We'd like to thank you for your incredible support and interest in the project; this does not mean we are done with building routes. We've got a new prototypical route project beginning development in 2018 using ONLY Smokebox assets; stay tuned!
RoadRailer Simulations proudly presents...The Century County Line!
Route Summary:
The Century County Line is a fictional western shortline railroad that runs from Carolton to Oldsville, formerly a Central Pacific/Union Pacific line until 1970; its current passenger and freight operations are handled by the independent shortline rail company, the Century County Rail Company (CCRC). Carolton, the western side, is where the main operations, engine facilities, interchanging with the Union Pacific, and the largest freight yard on this line are. Oldsville, the eastern side, is where the route ends, and where the smallest main yard on the railroad is.
Route Requirements:
As of v0.1.1, the Century County Line requires the following:
- Sherman Hill (required for main route blueprint, ground textures, signals, and some scenery)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/208286/
- Smokebox's CPRR Jupiter (required for tracks, telegraph poles, and some scenery)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/562379/
- Sacramento Northern (required for the majority of the scenery, including buildings and crossings)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/376979/
Requirements may increase as further development of the route continues. All requirements are available to purchase on Steam worldwide (links above); price may vary depending on region or special sales.
What's Included:
As of Century County Line Open-Beta v0.1.1:
- Oldsville: Includes Oldsville Yard (with storage facility industry) and River Trestle
- Sacumberland: Includes Passenger Station, Wig-Wag crossing, and Sacumberland Split
- Ol' Millers Trestle & Lake: Longest Trestle on the line, with scenic views and small lakes
- Angelo (WORK-IN-PROGRESS): Includes Angelo Split
- Carolton (WORK-IN-PROGRESS): Includes Carolton Yard, Passenger Station, Diesel Engine Shops, Excursion Engine Shops and Yard, Turntable, and UP Interchange Yard
Future Additions and Changes:
- Begin scenery work at Carolton, Angelo, and Century Hill
- Add a couple industries at Carolton
Click here to download the Century County Line Open-Beta.
Route Backstory:
The Century County Line's history dates back to the late 19th century, when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific began operations of this line in 1887. The Central Pacific 4-4-0 "Jupiter", led the first passenger train on this line. During the line's first few decades, Central Pacific and Union Pacific each owned a 45% stake of the line, with the City of Century County owning a small 10% stake. Steam locomotives were used as the main power on this line (mainly the consolidation 2-8-0 after CPRR/UPRR retired the last of their 4-4-0 locomotives), lasting until shortly after World War II ended.
During World War II, Steam trains were reaching its peak during the beginning of the diesel era; very few diesel locomotives were being made due to steel and other materials being used for the war. During this time, Union Pacific began running their famous steam locomotives, which included the Big Boy and the Challenger, on the Century County Line, for transfering war vehicles and equipment from the eastern side of the line, Oldsville, to the western side of the line, Carolton.
About a year after the war ended, in 1946, Central Pacific sold their stake of the line to the Union Pacific, giving Union Pacific a 90% stake of the line, with the City of Century County continuing to own the 10% stake. Shortly after the sellout, Union Pacific discontinued normal passenger operations (except for excursions, now handled by the City of Century County), but continued freight operations from there, viewing it as more of a branch line. Union Pacific also imposed restrictions of only four-axle locomotives on this branch line, due to weight limitations on some of the bridges, which is still in place to this day.
Union Pacific continued to operate on this line into the 1960s. On one occasion, a GP35 Demonstrator unit from GM-EMD ran on the line from Carolton to Oldsville, and then back. Operations continued until March 24th, 1970, when Union Pacific sold their stake of the line to the city of Century County, and abandoned the line altogether.
Shortly after the sellout, an independent shortline company (also partially financed by the city of Century County), the Century County Rail Company (CCRC), was formed on March 25th, 1970, to control both freight and passenger operations of the former UP line. Their first purchase in April 2nd, 1970 were two ALCO units: a former ATSF RS-1, and a former WP S-2. After patching the locomotives, and improving the track a bit, the CCRC began operations on April 15th, 1970.
Today, the CCRC has continued to stay healthy as an independent shortline, and lots has changed since then. In 2016, the CCRC made the purchase of 4 ex-CSX GP40-2s and put them into service after some touch ups and fresh paint on most of the units. As of July 2017, the CCRC are currently in the process of acquiring two ex-ATSF B40-8s and an ex-MRL, nee-SP GP35 to add to their roster, bringing the total for their diesel roster to a dozen.
Route Speed Limits:
Freight on Main Line: 25 MPH
Passenger on Main Line: 30 MPH
Yard Limit: 10 MPH
Century County Rail Company's Current Roster:
CCRC SW1200 #91 (ex-BN, nee-NP)
Acquired on September 2nd, 1986 by the CCRC
CCRC GP9 #132 and #137 (ex-UP)
Acquired on June 15th, 1982 by the CCRC
CCRC GP9 #274 and #278 (ex-MILW)
Acquired on April 2nd, 1983 by the CCRC
CCRC GP40-2 #6360 (ex-CSX, exx-SBD, nee-SCL)
Acquired in 2016 by the CCRC
CCRC GP40-2 #6395 (ex-CSX, nee-RF&P)
Acquired in 2016 by the CCRC
CCRC GP40-2 #6956 and #6957 (ex-CSX, nee-CR)
Acquired in 2016 by the CCRC
Century County Rail Company's Former Power:
CCRC S-2 #550 (ex-WP)
Acquired on April 2nd, 1970 by the CCRC; retired and sold for scrap on April 15th, 1983
CCRC RS-1 #2398 (ex-AT&SF)
Acquired on April 2nd, 1970 by the CCRC; retired and sold on April 15th, 1983
CCRC NW2 #75 (ex-BN, nee-NP)
Acquired on August 31st, 1986 by the CCRC; retired and sold for scrap in 2003
Passenger Excursions:
The CCRC also operates passenger excursions, with CCRC's built replicas of Central Pacific's 4-4-0 fleet (the Jupiter, Storm, Whirlwind, and Leviathan), Union Pacific 119, and CPRR's set of coach, caboose, and flat cars. The steam power are usually well maintained by expert engineers at Carolton Yard.
Special Thanks:
Dovetail Games for making Train Simulator, along with some of the first-party content
The third-party developers and modders for making Train Simulator a better place
Smokebox for making the absolutely amazing Jupiter add-on
And our loyal fans for the contribution and amazing feedback
