Connecticut River Template, in the works |
Connecticut River Template, in the works |
Sep 3 2017, 02:34 PM
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Train Master Group: Members Posts: 1,018 Joined: 4-February 07 From: Canada Member No.: 21 |
Hello to all,
Following the release of the huge (I say huge!) BLW/ZT Conn River freight this week-end, The Conn River Template project is now on. First of all, I wish to say thanks to Paul Charland for this great route he had done, not only for the quality of the route but the realistics he brings to many of his routes, the feel we encounter for the timeframe ( 1957) he had set it. Well done Paul! Also congratlations to Rick Franzosa and his team for a wonderful freight set to complement the route. There has been a lot of work, not only for the stock itself, but also for the selection of the appropriate material for this era and region. It took a lot of research to get this right, even the consists to reflect some of the trains that ran along. Great Job guys! As some know, I took extra time to do some research on my own. The timeframe is expected to be around 1960, after the end of steam past 1957 and before 1961, the year CN and subsidiaries (including CV and GT) started to implement its noodle logo throughout the CN, CV and GT network. Other than the BLW/ZT freight pack, only one download is expected so far: C-Liners from Trainsim. That one I will probably use for the CV freight through the mainline. CV Geeps appeared in late 1957. Unfortunately, there are no CV Geeps in the older livery in TS. Only Ed's trains have one payware CN set available in the older livery. This set has been used as an option to those who had used the Stowe Northern Template. I would like to use it in the template, but that would require for some to buy the set in addition to the ConnRiver set. You opinion in adding it or not will be appreciated. As I have started the template project, an issue has arisen: Some of the sidings in Westboro and Btattleboro have unstretched sidings. I will have to contact Paul for his approval to proceed in modifying the TDB file while keeping the original files for those who wish to return to the original route settings. That's it so far. Will keep updating later with new developments -------------------- Denis Gionet
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Sep 17 2017, 08:43 AM
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Train Master Group: Members Posts: 1,018 Joined: 4-February 07 From: Canada Member No.: 21 |
I still think there are not enough boxcars in these scenes. On the ConnRiver, 80% of the cars were boxcars. Also there was no live animal traffic handled in the 1950's, I do believe. The B&M hoppers and gondolas were not that common, used mostly for company service and for a regular stone run from East Deerfield mass up to a dam construction project (in train EJ-1/JE-2). I do recall a B&M gon bound to the Claremont & Concord, perhaps hauling steel from the port of Boston. Hi Christopher, Thanks for your comments. I have done major and extensive changes to reflect as possible your findings. First, I have deleted some extra freeware downloads that were not needed anymore. Second, a lot of editing to remove any reference to some of the deleted freeware downloads has been done in all template files. Third, I have changed the proportion of cars to be reflected in the CTP file to try to have about 80% of boxcars through all templates. Let's hope it will be better with the oncoming templates. Thanks again and will continue updating with new developments -------------------- Denis Gionet
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