Bozeman Pass from HIS

[mindenjohn]

I was in the middle of testing a scenario I'd written for the Bozeman Pass route, actually on the MILW lines from Three Forks heading East. I was using the ES2 repaint and noting that the Team Tracks are not electrified took suitable steps to reach them and came a cropper as the Manhattan MILW siding (which is under the wires) is as dead as the Milwaukee itself. I haven't found out the reason yet (I just changed everything so I could use the GP9 instead). I would be interested as to how a track which has the overhead wires and shows no breaks in them can be not "energised". The steeple cab just coasts onto the track and once it stops won't move i.e. it's dead.
I can probably energise it by relaying that siding and the switches at each end but that only makes the scenario work for me. Am I missing something?

I fully recognise the MILW tracks are very much a bonus and full credit to the HIS team for the excellent job they've done on those tracks (they have avoided the Pole tension wire cutting across a running track potential pitfall, that in at least one location, Milepost fell into). Having done such a grand job I felt that the tracks could and should be used hence this scenario excercise.

[mindenjohn]

I've chickened out of repainting the Pipestone 3Bay hopper but have done the Bozeman MILW 3 Bay which was also unbadged.

EDIT: Now in library

[gtw5812]

I've chickened out of repainting the Pipestone 3Bay hopper but have done the Bozeman MILW 3 Bay which was also unbadged.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rzsyakqg ... s0u85&dl=0

Extract and drop into your Railworks folder (texture file only you must have Bozeman Pass for this to work).

Nice work! These are for your reference Harry, I couldn't find any with the "Milwaukee Shield"

[mindenjohn]

I've written a scenario for the Bozeman Route, Milwaukee line east of Three Forks to Manhattan. Uses mostly Freeware but uses the Pipestone GP9 (badged). There is included a list of all the stock used and their providers. It takes approx 90 minutes to run through.

EDIT: Now in the Library

[august1929]

Looks good but I can't find the following stock;

GreatNortherner\GNRy\RailVehicles\Freight\Thrall-BulkheadFlat\65ft\MILW\Thrall-65-bf_BN1.bin - specifically the MILW thrall

I have a whole load of similar GNRy stock, but not that one.

Rod

[mindenjohn]

Looks good but I can't find the following stock;

GreatNortherner\GNRy\RailVehicles\Freight\Thrall-BulkheadFlat\65ft\MILW\Thrall-65-bf_BN1.bin - specifically the MILW thrall

I have a whole load of similar GNRy stock, but not that one.

Rod

My apologies, that must be one I repainted a while ago and forgot that I did it! I'll package it up and send it to Chacal as soon as I can
and I'll post a link until Chacal gets around to it or if I miss this weekend's postings.

[august1929]

My apologies, that must be one I repainted a while ago and forgot that I did it! I'll package it up and send it to Chacal as soon as I can
and I'll post a link until Chacal gets around to it or if I miss this weekend's postings.

Thanks John - more MILW

Rod

[mindenjohn]

Milwaukee Road 65ft Bulkhead Flat car - a repaint of GreatNortherner's GNRy car

EDIT: Now in the Library

[mindenjohn]

I was in the middle of testing a scenario I'd written for the Bozeman Pass route, actually on the MILW lines from Three Forks heading East. I was using the ES2 repaint and noting that the Team Tracks are not electrified took suitable steps to reach them and came a cropper as the Manhattan MILW siding (which is under the wires) is as dead as the Milwaukee itself. I haven't found out the reason yet (I just changed everything so I could use the GP9 instead). I would be interested as to how a track which has the overhead wires and shows no breaks in them can be not "energised". The steeple cab just coasts onto the track and once it stops won't move i.e. it's dead.
I can probably energise it by relaying that siding and the switches at each end but that only makes the scenario work for me. Am I missing something?

I fully recognise the MILW tracks are very much a bonus and full credit to the HIS team for the excellent job they've done on those tracks (they have avoided the Pole tension wire cutting across a running track potential pitfall, that in at least one location, Milepost fell into). Having done such a grand job I felt that the tracks could and should be used hence this scenario excercise.

Well I tried that and got myself in a right tangle so I exited without saving, Phew! It means that electrics cannot use the sidings on the branch industries other than the Wye elevator (where they can push the consist back to Three Forks after using reach cars to do the switching) on an out and back scenario. They can be used (with reach cars) on a start at Manhattan and return to Three Forks scenario. Still its a lot better than nowt as they say in Yorkshire.

[buzz456]

From the Pipestone Route assets.

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[Chacal]

Scenario: https://railworksamerica.com/index.php/ ... :scenarios

MILW 65ft Bulkhead Flatcars: https://railworksamerica.com/index.php/ ... k-repaints

[gtw5812]

From the Pipestone Route assets.

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Looking great Buzz!

[mindenjohn]

Well done Buzz, I looked at that and decided to do something else......................

[gtw5812]

Milwaukee Road 65ft Bulkhead Flat car - a repaint of GreatNortherner's GNRy car

EDIT: Now in the Library

These look very nice John!

[august1929]

Milwaukee Road 65ft Bulkhead Flat car - a repaint of GreatNortherner's GNRy car

EDIT: Now in the Library

Good stuff John - thank you

I have just noticed though that you have put an unintentional space in the name of the Asset folder.

You have the folder as Great Northerner. It should be GreatNortherner - all one word. I have moved the GNRy assets across to GreatNortherner and all works well

Rod