Z-train on the Emerald Desert

Led by AWVR 7934

Crossing Bison Creek

Near Bison Creek:

Moran Blvd. grade crossing, Orello

Ship humor

BREAKING NEWS:

The Carnival Fascination has lost course and is now stuck in the middle of the Emerald Desert:

This is the third Carnival ship paralysis in this decade, following the one of the Carnival Splendor in 2010, and the Carnival Triumph in January...

I know I'm not funny...

Emerald Pass touch-up

I have spent all evening so far working on the scenery:

How do you think it is going so far? Most of the 3D trees are Pofig Trees (His website has since been removed, I got them from Jointed Rail while downloading the Midwest Grain route, as they are a dependency). Pofig trees are very realistic, and I highly recommend them for any route, desert, forest, or winter! Best part, they don't hurt FPS, either!

Not only did I touch up the parts where no vegetation has been added yet, I began touching up and putting buildings in for the city of Orello.

This will NOT become vaporware. Stay tuned for next weekend, a 3-dayer...

What I can't do + Emerald Pass

Today, while I was working on the BNSF Mojave Sub, I realized that I don't like building prototypical routes. I like doing what I want to. This is why I decided to revive Emerald Pass for TS12. Today I finished one baseboard. I plan to make the route close to 110 miles long, with Emerald City having a major yard, and the summit will be there also. You ever seen the movie "Unstoppable"? If you have, you know about the fictional railroad AWVR. Yes, it stands for "Allegheny West Virginia Railroad", but it just fits well in the desert. I decided to do that after I didn't want just BNSF signals, BNSF containers, etc. The locomotives courtesy of Blawnox Locomotive Works. I expanded the Automatic Numbering system, so the numbers weren't so cramped. Here are some WIP shots of the baseboard I completed:

The overview

Down low

Where the tracks cross over Bison Creek

Looking to the West at the MP 31.4 signal bridge

Looking East at the MP 31.4 signal bridge

My day at the loop

Well, I have not told a Trainz story for a while, so I will do it now:

Today, I had to wait 45 minutes to finally see trains come through at the Emerald Loop on the Emerald Pass. However, it was worth it. First, I saw a short Union Pacific Intermodal train powered by TWO CSX LOCOMOTIVES!!!! How often do you see CSX leading a train in the West Coast?

The train above is the same train as below.

Six minutes later, I saw a BNSF train carrying Military Vehicles! How often do you see that!

It was a great day, but I should call it a night.

BNSF and Amtrak meet at the loop

I am currently creating a WIP route that has a fictional loop in it! Just like the Tehachapi, except fictional! Yes, it is mostly the ugly default texture, that will change.

Amtrak superliner and the top of a container:

Amtrak locomotive and the middle of the BNSF: