Who Is Working On What Route?

Greetings simmers!Well I did this a while ago and had a very popular feedback. So what is the status of things now.When you respond PLEASE put in the subject line the name of your route so it will be easier to look through the responses. So what are you working on and what is the status?Many thanks in advance!BobFlorida Railfan Page
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Western Illinois & Iowa - NS Danville District - Ga, ATF1224, Nov-26-04, 07:17 PM, (1) Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Literalman, Dec-03-04, 11:23 PM, (35) RE: WHO IS WORKING ON WHAT ROUTE???, BN_9402, Nov-26-04, 08:03 PM, (2) RE: WHO IS WORKING ON WHAT ROUTE???, Texas Eagle 550, Nov-26-04, 08:50 PM, (3) CN Cowichan and Tidewater Subs, ENR3870, Nov-26-04, 09:30 PM, (4) RE: PRR Logansport Division, eerbaugh, Nov-26-04, 10:05 PM, (5) Guilford Rail Portland-Waterville, UP6767, Nov-26-04, 10:09 PM, (6) FMC American Viscose Fredericksburg, NWSRNS, Nov-26-04, 10:23 PM, (7) RE: FMC American Viscose Fredericksburg, cnw8717, Nov-27-04, 01:11 AM, (8) RE: FMC American Viscose Fredericksburg, bs rr co, Nov-27-04, 01:33 AM, (9) Rio Grande Narrow Gauge - Chama to Durango, DRGWK36, Nov-27-04, 08:09 AM, (10) Stinky Creek & Cheesman Pacific Lines, PHK, Nov-27-04, 12:33 PM, (11) RE: Stinky Creek & Cheesman Pacific Lines, cyclone1234, Nov-27-04, 01:08 PM, (12) Southern Pacific's Cal-P route, muskokaandtahoe, Nov-27-04, 01:51 PM, (13) Cincinnati Terminal Route, lirc201, Nov-29-04, 06:06 PM, (14) Macbeth track, Jonatan, Nov-29-04, 06:33 PM, (15) CSX Tallahassee Sub. . ., flarrfan, Nov-29-04, 09:30 PM, (16) Atlantic &Pacific's Brite's Pass/Bear Valley Line, AtlanicPacificGarrett, Nov-30-04, 04:12 AM, (17) Swedish Inlandsbanan, Vern, Nov-30-04, 08:17 AM, (18) ATSF SELIGMAN SUB, ATSF, Nov-30-04, 04:03 PM, (19) RE: ATSF SELIGMAN SUB, SouthwestChief, Nov-30-04, 10:56 PM, (25) Northern Pacific - Mullan Pass, batt, Nov-30-04, 04:05 PM, (20) BNSF Seattle Subdivision, Macster, Nov-30-04, 05:12 PM, (21) About the FEC, Kentucky86, Nov-30-04, 06:16 PM, (22) RE: WDE, Michigan's Main Line, GrandTrunkFan, Nov-30-04, 08:14 PM, (23) RE: About the FEC, harryadkins, Dec-01-04, 11:25 AM, (27) Tehachapi Division 1950s, AtlanicPacificGarrett, Nov-30-04, 10:41 PM, (24) RE: Northland Railway Division by Division, chosenfrozen44, Nov-30-04, 11:45 PM, (26) RE: Tehachapi Division 1950s, Hack, Dec-02-04, 12:41 PM, (33) RE: WHO IS WORKING ON WHAT ROUTE???, fbarbieri, Dec-01-04, 01:35 PM, (28) Detroit Toledo & Ironton Southern Division, lirc201, Dec-01-04, 06:19 PM, (29) GTW's Mount Clemens Subdivision, GTWMatchett, Dec-01-04, 07:23 PM, (30) RE: GTW's Mount Clemens Subdivision, GrandTrunkFan, Dec-01-04, 09:34 PM, (31) RE: WHO IS WORKING ON WHAT ROUTE???, SPLIT VEIN, Dec-02-04, 10:20 AM, (32) Signals for Cape Cod - Bay Colony, Grimace780, Dec-03-04, 03:38 PM, (34)

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Western Illinois & Iowa - A Modern Midwestern Shortline set in Illniois and Iowa Obviously..NS Danville District - Norfolk Southern's Danville District between Lynchburg, VA and Linwood, NC.Gate City Northern - Modern North Carolina shortline.

