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Name of Route: North Coast Railroad v2.0Version and Release Date: V2.0, released 5/9/04Description: This route is based on a railway in Northern California, the North Coast Railroad, later operated by the Northwestern Pacific. The railroad connected the San Francisco Bay area with the Northern California city of Eureka. This route contains the stretch of track starting from the south at Willits and ending north beyond the city of Eureka. The railroad passes through mountainous terrain along the Eel River and also serves several small cities and towns.Installation Method: Unzip NCR2_1.zip, NCR2_2.zip, NCR2_3.zip and NCR2_4.zip into the ROUTES directory and run Installme.bat. If X-Tracks is not installed, add 250 m radius curve track sections (see readme.txt in route).Size of Download: 4 ZIP files, about 30 MB eachSize of Installed Route: 400 MBFantasy, Prototypical, or Freelance Operations: PrototypicalFreight or Passenger: BothEra or Genre: 1970s-1998Location: Northern California, USALength of Mainline: 161 milesLength of Branches: 14 milesNumber of Branches: 2Number of Sidings: 21 passing sidingsNumber of Yards: 4 small yardsMixture of Dual and Single Track: All single track, with passing sidingsLevel of Trackside Detail: Sidings, platforms, mileposts spaced at least one every 4 milesAmount of Scenery Completed: 100%Activities Provided: 4Non-Default Consists or Rolling Stock Required in Activities:
ncr3779.zip - NCR GP9, download from www.train-sim.com
cct70.zip - CCT GP7, download from www.train-sim.comAdd-In Track Sets: 250 m radius curvesTsection.dat file used: Tsection.dat in 250m_crv.zip (included with route), or any version of the standardized tsection.datPayware or Freeware: FreewareKnown Problems: Track database boundary causes "Great White Void" problem when traveling northbound at one point.Where is can be downloaded: www.train-sim.com

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