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Posted by
Anonymous
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Fri, Jan 23 2004 8:22 PM
My brother and I run Train Simulator as realistic as possible, here are some of the crazy things we do:
We check the Weather Channel before we run every train to see the weather for the route we run on
We start the simulation on the same exact time it would be at that real location
If an engine wrecks, it is placed out of service for awhile
One time (to save batteries I don't do this anymore), my brother and I ran a Nickle Plate steam excursion with my brother running the train, calling signals, while I barked orders to him with a two way radio.
Sometimes I will print a newsletter for my virtual RR
I have an executive train with a solid set of ATSF Warbonnet F units and lounge around in the passenger car, like a typical RR exec., and watch the scenery
When I give a moving train to my brother, I stop the train at an area that would be good for a crew change, and then hand the train to him
When a train wrecks, I detour trains on another route
If there is a derailment or mudslide or anything on the prototype for the line I run for MSTS, I suspend operations on that route.
I jump off the seat on the computer when I think there is going to be a head on and leave the controls as-is, and I watch the cars pile up.
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Posted by
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Sat, Jan 24 2004 12:09 PM
Hey dougal, were'd you get all those add-ons!? I keep trying to download a Big Boy from www.train-sim.com but it never works. Is there some other free add-on site that I don't know about?
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Sat, Jan 24 2004 8:34 PM
All the engine's I metioned were purchased from 3D Trainstuff's (www.3dtrainstuff.com) Cajon Pass route which includes tons of engines. Maple Leaf Tracks (www.mapleleaftracks.com) aldso has great routes. I'd rather buy stuff since I don't know how to install downloaded engines that don't have a exe file in them.
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Wed, Jan 28 2004 11:30 PM
WOW! Now I know where to go to if I need to know something about the real route.
Something I've always wondered:
Where ARE the crew change points for Marias Pass? I figure Whitefish but is that correct and are there others?
And does anyone know if a model of the N&W Y6b 2-8-8-2 (or any similer N&W articulated) exists or is being worked on and where I can get it? I searched www.train-sim.com extensively for days until my time limit was up and through out as many links as possible, foreign and domestic. I've done internet searches and get nothing but historical data.
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Thu, Jan 29 2004 6:20 PM
Its Shelby and Essex. I alway make it a point to find out info about any MSTS line I get.
P.S. Did you see the thing about the avalanche in Essex?
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Fri, Jan 30 2004 11:34 PM
Interesting, and no I didn't know Essex had an avalanche.
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Sun, Mar 14 2004 5:50 AM
www.train-sim.com includes lessons on how to install there add-ons if you need any help learning how to download and install the add-ons.
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