Jake Mensel

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After lots of problems, a daring route rescue, and lots of computer trouble too, all the track is in place (with the database successfully rebuilt) and scenery is pretty much complete on 51 of the 54 miles between Fredericksburg and Washington. I hope to have the route finished, beta tested, and uploaded this winter.

Steve Dunham
Spotsylvania, VA
Literalman@aol.com
www.stevedunham.50megs.com

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Too many to list......Currently working slowly but surely on BNSF's Emporia Sub (Kansas City, KS to Wellington, KS...part of the oh so busy transcon).Austin

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I have a route I am very slowly working on..ATSF Chillicothie Sub between Cowirth Yard and Fort Madison,IA. I have about 33 miles of track laid but as I stated I am very lazy when it comes to working on it. I might not even be released since I don't spend that much time in the RE.
Chris

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I was working on the Canadian National Cowichan and Tidewater Subdivisions on Vancouver Island. But I ended up giving up trying to figure out the Route Editor. I may save it for my Trainz route.

Tyler W.
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
1884-2005

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Historic PRR route centered around Logansport IN in the 60's with track work reflecting early 1900's valuation maps.
From Logansport to Effner IN/IL, Logansport to Richmond IN, Logansport to Union City IN, Logansport to South Bend IN, Logansport to Butler IN. And some of the other roads that crossed this line. Very Slow progress.

Eric
C-17 Loadmaster

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Yep the old Maine Central POWA route from Rigby Yard to Waterville yard. Will include alot of switching for Brunswick Branch, Rumford Branch, and Hinkley Branch. Includes Heavy Intermodal as well as alot of Mixed frieght.
Frieght Includes:
Lumber
Grain
Coal
Chemicals
Gas
Oil
Paper products
Intermodal Includes
Trailers
Containers
and the weekley McCain Trailer Train from Bangor-Ayer.

Shawn.
Guilford Rail System
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SD70ACe_GM73@yahoo.com
Korn's # 1 FAN!!

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Working on a route which is actually an industrial park once owned by FMC. The route is based in 1968, and will also included what the park looks like under its current owner in this century on another tile. A great route for those who like switching activities.

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Im working on the Stampede Subdivision. Auburn, Washington to Ellensburg, Washington. Modern Day operations.

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former SAL main between birmingham & atlanta
and freelance road of my own

Main equipment designer & builder "THE BUG WORKS".

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I'm plugging away at linking Chama, NM with Durango, CO - SubDivision 12 on the Denver & Rio Grande Western. It's all 3 ft narrow gauge, all steam, nearly all single-track, and set in the 40s-early 60s before the realignment of the track in southern Colorado because of the then new Navajo Reservoir.Mainline track is completed, Chama and Durango are in place and fully scenicked (taken from the Cumbres Pass and Silverton Branch routes, respectively). Most bridges and berms are in, and work is progressing slowly to install rivers and forests - next up are the intervening towns and stations.Andy

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Hi Bob,
my fictional Freeware route with a 1880's Wild-West theme "Stinky Creek & Cheesman Pacific", should come on line at Train-Sim before Christmas. The Route for all practicallity, is finished, but I'm still working on Documentations. 15 Acts are finished, except for small timing problems, which keep me going in circles.
It's ridiculous how much time is spent to correct such miner things. Rolling stock is repainted and needs to be packaged, etc..
We all go through "adding new and neat stuff". In fact I could go on forever, changing, upgrading, etc.. At some point one has to say, finished, I'll do no more!Regards,
peter (PHK)
clear tracks...full steam ahead!

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BNSF/Metra/Amtrak's Chicago Sub. Aurora, Illinois to Chicago Union Station.
And of course the Cyclonetrain Railway from a Place, to, a Place.

