The route will be known as the Allegheny Eastern; named for the fictional shortline which will operate the railroad between Northumberland and Lock Haven on a lease agreement from Norfolk Southern (very similar to how the real Buffalo Line is being pieced out today). To date I have track laid between Shamokin Dam and a location about 3 miles north of Northumberland with about 40% of the scenery completed for that portion. I hope to release the finished product as freeware sometime in the future but given the about of different assets I have used from all of railworks I'm not sure if that will be possible (the list of the required downloads alone may take a month to complete
).The 2 main reasons for sharing the progress thus far with everyone was to:
1. Get some feed back (positive or negative) concerning the progress to date.
2. Show case what is possible to create with the assets which exist out there for Railworks (mostly freewassets assests included with the HSC and Portland Terminal routes.....my two favorites)
So let me know your thoughts guys and gals!
An old PRR signal bridge at NORRY (south end of Northumberland Yard)
Northumberland Yards. The larger yard in the background is used by the AE and NS. The small yard in the foreground is for the local shortline. As you can imagine, the yard is quite busy with interchange traffic.
Old round house and turntable at Northumberland is serviceable but rarely used)
The new Allegheny Eastern Locomotive Shop (also used for servicing local NS Power)
A view of the Locomotive Shop from the unused portion of the former PRR/PC/Conrail yard
The view from the Allegheny Eastern Dispatch Office at Northumberland
NS run-through coal train waiting for the trip south to Selinsgrove Jct. and the Shamokin Dam Power Plant.
The Power Plant.
Verious other industries along the AE.
Crossing the Susquehanna between Northumberland and Sunbury
Steam is also no stranger on the AE as management is very friendly to operating railfan specials
