RWA Screenshots

[gtw5812]

Just a few more! You got to just love this route! The RS11 begs to be painted in an "older" RW&A scheme....like a weathered dark burgundy and gold letters, like the old LS&I!

R/
Galen

[ricksan]

Here's the "new look" Pere Marquette Berkshire: Larger and more visible headlight-glow, plus the TS2014 lens-flare effect (the latter of which you can enable/disable in the main graphics settings menu). Now available in the File Library.

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Reminder: The PM Berk is privately distributed, so if you install this headlight enhancement it will not be overwritten by Steam.

[MadMike1024]

Michigan Paper was usually happy with the contract service we were getting from RW&A, but sometimes we fell down the priority list and had to wait for chips or to have loaded cars pulled. After consulting with the board, it was decided to acquire a surplus Army 44 tonner. The Twin Cities, MN ammunition plant was ramping down after the Korean conflict, and had three for sale. A deal was done.

Our neighbors, the LS&W brought the loco in from the interchange for us, and spotted it on the station track.


The Millwrights inspected the loco for bad bearings and loose parts, removed the stack covers, and re-connected the battery cables.

No start, as the batteries were a bit flat, so the shop truck gave them a boost. Meanwhile the millwright hand primed the fuel.

Success! the Old girl had a few fits and starts, but settled into a nice rhythm after warming up a bit.

Moving into the mill yard, ready for duty. We'll contract with the RW&A for heavy maintenance so you may see it in Waterton.

[NYWhiskey]

Thanks for the update on the status there MadMike, nice!

[XDriver]

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[Ericmopar]

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[buzz456]

Nice Throwback Thursday pictures Eric!

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[Ericmopar]

Thanks Buzz. I played with different settings in photo gallery to get them as real as possible.
That PM Berkshire is nice. I wonder why it was dubbed "out of date"? I've never seen close up screenshots of it before.

[buzz456]

I think the creator was referring either to the program used to create it or the organization of the creation. Being a lowly painter I don't understand these nuances however it's still pretty spiffy for us steam fans.

[ricksan]

I've been called a lot of things, but "the creator?"

Shortcomings: Painted-on shadows in just a few places instead of baked AO throughout; parts that are projection-mapped instead of unwrapped; parts that are obviously flat planes with alpha voids; mediocre audio. Not what you would expect in a Generation 2 sim like Rail Simulator and its successors. Sure, the old Berk looks a lot better than what we were building for the Generation 1 sims, but nowadays that's not saying much.

It's been nearly 5 years since the original model was released and I think I've learned a few things since then. But will it be enough? Wild prediction: Get ready for Generation 3 graphics next year!

Regardless of all that, please enjoy the ride -- my treat!

[buzz456]

Light Mountain on the RWA.

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[AntonLchange]

Some shots of different scenarios.
Ton

[fecrails]

It's a good thing I had my camera with me. A rare sighting on the RW&A! FEC 670 pulling a cut of cars from the Hillman Hardware siding at Riverside.

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[buzz456]

Ooh, that's a beauty. You going to share?

[fecrails]

Sure! If you guys will go easy on the critique of my first repaint upload.