

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