Buffalo Route Options

[xpdingo]

I started this template about a year ago and then stopped it when Teemu told me he was going to extend it to Niagara Falls. Teemu sent me the new Buffalo route yesterday and I will work it along side the PRR Eastern. The Buffalo route is only about 60 miles long but it has almost 1300 sidings. It is a huge industrial switching route with 8 Railroads involved.

Teemu has done a great job on this route.

Pete

[dgionet]

Hello to all,

I have received earlier this week Craig's final version map system for the Buffalo route. That allowed me to start redrawing the whole network before proceeding with the actual template work. With the help of an earlier draft document, I have been able to update the network quicker than expected. It took only six hours to do the whole system. The first time this has been done, about 2 years ago, it took more than a week. Glad this is done now.

Overall the number of regions has been revised from 99 to 117 regions and the route network has 49 yards.The number of serviceable sidings is projected to get closer to 1100. That of course will be confirmed once the last marker will be put on the route.

Also, the proposed rolling stock has been revised to let go the BLW/ZT PRR-1950 pack and keep only the BLW/ZT Buffalo and PC sets only as payware. Since the route will be demanding in PC resources due to its large network, I have tried to compensate using instead some PC resources friendlier stock from TrainSim and found great alternatives. The total download count is so far 2 payware sets and 15 downloads from TrainSim. Also not to forget that Tim Muir allowed me to include the Niagara Junction (NIAJ) 15 electric engine in the template package for the NIAJ Template. Once again, thanks Tim! Much appreciated. To view this engine, simply look up earlier posts of this topic.

Here is a shot of some of the PC-diesels among the Buffalo and PC packs, with a C-630 leading the pack and exiting the international bridge out of Fort Erie.



I will try to start putting the first markers this week. I will be posting updates as the project progresses.