Glenn D
Only Member, CTRW
www.cyclonetrain.com
info@cyclonetrain.com
The Metra F40C Set, a CTRW, MASW & KLW project

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Sacramento Locomotive Works is making progress on a 1950 version of Southern Pacific's Cal-P route between Sacramento and the trainshed at the Oakland Mole. It'll be payware.Terrain done w/ Demex.
SP drawn station maps from the period suplemented by a complete set of relevant Sanborn maps.
Markers using USAPhotoMaps, often set at urban resolution (0.25m / pixel).Dave Nelson
<<new .sig under construction>>

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I am working on the Cincinnati Ohio Terminal Area. This covers roughly 25 miles in each direction of downtown Cincinnati. I have completed just over 600 miles of track with a couple more hundred to go and some scenery objects have been added as I go along.Time setting is 1997ish (I wanted to include Conrail).The route features:Erlander Hill (CNO&TP) - 20 miles
Queensgate Yard - CSX
AK Steel facility in Middletown Ohio
Shortline action with the Great Miami & Western in Hamilton
Regional Carrier with the I&O Railroad
Lots of Switching in Ivorydale and plenty of Industries along the wayI am still at least 6 months to year before anything will show up in the file library here. I will post pictures eventually on my progress.

Brian LaVelle
Cincinnati Terminal Route
http://belcommunications.net/msts

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Star Fox 64 level that has a train in it, plan to make custom objects and train for it, mainline track laid./JonatanSteam rules!

Train gifs from Dans Railroad Gif RoundhouseNever trust computers. If you do, they will betray you.I'm the steam freak, ph34r me!!

My E-mail jonatan.gronoset@telia.com

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. . . from River Jct. to Madison FL (where I ran into a north-south GWV line and decided to stop with about 75 miles of Tallahassee Sub track left east to Baldwin, which might get done some day). The closest thing to "mountain" railroading in Florida. Single track DTC and CTC, with grades of almost 2% climbing out of the Apalachicola River valley, then ridge running with more heavy grades to Tallahassee, then east through swamps and rolling hills. Track 98%, scenery 25%. Estimated conmpletion Spring 2005.I have been having fun with Demex and may have something else to contribute later next year.And since Bob started this topic, it's time to ask again, "Whatever happened to the FEC?"

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Atlantic & Pacific History I’m working on simi-fictious alternate route over Tehachapi Pass that was surveyed by the Santa Fe in the 1920s. Planned as an alternate for using the SP's rails over Tehachapi Pass. The SP's crews built the Atlantic & Pacific from Mojave to the Colorado River. The SP then horse-traded the ATSF for a line in Mexico that became the SP de Mexico. Trains running over the line are a mix of AP and ATSF (trackage-rights) trains.
Era is set about 1950-1955 but I have history from 1900 into the early 1970s. My slightly rewritten version of history is that the SP build the A&P and traded it to the ATSF which then sold it to the "subsidiary", the Atlantic & Pacific. The AP then built the competing line over the SP at Mojave. Origially at grade with interlocking. However WWII traffic levels demanded a solution to the long delays and a fly-over was constructed by the AP. The AP then worked its way up Oak Creek, past the cement plant at Creal and through several tunnels to the head of Cameron Creek. The line reached the summit and drifted high along the south side of Tehachapi Valley to Brite's Pass and into Brite's Valley. After navigating down a 2.2% grade and 10deg curves at the west end of of Brite's Valley the railroad races accross the open flatlands of Bear Valley before dropping down a 2000 vertical foot grade on a serpentine route with 10 degree standard curves to Tejon and Chanac Creeks. Finally after decending through the Tejon Gorge the line runs out accross the south San Joaquin Valley past the potato fields of Arvin towards the yard near Weedpatch that was setup to change power to heavy engines to attack the north grade to Cameron Summit and east.
The line was expensive to build with multiple 150-200ft high bridges and several double track viaducts over washes along the foothills near Tehachapi. This line like the SP's Tehachapi line suffered several washouts in the 1930's and earthquake damage in 1952 from the nearby White Wolf Fault's 7.5 quake. After some quick track realignments the route was back open. Thankfully, non of the tunnels collapsed, several that may have, had been removed in 1940 before the war. In the following years the AP made several very interesting and nearly devestating business decisions causing reflections and trouble for the railroad's managment until the mid-1980's.The Atlantic Pacific Garrett

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Currently working on 175 mile section of the Inlandsbanan in Northern Sweden. Single track wilderness route, between Arvidsjaur and Gallivare. As of now just over 50% of track laying and scenery placement done. Estimate another 2 - 3 months before a release is likely.

