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Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:50 pm
by trainman844
Well I decided to make A route "Branch Line" based on where I Live In Maine. The Route will run from Bangor to Bucksport,Maine. I will do the best I can with this route.
Assets Needed
Portland Terminal "Of Course got to have the trains that go by my house Everyday."
RCAP
Marias Pass
If i put more i will let you wonderful people know
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:41 pm
by robbit
Hey I live in Brewer and that line runs right behind me! Cool!
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:49 pm
by robbit
As a matter of fact I had already done the terrain and stuff for this route as well as made some assets for it but they are noit the best right now
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:14 pm
by trainman844
That's awesome Well like i said i will get the route as close as I can. Good thing it's only 17 Miles long lol. What kind of assets do you have? If you don't mind me asking
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:35 pm
by robbit
I built the sea dog and there is a small building that is near the track in bangor in the y on washington street. it keeps changing names it was a spa now it is empty I build a rr bridge but that is on a different part of the route. a garage and a house
the garage use to be whitcombs auto garage
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:11 pm
by trainman844
I got stupid Question How can you count miles? Like how do you know when you laid a mile of track? So you can put A milepost
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:22 pm
by robbit
I had measured a hopper then divided the mile that many times
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:40 pm
by trainman844
Did you use Google Earth to do the terrain?
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:46 pm
by buzz456
Moving this to route design as soon as you guys get done talking.
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:47 pm
by robbit
No I have the terrain files from somewhere else but we can chat about that through private message if you want
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:49 pm
by Toripony
trainman844 wrote:I got stupid Question How can you count miles? Like how do you know when you laid a mile of track? So you can put A milepost
Use the Select tool on the track to measure out 1609.344 meters; that's one mile.
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:54 pm
by robbit
Toripony wrote:trainman844 wrote:I got stupid Question How can you count miles? Like how do you know when you laid a mile of track? So you can put A milepost
Use the Select tool on the track to measure out 1609.344 meters; that's one mile.
good to know thank you
Re: Making A Maine Route

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:04 pm
by trainman844
Thanks for the info