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NickF (294 posts)
Aug-31-01, 03:05 PM (EST) "Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" I've gotten far enough along that I can post a couple of pictures from the new route. These are at Canon City. Any comments or suggestions? Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... DKlemm Aug-31-01 1 RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... NickF Aug-31-01 2 RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... DKlemm Aug-31-01 3 RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... samschul Aug-31-01 4 RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... ejoiner Sep-01-01 5 RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... NickF Sep-01-01 6 RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... Boweavel Sep-01-01 7 RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... NickF Sep-01-01 8 RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... Boweavel Sep-01-01 9 RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Rou... NickF Sep-01-01 10 Finally, a D&RG route.... (If it on... stevenj Sep-01-01 11

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DKlemm (335 posts)
Aug-31-01, 03:06 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" I think you forgot the shots! : )David Klemm
Illinois Central
32 miles done, 19 to go!
Dunkin to Clinton IL
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NickF (294 posts)
Aug-31-01, 03:11 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" Didn't forget; just hit the Post button too quickly.
http://www.train-sim.com/dcforum/User_files/3b8fe13434ac0860.html
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DKlemm (335 posts)
Aug-31-01, 03:22 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" Looks nice.David Klemm
Illinois Central
32 miles done, 19 to go!
Dunkin to Clinton IL
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samschul (25 posts)
Aug-31-01, 11:25 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" Can you post some pictures of the gorge?Sam Schulenburg Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
ejoiner (173 posts)
Sep-01-01, 01:15 AM (EST) 5. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" Drive these on yr Royal Gorge...
Of course B units are already created for these.
Im just waiting on 3DT to release the B unit for
all my engines.Eric
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NickF (294 posts)
Sep-01-01, 09:41 AM (EST) 6. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" Eric,I've been running the 5704 Rio Grande unit since you sent it to me when we were beta testing the F-7 for 3-D Trains, and it was the motivating force that's help me lay 60 miles of rail so far. I've downloaded and installed everything you've painted, and I can't express my appreciation anough. I have the WP unit, and am now eagerly waiting for the Budd cars and the chance to do the California Zephyr.For this who are interested, here are a couple of shots of the Gorge, before and after adding the Arkansas River. I still need to do a lot of additional texturing and am looking for some adventurous person with 3-D Max or 3-D Canvas to see if the Hanging Bridge is feasable.Nick Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Boweavel (337 posts)
Sep-01-01, 09:46 AM (EST) 7. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" Unreal looking route mate..Ive just got 3D studio max, but im only learning..but i was wondering what it was you had in mind for a hanging bridge ? as im from oz and dunno if theres one in that area or what it would look like.... hope i can help someway..possibly not, who knows Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
NickF (294 posts)
Sep-01-01, 10:49 AM (EST) 8. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" LAST EDITED ON Sep-01-01 AT 10:55 AM (EST)It's one of the weirder things in railroad engineering. The canyon was too narrow for the river and the roadbed, so the D&RG put a bridge down the north side of the canyon and supported it with a set of two trusses spanned to the rock wall on the other side. See below: Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Boweavel (337 posts)
Sep-01-01, 11:25 AM (EST) 9. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" Man thats unreal...cant wait to drive down there I might muck around with 3Dmax, but dont expect anything fast from me Is that line still there today in that form ? and one other question,..did it ever flood ??? it must of hey ?? Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
NickF (294 posts)
Sep-01-01, 12:00 PM (EST) 10. "RE: Progress on the Royal Gorge Route" The line is still there, but the Rio Grande no longer runs it. They were bought out by the Union Pacific in 1999, and UP shut down the line. at present the trackage is shared by a local company that services the industries to the west of Pueblo, and an excursion line that runs multiple daily sightseeing trips from Canon City up the Gorge using old heavyweight coaches pulled by ex-CNW F-7's painted in Rio Grande livery, but using their own name. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
stevenj (4 posts)
Sep-01-01, 02:56 PM (EST) 11. "Finally, a D&RG route.... (If it only it were a narrow gauge...)" Say, some poeple here have been thinking about doing a Narrow Gauge route for MS. The Royal Gorge would be peferct! Afterall, it is highly scenic and it was originally apart of the D&RG, America's larges 3 foot gauge railway! Maybe you could get together with another desigener and turn this into an 1880s sceneraio. I think it would be a great idea. I know that I myself would love to drive some of those really early narrow gauge Baldwins. Like the Americans, Moguls, Tenwheelers, Consdilations, etc. Plus maybe some early rolling stock to. Like wood coaches, 20 foot box cars, 4 wheel cabooses, etc. I think it would be the best thing since sliced bread! Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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