Powder River Basin

[Tomcat]

Guys-
That's a spambot. Don't respond.

Thanks for the heads-up Tom.

A spambot that can mimic an idiot - now I know we're all screwed when AI takes over.

Well said.

Even though it be a spambot, thank you for the moral support!

[BNSFdude]

Hmm... an anime avatar.

[Tomcat]

New track work since the last phase was released.

Orin Sub now extends down to Nacco and Converse Junctions, ending for now at the summit of Logan Hill.

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Campbell Subdivision just completed today. Sparse scenery in the new areas. Next release when I complete signalling, speed limits and track markers.

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This marks the completion of all the mine loops for the route.

[JohnS]

I've been so busy I need to get on the ball and download this route. Thank you for all your hard work Tomcat

[imnew]

I have been running your Cajon Mojave route a lot lately. A masterpiece of a route! Its also a nice route to run while I wait for your next "cough Orin sub cough" sub update to hit the download button

[Tomcat]

!*drool*! I've been so busy I need to get on the ball and download this route. Thank you for all your hard work Tomcat

If you downloaded the previous release then nothing has changed since last September. New release will be coming in early June - I hope.

I have been running your Cajon Mojave route a lot lately. A masterpiece of a route! Its also a nice route to run while I wait for your next "cough Orin sub cough" sub update to hit the download button

Thanks imnew. I wish I hadn't taken on Cajon as a first route since I'm much better now at laying track, especially easements.

[JohnS]

!*drool*! I've been so busy I need to get on the ball and download this route. Thank you for all your hard work Tomcat

If you downloaded the previous release then nothing has changed since last September. New release will be coming in early June - I hope.

I haven't had a chance to get any of it yet. I keep seing the pictures and want to download but something always interrupts my sim time.

[Tomcat]

Early WIP stuff at Converse Junction. Once I get the track another 17 or 18 miles South to the yard at Bill we'll have logical scenario endpoints - Crew change points at Donkey Creek for BNSF and Bill for U.P., and then when I get to putting in Guernsey and Alliance we'll have some long haul scenario potential.

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[imnew]

Bring it on Tim. Im ready to run some heavy coal drags out of the powder river basin. When I visited the Orin sub I spent most of my time railfanning at Converse Junction and Logan Hill, both easy to get to and nice places to shoot video.

[BoostedFridge]

Great stuff Tim! I'm excited to see this route come to life!

[Tomcat]

...When I visited the Orin sub I spent most of my time railfanning at Converse Junction and Logan Hill, both easy to get to and nice places to shoot video.

Most of the pictures I see are from those two locations. I'm crossing my fingers that the rest of the route can be faithfully reproduced from Google Earth.

Great stuff Tim! I'm excited to see this route come to life!

Thank you! It's coming to life very, very slowly.


A bit of finishing work around Nacco Junction.

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[krellnut]

Beautiful shots. You are an excellent route decorator. Really great route to run, one of my favorites.

[Boss1]

Amazing work!

[Tomcat]

Thanks guys!

I've gotten a fair amount of scenery done between Reno and Converse junctions. Signals are in on the mains. Working on track markers and buried signals on the mine loops.

[AmericanSteam]

I m glad that you are back at it. I have been enjoying this for months.