WIP: The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad!
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:41 pmHello everyone, I am excited to bring you all some good news. 
Over the last several months, I have slowly been working on a special project, the 16 mile long Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, between Cumberland and Frostburg, MD.
The trackwork is about 40 - 50% done, and I have only done about 1 - 5% of the scenery. The route will not only include the tourist line, but several miles of the CSX railroad including the Mountain Subdivision to Ellerslie, MD at the Maryland - Pennsylvania border, the northern end of Cumberland yard, and two to three miles of the Grafton line.
Track on the scenic railroad is done from Ridgeley yard (Cumberland), to just north of Brush Tunnel. Track on the Mountain Subdivision is only done from north Cumberland yard to The Narrows, and the Grafton line's track is pretty much done. Signals have not been placed on the route yet.
When I complete the trackwork, I will release a beta onto Steam Workshop publicly. Because I plan to host my route on Steam Workshop, this keeps me from using the RCAP assets on the route. When I complete the route, and if I feel up for it, I might edit the scenery and release a separate version here onto RWA that includes the RCAP assets used.
These are the payware assets I have used so far:
Horseshoe Curve
Marias Pass
Donner Pass
Kuju American Assets
Some screenshots...
Ridgeley Yard, where equipment for the scenic railroad is stored and maintained.
The CSX Grafton line, with the Potomac River and Ridgeley Yard behind it, looking south.
The Western Maryland depot in Cumberland, looking north.
The Grafton line crosses over the Western Maryland's track and Wills Creek in Cumberland, looking south.
Viaduct Junction in Cumberland, looking north towards, "The Narrows", a deep water gap in the mountains formed by Wills Creek. Originally, four tracks ran through the canyon, two on either side.
A few shots of the only finished scenery on the route: the southern portal of Brush Tunnel.
The route's map:
Enjoy!
Over the last several months, I have slowly been working on a special project, the 16 mile long Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, between Cumberland and Frostburg, MD.The trackwork is about 40 - 50% done, and I have only done about 1 - 5% of the scenery. The route will not only include the tourist line, but several miles of the CSX railroad including the Mountain Subdivision to Ellerslie, MD at the Maryland - Pennsylvania border, the northern end of Cumberland yard, and two to three miles of the Grafton line.
Track on the scenic railroad is done from Ridgeley yard (Cumberland), to just north of Brush Tunnel. Track on the Mountain Subdivision is only done from north Cumberland yard to The Narrows, and the Grafton line's track is pretty much done. Signals have not been placed on the route yet.
When I complete the trackwork, I will release a beta onto Steam Workshop publicly. Because I plan to host my route on Steam Workshop, this keeps me from using the RCAP assets on the route. When I complete the route, and if I feel up for it, I might edit the scenery and release a separate version here onto RWA that includes the RCAP assets used.
These are the payware assets I have used so far:
Horseshoe Curve
Marias Pass
Donner Pass
Kuju American Assets
Some screenshots...
Ridgeley Yard, where equipment for the scenic railroad is stored and maintained.
The CSX Grafton line, with the Potomac River and Ridgeley Yard behind it, looking south.
The Western Maryland depot in Cumberland, looking north.
The Grafton line crosses over the Western Maryland's track and Wills Creek in Cumberland, looking south.
Viaduct Junction in Cumberland, looking north towards, "The Narrows", a deep water gap in the mountains formed by Wills Creek. Originally, four tracks ran through the canyon, two on either side.
A few shots of the only finished scenery on the route: the southern portal of Brush Tunnel.
The route's map:
Enjoy!
Instead, I will use RCAP assets from the start and release the route here at RWA.