raton 3 Options

[tank]

Hi there could Raton Pass 3 be a template candidate no hurry just wondering.
thx,bob

[jrmeindl]

I have been progressing with the Raton Pass 3 templates. All cars have been placed and I am working on setting up the car types. Regarding the cars to be used on this route, I decided to look at some other templates for car selections. I really don't want to use too many of the default cars, but will use cars that have been used in other templates. This should minimize the amount of downloads.

Jim

[highdesertdave2]

I have been progressing with the Raton Pass 3 templates. All cars have been placed and I am working on setting up the car types. Regarding the cars to be used on this route, I decided to look at some other templates for car selections. I really don't want to use too many of the default cars, but will use cars that have been used in other templates. This should minimize the amount of downloads.

Jim

Hi Jim, any idea when the Raton 3 template will be available for download. Thanks for doing it.

[jrmeindl]

Hi Jim, any idea when the Raton 3 template will be available for download. Thanks for doing it.

I've been started working on it again this past week. It should take me another couple of weeks to finish up. I have chosen most of the cars from the following templates: Clovis, Needles, Cajon, Phoenix and Glorieta. I also added a few others to round out the selection. There are not too many sidings along the way on the mainline. Most of the switching will be making up trains in the yards and along the branches. There are some sidings along the mainline for switching, but most will entail switching in the yard to make up a train, and then running it to one of the other yards further down the track. In some test activities I've been able to do a fair amount of switching combined with some nice mainline running.

I apologize for the delay, but September was not a good month for me and my immediate family. There were a few things that really took the wind out of the sails for a short time and kept me preoccupied with other tasks.

Regards,

Jim

[jrmeindl]

I've been started working on it again this past week. It should take me another couple of weeks to finish up. I have chosen most of the cars from the following templates: Clovis, Needles, Cajon, Phoenix and Glorieta. I also added a few others to round out the selection. There are not too many sidings along the way on the mainline. Most of the switching will be making up trains in the yards and along the branches. There are some sidings along the mainline for switching, but most will entail switching in the yard to make up a train, and then running it to one of the other yards further down the track. In some test activities I've been able to do a fair amount of switching combined with some nice mainline running.

I apologize for the delay, but September was not a good month for me and my immediate family. There were a few things that really took the wind out of the sails for a short time and kept me preoccupied with other tasks.

Regards,

Jim

I'm currently testing the Eastbound Template for Raton 3. This one has been interesting with traffic due to the amount of single track running and speedlimits thru the pass. If only MSTS signals would follow actual railroad practice on these lines instead of all the timing issues!!!!

If anyone would like to beta test what has been done so far, please send me a PM with your email address.

Jim

[jrmeindl]

I'm currently testing the Eastbound Template for Raton 3. This one has been interesting with traffic due to the amount of single track running and speedlimits thru the pass. If only MSTS signals would follow actual railroad practice on these lines instead of all the timing issues!!!!

If anyone would like to beta test what has been done so far, please send me a PM with your email address.

Jim

Westbound template is now being tested. I've been trying to run a few activities on each path for traffic testing. If all goes well, it should be passed on to Steve the weekend of 11/08/08.

Jim

[jrmeindl]

I've passed the Raton Pass 3 templates on to Steve.

Jim

[sgdavis]

I've passed the Raton Pass 3 templates on to Steve.

Jim

It has now been posted. Get it on our Templates page, or directly at http://www.skylinecomputing.com/downloads/atsfrp3.zip

Thanks Jim!

--Steve