NP Tacoma Division, Longview - Centralia

[ErikGorbiHamilton]

Aye, Don't thank me for the link Rudi, Thank Minerman for telling me about it. It's how he gets his track work for the wonderful Bergen

[RudiJaeger]

Minerman eh? Makes sense for sure. I feel like I've been passed a baton of sorts, so I'll try to make good use of it; Thanks Minerman!

I have just a few practice teasers remaining. At a smaller mill, we have an improvised green-chain using a signal gantry and ventilation objects. The green-chain is where fresh timber (wet) is sawed into lumber prior to going to the kiln for drying. Then it goes to the dry-chain to be cut into finished dimensions:

SWW mill 01.jpg

SWW mill 02.jpg

And what rural community would be complete without baseball? The snack bar even serves fresh-baked apple pies to go with the game. The apples are often provided fresh from the orchard's fruit stand, set-up in the parking lot next to Thompson's Grocery:

SWW Baseball 01.jpg

SWW Baseball 02.jpg

SWW Thompsons 01.jpg

[RudiJaeger]

Speaking of apples, I just had to feature one of my favorite buildings from the Stevens Pass route. I just did a little kit-bashing for the overhead loading and office extensions. This facility will likely be reserved for somewhere around Chehalis on the new route:

SWW Cascadian 01.jpg

SWW Cascadian 02.jpg

SWW Cascadian 03.jpg

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SWW Cascadian 05.jpg

[RudiJaeger]

And lastly, a single shot that captures the essence of what I hope to achieve with the new route:

SWW NCL 02.jpg

So, that's all for the teasers; time to get back to work on the actual route. The next shots you see will be of the new route as it progresses. Thanks for your interest!

[wacampbell]

It looks like a fun project. Lots of interesting detail. I feel like I have been to that town. Nice work.

[PNWR1854]

Aye Rudi, You've got me foaming

[gtrtroger]

Stunning......

[ErikGorbiHamilton]

Amazing Work!

[Gravest2]

Stunning scenery on this one. Really hope it is able to be
Finished. A beautiful logging route is exactly what is needed in this game.

[RudiJaeger]

...Really hope it is able to be Finished...

Thanks everyone for the encouraging comments

The dream is still alive, but progress (work) has been at a stand-still while waiting for the dust to settle with the 64-bit version: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=20503&start=105

Here's an example of how far the new route has progressed before I focused on other things:

Cowlitz River Railroad Trestle 01.jpg

SWW Longview - Centralia_03.jpg

That's the old wooden trestle that crosses the Cowlitz River at Rocky Point, just north of Longview-Kelso; with the NP mainline to the far right. As we can see, it's still very much in it's infancy; but there's enough there, that I'd like to continue eventually. There's just a lot of enjoyable distractions going on at the moment; American Truck Simulator recently added Oregon to the mix, so I moved my garage to Portland; but the new GN Cascadian route has certainly captured most of my attention.

Anyway, the route still has a pulse; it's just hibernating at the moment Cheers!

[RudiJaeger]

Current Assets List (as of 23-MAR-2019):

Payware:

Penn Coal (base route)
Stevens Pass (Allen St.lift bridge, Kelso)
Cascadian (structures)
Marias Pass (roads, wig-wam burner, wood trestles)
BLE (bridges)
HSC (dual tunnel portal)
NJC (draw bridge, Longview wye)
SN (Longview bridge)
Soldier Summit (Cat tail reeds)
VNH Springfield (bridges)
Cologne-Koblenz (Characters)
Konstanz-Villingen (vegetation)
RWA Lakeside (vehicles)
G-Trax route assets (included in base sim)

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Freeware:

3DTrains: Trees / Landscapes, https://www.3dtrains.com/products/rw/ru ... apes.shtml

3ds, RWA Library: farming1.zip, feeders.zip

Vulcan Productions: VP Grass Pack, https://www.vulcanproductions.co.uk/routebuilding.html

RWA Library: Railworks Community Asset Project

PierreG, http://ajrailsim.free.fr/
PG_carsUS1.zip (Greyhound Scenicruiser, log trucks)
PG_UScars2.zip (Airstream trailers)
PG_UScars3.zip (Ford, Willys classic autos)
PG_Troncs.zip (logs, tree trunks)
PG_agricol1.zip (Agricultural vehicles)
PG_F-vehic60-70_pack1.zip (French vehicles 1960-1970)
PG_F-vehic60-70_pack2.zip (French vehicles 1960-1970)
PG_Beach1.zip (beach characters)
PG_vaches.zip (cows)
PG_Grand_Nord_pack2.zip (use only the content: PG_Grand_nord_pack2.rwp to get the wildlife)
PG_Afrique_faune1.zip (antelope stunt-deer)
PG_hangars_f1.zip (Farm yard sheds)


Dominique (PapiNic), http://ajrailsim.free.fr/
Pack de véhicules agricole.7z (Agricultural vehicles)
Pack de véhicules de travaux.7z (Construction vehicles)


bernardDeschamp, http://ajrailsim.free.fr/
CFD_OldFrenchVehicles_part1_V5.7z

Peter Bauer, RWA Library: Barns_Silos_Package.zip
Toripony, RWA Library: BarnsSilosReskins_jj.zip

Radiomaster (w/ Denlog models), http://railsim.de/
Radiomaster_Autos.zip (Construction vehicles, buses, trucks, trailers)

Rail-X, http://railsim.de/
RailX_Abrollanhaenger.rar (Construction trailers)

UKTrainSim, https://www.uktrainsim.com/FreewarePack ... nic+Assets
Ambient Audio 1
Blocks-Lofts-Bridges 1
Clutter 1
Foliage 1

Wayne Campbell, RWA Library:
WACampbell_1949_Desotos.zip
WACampbell_1957_Desotos.zip
WACampbell_ThompsonsCorner.zip

Note: I'll update this post as the route progresses.

[RudiJaeger]

NP-TD_RouteMap_01.jpg

NP Tacoma Division - Longview-Centralia
Mainline = 61 miles
Hanaford Valley Branch = 5 miles
Weyerhaueser Branch from Longview: to Green Mtn Mill = 35 miles / to Camp Baker (pre-eruption) = 49 miles
Other Branchlines = 28 miles
Total Trackage (excluding yards, sidings) = 143 miles

[RudiJaeger]

Finally, after 4 months of work, a progress report!...Almost finished with the Hanaford Valley and steam plant, northeast of Centralia, WA; 5 miles down! 138 miles to go. Here are some shots of the real deal...

Hanaford Plant RW Collage 01.jpg

The sim-world version...

Hanaford Plant SW Collage 01.jpg

[RudiJaeger]

And now, let's take a tour of the Hanaford Valley Branch, leading from the NP Mainline and through the rural farming area, to deliver some coal to the steam plant...

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[RudiJaeger]

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