King's Arm Highway Deluxe route

[LoneWolfDon]

Greetings Drivers.

I'll be working hard to upgrade my King's Arm Highway route.
The upgraded version will be called "King's Arm Highway Deluxe"
http://www.rryard.com/kings_arm_deluxe.html

** Update: This route project is now completed and available from my website. **

I will be working with the original base route and make many new additions and improvements to it such as;
improving the track and signalling network & infrastructure, expanding on the track network in some areas, add in structures / areas for loading and unloading coal-hoppers, a functional coal-transfer point for refueling Steam-Locomotive Tenders, a container / shipping yard area with working cranes for loading and unloading container-cars, improved lighting effects added in some areas, adding to and improving the scenery in some areas, many new exciting, challenging and immersive scenarios (with a good variety of Passenger runs, Freight Runs, Shunting / Switching activities).

For more info and updates on this project, you can visit "The Rail Road Yard Blog" at:
http://railroadyard.blogspot.com/

My first blog-post about the King's Arm Highway Deluxe route project here:
http://railroadyard.blogspot.com/2011/10/kings-arm-highway-deluxe-oct092011.html


Thanks for your interest and support!
---Don.

[arizonachris]

Wow, cool! Can't wait!

[LoneWolfDon]

Thanks! I've been working hard on it and making good progress already.
Here's another little update about it on my blog:
http://railroadyard.blogspot.com/2011/1 ... 22011.html

[LoneWolfDon]

I've been making more good progress on this project.
Now included is a Shipping Yard area and several other exciting additions.

For more info in this, along with some screenshots, view my Update entry here:
http://railroadyard.blogspot.com/2011/10/kahd-update-oct162011.html


Cheers! :)
--Don.

[arizonachris]

Oops, was checking your blog, noticed I never signed out. *sigh*

Looking really good, Don, coming along very nicely!

[LoneWolfDon]

Thanks Chris.
Here's another exciting update about this project posted on my blog:
http://railroadyard.blogspot.com/2011/1 ... 02011.html
I've been making good progress on things.

[Chacal]

I'm confused: your screenshots show both european and north-american motive power, and your blog don't mention where the route is situated. Does it span the Atlantic?

[arizonachris]

I'm confused: your screenshots show both european and north-american motive power, and your blog don't mention where the route is situated.

I gave Don a hard time about mixing up rolling stock and motive power on the original King's Arm Highway. It's fictional, so anything works.

[LoneWolfDon]

Yep. Like most of my work, they are completely "fictional based", so I tend to use a variety of mixed assets. So like Chris mentions, "Anything goes"
This "Deluxe" version of this route I'm making is using the the original King's Arm Highway route to build, expand and improve upon, I do mention on the page for the original route, http://www.rryard.com/kings_arm.html , that it's a Fictional route.

I sort of approach making any of my projects from an "Artist's" perspective. I like to be free to use my imagination and creativity how I like, without just being limited or restricted to "real-life" based routes or rules.
Though my routes & scenarios I make may be sometimes "non-prototypical", I try my best to make them of good quality, functional and fun.

It's probably best to try any of my route & scenario addons with an open-mind.
I like to also think of my routes as being a good way to drive and experience a whole variety of trains on, regardless of what rolling-stock or assets I may use.
Feel welcome to try some of my existing addons, and you may (hopefully) have a lot of enjoyment with them.

[LoneWolfDon]

"It's a Jug-Hunt". ;)

Another little update about some more recent progress I've made on this project:
http://railroadyard.blogspot.com/2011/1 ... 52011.html

[Chacal]

so I tend to use a variety of mixed assets. So like Chris mentions, "Anything goes"

For some reason this reminds me of this interesting site.
It is a locomotive graveyard somewhere in UK, but there is an EMD loco.

[steve_the_slim]

For some reason this reminds me of this interesting site.
It is a locomotive graveyard somewhere in UK, but there is an EMD loco.

I'm not surprised. EMD has built locomotives for pretty much everybody. I'd be more surprised if there was a country anywhere with a decent railroad network that didn't have at least a few U.S.-built locomotives.

[Kali]

For some reason this reminds me of this interesting site.
It is a locomotive graveyard somewhere in UK, but there is an EMD loco.

I'm going to go out on a limb & say that's actually in Belgium. Pretty sure the first EMD import here was the Foster Yeoman SW1001. Big list of imports here, if you care :)

Slight problem with UK coaching stock and low platforms, otherwise who cares :)

[LoneWolfDon]

I've put up another little update about some more progress I've made on this project, along with some juicy new screen-shots, over at my blog.

You can view the post here:
http://railroadyard.blogspot.com/2011/11/kahd-update-nov032011.html

[LoneWolfDon]

Another little update about more progress I've been making.
Visit my blog entry for more info:
http://railroadyard.blogspot.com/2011/1 ... 72011.html