South Kaiser & Trent Mountain Division

[pkz19]

I'm getting ready to post a route I've been playing around with for a while. I originally found the foundation of this route on Steam when it was uploaded by CSX846. It was so impressive then in its unfinished form that Matt Peddelsden did a video run on it. I have spent the last three years off and on tweaking and building out this route, but at this point, I am uploading as is. I am exhausted by the trial and error involved in getting things right, so here it is. Those three years of trial and error have created new issues, so please let me know what you run into. I enjoy this route as is, and I am sure most will too. If anyone wants to make improvements, they are most welcome, and frankly invited. I only found out today that CSX846, who goes by CSXAC60CW on RWA has actually been working on it again. CSX846 started with NS/CSX in mind, but I finished it with the PRR/B&O in mind, so the buildings, vehicles, etc. are mainly from Horse Shoe Curve, the Springfield route, and the West Virginia route. CSX846 began this as a modern route, including signals, and I didn't delete them. I did add some basic gantry signals to give it an old school feel, but honestly signals are beyond me and I generally ignore them.

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[mindenjohn]

Just downloaded and the file 1ea8dfa6-27a2-4c58-a30c-462d9a6f229c is not there, or if it is it's hiding. Scenarios are but not the route file.

[jamesphh]

No route folder in the zip.

[buzz456]

Most if not all of the stuff is there it appears. I made a new folder with the number he indicated and put all of the parts in there and it identified on the list however when I tried to load the scenario the route crashed.

[AmericanSteam]

I created a folder in Content with the 1ea8dfa6-27a2-4c58-a30c-462d9a6f229c. Then copied the files to this and ran it through the editor. It loaded. I have to admit this is a short line.

[DanSSG]

I've just downloaded this route. It's like buzz said, you have to extract the "South Kaiser" folder in your route directory and rename it to the route ID.
I don't have crashing problems but miss some assets and rolling stock. Unfortunately it isn't mentioned what routes and assets are needed, but it's a lot

I've seen this route already a few years ago but I can't tell you what looks different now...

[AmericanSteam]

Up and running. Swapped some power.

[AmericanSteam]

On the Standard Mile run test all goes well until you hit the 4.5% grade then the train will stall. This will take a bit of power to get over this hump. There are some steep grades hidden in them thar hills.

[CSXAC60CW]

I’m glad this is getting some attention..
Thank you PKZ19!

[pkz19]

Sorry, I somehow missed the responses here! This was my first time uploading a file and I messed up the naming, my bad. Buzz, thanks for getting it sorted for people! I put that short section of track there to point to where the main route is to help me navigate when I was working on it. How do I reset the starting point? CSXAC60CW, do you have your original list of what assets you used? I think the only ones I added were the Virtual New Haven, the West Virginia Kingwood branch, and the Bessemer route.

Also, I didn't mean to include the missions. I actually created several missions that are just fillers for rolling stock. I then copy them and make playable motive power; it saves me having to fill in rolling stock every time.