Chief Track Welder

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I am building the ATSF Seligman Sub. It has over 300 miles of double track. It runs from Needles CA over the Arizona Divide to Winslow AZ.
It features Canyon Diablo (Bridge by Ron Picardi), branch up to the Darling Cinder Pit (extinct volcano where ballast in mined), both the old and new routes between Williams Jct and Crookton AZ. Old line has left hand running and was built using 1951 track charts, Crozier Canyon. Lots of high desert fast running and lots of mountian railroading. The double track separates in numerious places with uphill grades of 1.42% and down grades of 1.80%. This line handles 100 trains a day.
Terrain by DEMEX with distant mountains.
Rail layed 100%
Highways 10% Old US 66 (the mother road) follows the RR.
Scenery 35%
Interactive objects
and terrain textures 0%
Release Spring 2005 I am also working on the Grand Canyon route which interchanges with the Seligman Sub at Williams AZ. It has 64 miles of single track.
It uses DEMEX with distant mountains and includes about 15 miles of the canyon at end of track (Grand Canyon Village). In order to see the canyon in MSTS, I had to build a fictional line that runs along the rim of the canyon.
Track layed 100 %
Everything Else 0%
Release - after Seligman sub

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>I am building the ATSF Seligman Sub. Sweet! Interesting how you chose to do both the pre Crookton cutoff Johnson Canyon line as well as the present. Nice idea. This way you can run modern or historic.
Matt "The Amtrak Switcher"

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/fdoti/index.html

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All in one route:Northern Pacific, Rocky Mountain Division 3rd Sub - Helena, MT to Missoula, MT Helena to Garrison portion nearly complete.Northern Pacific, Rocky Mountain Division 12th Sub - Phillipsburg BranchNorthern Pacific, Rocky Mountain Division 18th Sub - Brock Mine BranchMilwaukee Road, RMD-3, Deer Lodge, MT to Missoula, MT. (Will be electrified and include gantries)

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Ohhh man... Batt you are da man!!BNSF/UP Seattle to Portland

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Well it self destructed and was not recoverable when I switched computers.I then observed with all the great talent out there in route building I decided to foucs on activities. That is my specialty. So ended the FEC.In hindsight it would have been a victim of GWV and coupler breaks based on what I know now.If anyone wants to take on the FEC I have track maps etcBobFlorida Railfan Page
http://www.geocities.com/Kentucky86.geo/Boston MBTA Railfan Page
http://www.geocities.com/BostonMBTAKentuckiana Railfan Page
http://www.geocities.com/Kentuckyrails

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I have started to make the WDE system, which is my proto-freelance model railroad. The WDE System streaches from Detroit to South Grand Raipds and East Chicago via trackage rights. WDE is affiliated with 2 other railroads, Detroit Intermodel and the Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois railroad. WDE is made up of 3 parts. Woodland Connection, Sunfield Southern, and Bi Lakes Railnet (BLR is commuter service into Detroit and GR.) Detroit Intermodel is a Detroit to Chicago Intermodel service using SD70Ms, Dash-9s, and GP60M and B units (My wild imagination, GP60Ms flying across the Michigan Prarie!). DETI is kinda like a fast freight deal. Dont be suprised if some GTW units appear on this line every now and then.

