by gtrtroger » Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:13 pm
First, let me say that for whatever reason, I've never been a fan of the eastern routes...I have them, just not been "grabbed" by them like I have the western routes.
I took this route for a spin this morning. Yes, it is unfinished, BUT, this route has what I'd hoped for what both Penn Coal and Horseshoe Curve didn't have.... Length and Grade Challenges.
I don't know what period this route wants to be, I hope it's a more modern NS than LV. Route structures swing wildly from late LV period to modern NS....... (edit)....or should I say Reading and Northern?
I'm concerned about switch motors being between the rails and the signal towers being so close to the rails. This area needs some work, but hey, they do work correctly.
All-in-all, this route has some great potential as a "working" route....coal empties to the mines on the branch lines, loaded coal deliveries to Jim Thorpe to go off route. Manifest deliveries to the various industrial areas. Lots to do.
I hope the author will continue to develop the route to its conclusion. It has good potential.