Cardinal route from Charlottesville to Chicago

[Machinist]

- - - - When pulling a 100 coal cars the couplings looked like this. Way too spacey

There is a 5 pages long thread (and others) about this:
Are long consists impossible?
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4040&start=15#p37972

Bottom line: Britkits couplers fixes it!.

[Cardinal51]

Thanks Machinist, I will look into that

Today I bought 2 x 2 GB RAM and upgraded my PC, did not notice much difference, but maybe I can set the graphics a little bit higher, will test that later.

[Machinist]

You're welcome.

The "main" question about RAM is related to you run or not run some heavy routes, as far as I noticed. When I had only 3GB I was not getting to play WCML, for example, because when scenario was loading game was using almost all available RAM, and then crashing.

- - - - First Tunnel in the "From the Top"" free roam scenario, just after Alleghany, looks like this:

I was getting this on Barstow Route when some settings were low/medium (object texture, terrain texture or scenary detail).

[Cardinal51]

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[Toripony]

Just happened upon this thread now that I'm back online. Hope you enjoy your trip on the Cardinal; I miss watching it go by each day since I moved. The most scenic part of that train is from Charlottesville, VA to Charleston, WV. The C&O/Chessie System/CSX was born in Clifton Forge, VA; you'll stop there for a minute or two. Then it's UP over Alleghany Mountain, then down the Greenbrier River to the New River Gorge. Spectacular scenery!! Wish I were there.

Tori

P.S. For the Alleghany route you have to install TWO scalerail packs; you are missing the SP pack; that will fix your tunnels.

[Cardinal51]

Thanks Tori, just checked out your tunnel solution. Nothing has changed and I did re-install thye Scalerail SP

Scalerail.JPG

I tried to locate Alleghany station on google maps , unfortunately I did not succeed

Can any one point it out to me please. - -> many hrs later: I found it !:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=nl&ll=37.747022,-80.240951&spn=0.00134,0.00327&t=h&z=19

As a matter of fact. A map with all the stations would be great, is a map like that available ?

[_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha]

Are you looking for this? http://www.coarw.com/download/COA%20Ope ... Manual.pdf

It is also in the Documents folder of your TS12 install. Go to the "Tools & Docs" tab and press the "Open Folder" button to peruse the documents. You'll be amazed at the info contained therein.

[Cardinal51]

Thanks, but I was referring to a real map so one can really find these stations. I did use the image you referred to before but it seems incomplete. Tracks and stations, like Covington, are missing.

[_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha]

Well, most actual stations, cabins etc. have long since been torn down. Many names on the map are nothing more than named signs or signalling cabinets.
"A" cabin still stands at Alleghany, Va., check Tori's web pages for her latest photos with it.

There is free US topographic maps available online, you can look for older maps from say the fifties, when most stations and cabins were stilled manned.
There are track charts etc. available from cohs.org to help you research as well, but in our modern age Google Earth discloses everything much better. It now has a timeline feature, you can jump back a few years to compare.

Otherwise use Google Maps to create some GPS markers you can load into your phone or tablet and use its GPS to point you. Provided you have GPS coverage on the Cardinal of course.

[Cardinal51]

Thanks for your help Kana

Well, most actual stations, cabins etc. have long since been torn down. Many names on the map are nothing more than named signs or signalling cabinets.

I know, but wouldn't it be nice that you can relate to place in the real world. For instance using google maps to display the route

"A" cabin still stands at Alleghany, Va., check Tori's web pages for her latest photos with it.

Did not find any on Toti's website. But I did find this one on google maps at Alleghany (took me over 3 hrs to find it)

I added a screen shot for comparison

Alleghany.jpg

There is free US topographic maps available online, you can look for older maps from say the fifties, when most stations and cabins were stilled manned.
There are track charts etc. available from cohs.org to help you research as well, but in our modern age Google Earth discloses everything much better. It now has a timeline feature, you can jump back a few years to compare.

Google eart is nice and easy. Tracking the C&O route I even stumbled upon various trains

Otherwise use Google Maps to create some GPS markers you can load into your phone or tablet and use its GPS to point you. Provided you have GPS coverage on the Cardinal of course.

Great idea, too bad I do not have a GPS phone.

[Machinist]

It is also in the Documents folder of your TS12 install.

Hehehe TS12 is the other train sim game, from Trainz...

[Cardinal51]

_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha

I finally figured out what Kanawha stands for

Montgomery.jpg

[_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha]

Kanawha is also the name given to C&O's "Big Mikes", the K4 class 2-8-4 of Lima's "Super Power" design.

Being a wealthy road, C&O could always afford the best in motive power and ran a large roster of Super Power engines, 4-6-4 and 4-8-4 in passenger service, 2-8-4 and 2-10-4 in freight service and topping every other steam locomotive with the mighty 2-6-6-6 Allegheny, Lima's finest.

There are some nice books on the C&O available from cohs.org to give you some background for your coming trip.