Commonwealth Railway

[RudiJaeger]

Love the detail you're putting into this ET. If it's anything like your paintwork, it's going to be a top-shelf route for sure.

Thanks for all the work you're doing

[ET44C4]

Thank you for the encouragement, Rudi! It means a whole lot, and helps me continue to push on to the finish.

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The screenshots above are at highway 664. I'm getting closer to finishing the scenery around this area now. The distance from the unfinished areas to the port is a little over the length of an intermodal train. Not too far away now!

[ET44C4]

Here is a video I found on the CWRY at Bromay Street in Chesapeake about four years ago. Company power leads the train.

I'm currently trying to gain some more information on the operations of the line.

[ET44C4]

Another video of Commonwealth operations, this time at the CWRY Marsahling yard in Suffolk from four years ago.

Apparently, the CWRY serves one or more industries on the NS Norfolk District in downtown Suffolk, as well as the BASF plant along the CWRY.

[ET44C4]

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Some more progress along highway 664. It's coming along quite nicely.

[JOHNtheREDNECK]

ET44C4... You should route build a little more often. You appear to be quite good at it.

[ET44C4]

ET44C4... You should route build a little more often. You appear to be quite good at it.

Thank you John! Very much appreciated...

[hobo1960]

Oh my goodness! I can't believe I missed this thread previously. I know the area you are modelling well. I railfanned around that area many times when I lived down there. Wonderful work.

Your views of the line running between the highway lanes is spot on!


I look forward to this project's completion.

KevinB

[ET44C4]

Thank you for the feedback Kevin! It's neat to hear you know the area. I look forward to continuing progress so I can bring this route to life in the simulator.

[PNWR1854]

Oh my goodness! I can't believe I missed this thread previously. I know the area you are modelling well. I railfanned around that area many times when I lived down there. Wonderful work.

Your views of the line running between the highway lanes is spot on!


I look forward to this project's completion.

KevinB

There's one of the SW1500s that came from Portland & Western near where I live :)

[JOHNtheREDNECK]

So I guess the big question now is what will be done about the cf7 and gp16?

[ET44C4]

The CWRY no longer owns the GP16, GP20s, and the SW1500. The CF7 is on the property, but unfortunately, it has a date with the scrapper's torch...

I still plan on doing repaints for the GP20 and SW1500.

[ET44C4]

I had to dispatch a track gang out immediately after hearing reports that all track work was laid using Portland Terminal track rules. Hopefully the MoW crew can get it fixed quickly...

[ET44C4]

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I got around to doing the LTEX GP15-1.

[PNWR1854]