Durango and Silverton route

[CaseyRhodes]

I was just curious, but when is there going to be another update for the durango and silverton route. There was construction of a K-36 underway at one time, and there was talk of the 315 being made. Anyone heard anything substantial about this?

[SargNickFury]

Would love to know this as well. Also I have an additional question can anyone explain process used for topography of this map? It's among the best I have seen. It goes on and on beyond what you can see from train, so clearly based on Satalite map or something? I would really like to learn how to do this. It's much more detailed then anything I have seen come up from just importing regular srtm data.

[BlackJack]

Does anybody know whether the route to continue to evolve?
expected that the route will add the following features:
The D&SNGRR owns and operates four K-36 locomotives, as well as several other non-operating museum locomotives. It does not own any K-27s. The K-27 used in the virtual D&S route was donated to the project by Barry "Captain Bazza" Munro. Being of MSTS heritage, it lacks a 3D cab, but it is otherwise fully drivable. For now the cab view is similar to what you see in MSTS when you press Shift+1. A K-36 is in the works, complete with a 3D cab, as is a model of the 315 Consolidation, the signature locomotive of the DRHS. Release dates have not been established.
Also in the works a set of concession cars. Release dates TBA.
The D&SNGRR owns several parlor cars, but not the Durango. That car belongs to Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. We'd much appreciate it if someone were to contribute a model of the Alamosa parlor coach, for example,
The closed-end coaches are repaints of a D&RGW prototype. The closed-end coaches used by the real-world D&SNGRR are of a slightly different design.
A number of unique buildings can be seen from the tracks in downtown, real-world Durango, including the General Palmer Hotel, the Strater Hotel, and the Wells Fargo Bank. In the route, stand-in buildings are currently used in their place.
Along the route, it is our hope to replace the stand-in buildings currently used to represent the Tacoma Hydro Plant and the Cascade Canyon Pavilion (at the wye). Any volunteers?
The virtual Silverton is a prime target for future development. Plans are to replace the buildings alongside the terminus tracks with something more closely resembling the arcade buildings that greet arriving passengers. There are a few taller buildings along the main street that we would like to add in order to develop the Silverton "skyline." Silverton would not be complete without the Silverton Northern railroad buildings behind the depot.
And finally, though we think of the D&SNGRR as a steam railroad, it also owns a few diesel locomotives. It would be great to run Hot Shot 1 or Big Al some day. And let's not forget the RGS "motors" exemplified by the famed Galloping Goose®.
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[jpetersjr]

This thread should be posted in the payware development section.