Arizona Divide Modernized

[Fey96]

Some more spoilers for the people who still check in on this thread. At the time of this post, the route now contains 318 custom assets with more still on the way.

[mindenjohn]

Great work, thanks for sharing.

[buzz456]

Scary real! Great stuff.

[spartantrain32]

I think you might be the reason I eventually purchase this route.

[Fey96]

Amtrak #4 utilizing the excellent Phase VII repaint from the Train Sim Community website. Nice to see people are still dedicated to making high-quality content for the sim!

[OfficialAZRails]

I've been watching the progress you've made throughout the last couple of years, and nothing beats the version I was working on up until late November of 2023, when Dovetail sent out that accidental update that reverted everything back to normal. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to the day it's released! Hopefully you plan on making this a Quick Drive compatible map, as I prefer that mode whenever I run something on TSC/Railworks.

-AZRails

[Fey96]

The elusive Camp Navajo Railroad...

Nestled in the pines south of Bellemont lies the Camp Navajo RR, built in conjunction with the Navajo Ordnance Depot in 1942. Approximately 38 miles of track occupy 44 square miles of forest directly south of the BNSF mainline. Since 1982, the Camp has been under control of the Arizona National Guard.

Mostly used for munition storage and occasional car storage for BNSF, I contemplated for years whether or not to include this in the Divide, but ultimately decided it was deserving of virtual preservation.

[AmericanSteam]

When will you have a beta release?

[Boss1]

Everything looks spot on, nice work!

[OfficialAZRails]

Glad to see another shortline will be part of the route alongside the Apache Railway!

-AZRails

[Fey96]

One significant expansion I've neglected to address over the years is the inclusion of over 50 miles of the BNSF Gallup Subdivision from Winslow to Adamana. Cutting through the wide-open high deserts of Northeast Arizona, this segment of the former Santa Fe transcon is entirely high speed running of up to 70 MPH for freights and 90 for Amtrak. This whole portion was mostly an excuse to include the city of Holbrook, which is where I have the earliest memories of railfanning since I was at least 7 years old and always wanted to see done justice in Train Simulator. Here we are 18 years later...

Starting off with an updated overview of Winslow yard.




Well I was standin' on a corner in Winslow Arizona.....


Updated view of La Posada. Still a shame how these stations were left completely underdeveloped in the payware DLC.


Little Colorado River bridge #1.


Wide open lands at Hibbard with a train sitting in the hole.




The world famous Jack Rabbit Trading Post (I spy with my little eye!)




Looking eastward at Manila crossover.


Overlooking the Joseph City Wash with its namesake town in the distance.


Anyone who's traveled through Joseph City will recognize the massive Cholla Generating Station dominating the desert landscape.


First opened in 1962, this coal-fired power planted operated for over six decades before getting fully decommissioned in 2025.




Recreation of a true story.


The city of Holbrook.








As shown in a previous post, the Apache Railway interchanges with BNSF at East Holbrook. Current plans are to extend this segment as far as the Smithfield Feed Mill.


The brief rock cuts I refer to as "Holbrook Canyon" 2 miles east of town.




Arntz crossover.


Little Colorado River bridge #2.


Little Colorado River bridge #3.




Enterprise Products facility going in at Adamana.


As always, Work in Progress shots, though these areas are mostly in a finished state.

[Fey96]

When will you have a beta release?

Heavily considering a public release in a few weeks. Aside from needing to clean up a few loose ends, the map is pretty much entirely playable as it stands. Additional expansions and scenery updates could be added at a later time.

[buzz456]

I vote yes. TSC could use a USA shot in the arm right now from the community to show we are still very much alive and kicking. We would be honored to host the route in the library here unless you have other plans.

[OfficialAZRails]

Looking great as always! Looking forward to downloading this and running trains across the deserts and forests of Northern Arizona! Keep up the great work!

-AZRails

[cnwfan]

The Apache Railway did roster 3 C424's along with a few RS11's... all of which exist TSC.