This model is a Rock Island Railway reskin of Michael Stephan’s freeware 50ft PS1 Boxcar. The 50ft-PS1 base model can be downloaded at http://www.stephan-michael.de/railsim/p ... ps150.html.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, better known as simply the Rock Island was a legend even during its own time (the railroad even had a song named after it!). For all of the railroad’s fame and recognition, this did not translate into wealth and power. During its height the CRI&P stretched all across the Midwest connecting Chicago with Minneapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, and Memphis as well as reaching Denver, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Galveston. Ironically, despite being sold off and cutup many of the Rock Island's principal routes are still in use today.
Special thanks goes to Michael Stephan for his excellent model and repainter’s package. If you have problems, post a message in the support forum at Railworks America. This package is released as freeware. You can do whatever you wish with it EXCEPT make money with its use.
Harry R. Adkins
January 2016
