Train Sim pokey route

Wed Nov 17 14:17:28 EST 2004

John,
May I direct your attention to.......train-sim.com. The East River route is 
there, along with other N&W goodies (the RS-11's are great as are the 
C-628's and C-630's). While there's not a lot of N&W "equipment" available, 
there is a fair amount of NS...if you so desire. Also, there's a lot of 
buildings, bridges, etc. available as well. The downloads are available to 
anyone but you may encounter busy periods when the bandwidth is used up and 
you can't get in. Most serious train simmers opt for the "first class" 
membership (I believe it's $30/year) to get around this little problem. If 
you on the forums, look for al1218.

Also, there are N&W GP-9's available as payware (you get 9 different 
versions from Redbirds to the stark NW for, I think, $15) from 
www.3dtrains.com. Another site that has GP30's available (in N&W as well as 
Sou Ry) as payware is www.mstsgmo.com.

Supposedly there is a company working on "the Western Extension" from, I 
assume, Bluefield to Kenova and based in the 1920-1940's period. The info on 
their site is vague but they use an N&W electric photo. That site is 
www.digital-rails.com.

While I haven't tried making a route in MSTS...good luck, since the basic 
platform is quirkey at best. Have you gone on the forum section at 
train-sim.com? The community there is generally very helpful and can 
probably give some good pointers and/or advice.

I have Trainz too but I'm less than impressed with it.

Good Luck,
Al Evans

>From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
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>To: "N&amp;W Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>Subject: RE: Train Sim pokey route
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:13:14 -0500
>
>Is the East River District available for download anywhere?  I have both
>MSTS and Trainz.  I haven't been able to master the Route Editor in MSTS,
>but am working on the NRH&W (Narrows to Suiter, circa early 1900's) in
>Trainz.  (I grew up in Narrows).  This is somewhat hampered by a lack of
>proper motive power, rolling stock, and buildings (I haven't learned to use
>Gmax yet).
>
>John Simmons
>
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>
>Ray,
>I believe that Austin is hoping for a release sometime in December (barring
>any crashes of the Route Editor...which it is prone to do quite often). I'm
>guessing that he'll release it thru train-sim.com, although he now has a
>website.....www.blueridgerails.com. His webmaster, Andy, posts on here from
>time to time, so maybe he can be of further assistance to you. As I've said
>before...it's going to be one AWESOME route!
>
>Allen Evans
>
> >From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> >Reply-To: "N&amp;W Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> >To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> >Subject: Re: Train Sim pokey route
> >Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:57:12 EST
> >
> >
> >In a message dated 11/12/2004 2:39:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
> >
> >I helped  do beta testing on Austin Yoder's earlier route, "the East Rver
> >District"  (Bluefield, WV to Walton, VA with a dose of VGN thrown in for
> >good
> >
> >measure) and I'm currently playing with the Pokey. Austin has done an
> >incredible job on both of these routes and i feel that they're as good as
> >it
> >gets in the MSTS world! MSTS is not an easy platform to work with and  
>can
> >be
> >difficult at times, so my heart felt thanks to all of the  developers who
> >creat virtual models for the rest of us to enjoy,  especially Austin!
> >
> >Allen Evans
> >aka al1218 on train-sim  forums
> >
> >
> >
> >Allen,
> >Is there a place we can download the Pokey route? As you can  see I am
> >modeling the area!
> >Thanks in advance!
> >Ray Russell
> >NMRA-40609
> >"Norfolk & Western Railroad"   "Pocahontas Division"  "Circa 1958"
> >Visit The "NEW" Pocahontas  Website at:
> >_http://members.aol.com/rruss45826/public_html/index.html_
> >(http://members.aol.com/rruss45826/public_html/index.html)
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