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mdemingCharter Member · 183 postsMay 14, 2003 3:59 PM

LAST EDITED ON May-15-03 AT 12:07 PM (EDT) by robertreedy (moderator)

NAme: Chicaago Great Western RailwayVersion: 2.0Release Date: May 15, 2003Description: This is the CGW's eastern division which ran from Chicago to Oelwein Iowa. The railroad was sold to the C&NW in 1968, and this is as it existed before that date.Installation Method: unzip the file to your routes folder. The zip will extract to a folder named CGWv2~1. Run the batch file Installme.bat to complete installation. You need all 6 default routes installed to use this zip.Size of download: 88 megsSize of installed route: 548 megsOperations: PrototypicalPrimarily freight, with some passengerEra: Late 1940's to early 1960'sLocation: Illinois & IowaLength of Mainline: 250 milesLength of Branches: 10 MilesNumber of Branches: 1Number of Sidings: Over 200Number of Yards: 4 yards that have over 5 tracksMixture of Dual and Single Track: Dual track from Chicago to Elmhurst. Single track west of Elmhurst with passing sidings. Dual track from Aikin to Fairgrounds, then single track with passing sidings to Stanley Iowa then dual track to Oelwein.Level of Trackside Detail: Level of track side detail varies as needed .. in the Urban areas lots in farmland little.Amount of Scenery Completed: Scenery is 100% complete.FPS Specs, with qualifiers: fps will vary with each users setup and the location on the route. Mine varied from 12 fps to 30 or more with a 900mhz Athlon Processor and gforce 64mg graphics card.Activities Provided: The activities provided will not work unless you put your own consists in place of mine. I will upon request send a zip of my consist folder.Add-In Track Sets: This route requires xtracks v3.4 or laterTsection.dat file used: tsection.dat release 00008Payware or Freeware: this a freeware routeKnown Problems: I know of no problems with this route (See Activities above)Where it can be downloaded: this can only be downloaded at http://www.train-sim.com{Edited by rr for format & fps qualifiers}

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