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Fictional routes *sometimes* work and occasionally do so very well. However as both a route builder and driver I would always tend to plump for something based on an actual prototype rather than a work of fiction - no matter how well put together. I can as a route builder see the attraction though, in that any and all "real world" constraints such as adherence to track charts, locations of towns and industries etc. are immediately nulled.

Personally I generally to tend to compromise and look at maybe a real world route that was never built or (perhaps) re-build a long closed stretch of railway maybe even bringing it up to date as it might appear today (an example of that is my Sulitjelma line built in the original Kuju RS).

What happened to the Blue River whatever it was?

NorthernWarrior wrote:Fictional routes *sometimes* work and occasionally do so very well. However as both a route builder and driver I would always tend to plump for something based on an actual prototype rather than a work of fiction - no matter how well put together. I can as a route builder see the attraction though, in that any and all "real world" constraints such as adherence to track charts, locations of towns and industries etc. are immediately nulled.

Some good thoughts there and I echo Northernwarrior`s post.

Mdurdan, I know you wanted opinions on a fictional route but may I ask.... Whatever happened to that proto route you were building a couple years back? Reading RR Anthracite route or something like that wasn`t it? With your talent you could build a smashing real world route. Just my

Not the NEPA, but the route you were working on with Sarah......

Addition to the Blue River would be very nice. I good run across some interesting terrain to another end point with industries and a yard would be really nice. If you are really looking for suggestions to a whole new route, what would you do any different from the NERW? It has everything except steep grades?

one word........

Maglev

From NY to DC, course you will need to make track and consists but none the less your ask'in

Fictional Texas route: Del Rio to Pecos.

Blue Light wrote:Fictional Texas route: Del Rio to Pecos.

That would be most excellent.

buzz456 wrote:

Blue Light wrote:Fictional Texas route: Del Rio to Pecos.

That would be most excellent.

How about a prototypical BNSF route like the Lampasas subdivision or....BNSF/UP from DFW to Temple to Houston?

you could do something similar like Duqoins, IL - Centrelia IL, and then split off into three different lines all containing all railroads but CSX and UP. (AFAIK)

I'd like to see the community route you started get finished. Actually anyone you started would be nice if it was finished. I suggest you go small, like the IIR route of Michael Stephan. 7 or 8 miles on industrial interchanges, all switching. You finish it and we will run it. Simple as that. So quit talking and get to work.

I don't see anything wrong with a fiction route, as long as it's based on a real place it will be as real as any other route, such as a fiction route based in the big city.

A small fictional route is usually good fun to create.

Draw up the route first, perhaps 10 - 15 miles, and plan where you are going to place yards and sidings, perhaps some industry at the ends of branches for freight operations and a passenger service through from one end to the other. You will need to decide on the fictional location and terrain (general location of mountains and lakes for example) and a suitable era and then the rest is as you wish.

one word *breaths* SWITCHING

that's all

I say we finish the GT eh?

We had something really good going, but it fell off. I would like to see it finished.