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I am currently working on the busy CSX mainline from Waycross, GA, to Manchester. But, I am a big FEC fan and I would love to have access to track charts and any info you have. My family and I lived in Ormond Beach, FL, for nearly ten years and I fell in love with the FEC. From what I can see, it looks like the FEC is busier than ever and how about those UP repaints!!! If you would like to contact me, my email is:harry@barnwellsc.com

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Ah yes, the other rout I'm working on, going on three years now, is Tehachapi Pass 1953 plus several other streachs of ajoining railroad. All in all about 250 miles of track. No GWV problems yet. Several TDB problems with dynamic track DBL going "chord" on me but have fought through every one of the problems so far.
I'm debating going to ScaleRail and rebuilding the whole thing. But that is a lot of work. Poll question; One, who wants a route this size? Two, of those that do, who wants ScaleRail vs. MSTS? Three, would you be willing to wait two or three years more to get on with ScaleRails or do you all want me to try to get it done the way it is? Please respond with Train-sim Private Message System or emailing not posting, thanks.BTW, The SP Mt4 and San Joaquin Daylight models are nearing completion!The AtlanicPacificGarrettScreenshot; two 4300 class 4-8-2s cresting Sandcut and dropping into Bena at 50mph. See other screenshots of models in the works at;
http://geocities.com/mt4341/Edit; WOW, I just noticed how far these models have come since these photos were taken!

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I am presently researching route building and taking advice from posts from calr and others....to try and start small and get the "book"......the route i am trying to build is my actual Nscale fictional railroad....the "Northland Railway". Its set in the early to mid 1970`s. The target area is the Duluth Superior region......leaning heavily on the BN. But SOO, C&NW and LST&T, DWP and MILW would not be out of place on it. As soon as my new PC is ordered.....I will get rolling on it....I`m almost out of memory now....I have been rearraning other routes and making small ones for practice and experiments......hopefully sometime next year. The first Route the "Blackhawk" Division will feature Branchline switching, Grain Elevators and yard work.CG

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> I'm debating going to ScaleRail and rebuilding the whole
>thing. But that is a lot of work. Poll question; One, who
>wants a route this size? Two, of those that do, who wants
>ScaleRail vs. MSTS?If your route uses dynamic track, then you'll have a problem going ScaleRail. Not impossible, but tedious at best.If your route, however, uses default pieces (non-dynamic) then the conversion should take about 15 to 30 minutes. Either way, it adds little to the download (just textures), as I ask that folks download the latest ScaleRail files from 3DTrains and not include SR with their routes.Cheers!
Marc - 3DTrains
http://www.3dtrains.comPro Series v4.0 SuperPacks

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New York Subway Route - F1 Transit V 1.0See my post in the Traction Forum. The route is now available for download in the file library.

fpb

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In addition to my Cincinnati Terminal Project I started a DT&I route that features running from Springfield to Ironton, OH. Set around 1960, trackwork is complete from Waverly to Jackson to Bloom Junction.Right now work is slow going as I alternate between working on routes. I am hoping to preserve a little piece of history with this route. There are many unique features of the railroad that I plan to eventually include. Alot more work is needed.

Brian LaVelle
Cincinnati Terminal Route
http://belcommunications.net/msts

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Im working on the Grand Trunk Western's Mount Clemens Subdivision from Milwaukee Jct.(Detroit) to Port Huron Michigan, it takes place from 1995 to the present. The line is 55.6 miles long and has sever switching along the line. The status of the route so far is only the tunnel yard in port huron is done and I am now starting on the main line towords Milwaukee jct. All track will be done in Scalerail. The station points along the line are:
Milwaukee Jct. (Detroit)
East Yard
Forest Lawn
Double Track Switch
East Detroit
Fraser
Mount Clemens
Chesterfield
New Haven
Richmond
Smiths Creek
Tappan
Tunnel Yard (Port Huron)Benjamin Matchett
Canadian National
MP 22.0
Mount Clemens Subdivision
grandtrunkwestern@hotmail.com

Benjamin Matchett
Canadian National
MP 22.0
Mount Clemens Subdivision
grandtrunkwestern@hotmail.com

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Yess! Another GTW route! Thank you!

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I am working on the ex L&N LCL subdivision between Cincinnati and Louisville. This is a roller coaster route. I have yet to try to tackle the intense urban areas of the two cities this line runs between.

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I am currently working at adding signals to Cape Cod - Bay Colony. The project is about 10% complete.Though the original CC-BC was largely unsignalled, signals are key to MSTS activities.Cheers,
Gary Cameron
Grande Prairie "The last civilized stop before Alaska," AB
Canada

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