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  • cjkawt
    Member
    • Aug 2005
    • 75
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    #1

    Best "FUN" Routes and Activities for USA?

    Howdy from Texas!

    [FYI - I am dual posting this into the MSTS board since OR works really well with MSTS routes and activities, AFAICT.]

    I am looking for suggestions for the most "fun" routes and activities for USA service (I only know USA signals and rules). PLease post back with suggestions and/or links if it is not too much trouble.

    Happy railing! (Is that a word?)
    ~ Calvin

    "Some say, "There is no such thing as a stupid question." Hmm... maybe so, but you will have to put up with my stupid questions until I learn to ask intelligent ones." ~ C.J.W.

    A word to the wise... I recently lost 10 yrs of data because both my PC and my ext. backup hard drive failed at roughly the same time. I will be mirroring three or more storage drives going forward. It will cost a fraction of the almost $2K for professional clean room recovery.

    [Disclaimer]
    I realize there must be voluminous tomes of information on this and other trainsim websites. I am not being lazy and will do what research I can when able. Short-Term Memory Loss and getting confused presents a difficult challenge. I can follow "checklists" okay, but I get very confused very quickly when trying to amass multi-matrix information like multiple posts in multiple threads on multiple websites. I hope this makes sense? I am very grateful for all guidance.
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    • Erick_Cantu
      1000 Post Veteran


      • Jun 2004
      • 1041
      • Brighton, MA 02135
      • General
      #2
      I've always been a fan of the various PO&N iterations.
      Erick Cantu
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        • cjkawt
          Member
          • Aug 2005
          • 75
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          #3
          Originally posted by Erick_Cantu
          I've always been a fan of the various PO&N iterations.
          Hi Erick, Thank you. I apologize for my deep well of ignorance, but I have no idea what "PO&N" means. Would you please explain? Also, are you the same "Cantu" who made so many wonderful contributions to flightsimming?

          Take care,
          ~ Calvin

          "Some say, "There is no such thing as a stupid question." Hmm... maybe so, but you will have to put up with my stupid questions until I learn to ask intelligent ones." ~ C.J.W.

          A word to the wise... I recently lost 10 yrs of data because both my PC and my ext. backup hard drive failed at roughly the same time. I will be mirroring three or more storage drives going forward. It will cost a fraction of the almost $2K for professional clean room recovery.

          [Disclaimer]
          I realize there must be voluminous tomes of information on this and other trainsim websites. I am not being lazy and will do what research I can when able. Short-Term Memory Loss and getting confused presents a difficult challenge. I can follow "checklists" okay, but I get very confused very quickly when trying to amass multi-matrix information like multiple posts in multiple threads on multiple websites. I hope this makes sense? I am very grateful for all guidance.

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            • Erick_Cantu
              1000 Post Veteran


              • Jun 2004
              • 1041
              • Brighton, MA 02135
              • General
              #4
              No, I'm the one who made a bunch of mediocre contributions to flight simulation that just happened to be easy to paint.

              PO&N stands for Port Ogden & Northern and is a series of fictional MSTS (and TS) routes.
              Erick Cantu
              North American V-Scale
              Facebook | Email
              Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little gasoline, deserve neither liberty nor gasoline.

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                • cjkawt
                  Member
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 75
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                  #5
                  Originally posted by Erick_Cantu
                  No, I'm the one who made a bunch of mediocre contributions to flight simulation that just happened to be easy to paint.
                  Well, I am still enjoying many of those "mediocre" contributions on my FS9 (my computer won't play with FSX). Thanks for your offerings.

                  PO&N stands for Port Ogden & Northern and is a series of fictional MSTS (and TS) routes.
                  I never would have guessed that! I'll give it/them a try. Thanks.
                  ~ Calvin

                  "Some say, "There is no such thing as a stupid question." Hmm... maybe so, but you will have to put up with my stupid questions until I learn to ask intelligent ones." ~ C.J.W.

                  A word to the wise... I recently lost 10 yrs of data because both my PC and my ext. backup hard drive failed at roughly the same time. I will be mirroring three or more storage drives going forward. It will cost a fraction of the almost $2K for professional clean room recovery.

                  [Disclaimer]
                  I realize there must be voluminous tomes of information on this and other trainsim websites. I am not being lazy and will do what research I can when able. Short-Term Memory Loss and getting confused presents a difficult challenge. I can follow "checklists" okay, but I get very confused very quickly when trying to amass multi-matrix information like multiple posts in multiple threads on multiple websites. I hope this makes sense? I am very grateful for all guidance.

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                    • fleegle411
                      Senior Member

                      • May 2010
                      • 828
                      • Northern Virginia, United States of America
                      #6
                      Probably the most iconic of "Fun" routes would be Sea View. That route is a bit of an acid trip, but it's fantastic. One or two special effects from MSTS don't quite translate to OR, but otherwise it runs fine in OR.

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                        • conductorchris
                          2500 Post Veteran

                          • Mar 2010
                          • 2905
                          • Vermont
                          • General
                          #7
                          My personal favorite routes:

                          - Monon
                          - Anything by Paul Charland
                          - Milwaukee Road, Rocky Mountain Division and the other Milwaukee Road routes
                          - Horseshoe Curve
                          - London & Port Stanley

                          Christopher

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                            • MMSS
                              Senior Member

                              • Aug 2009
                              • 842
                              • Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey (NJ)
                              • MSOR
                              #8
                              "Fun" freeware routes for me, well a list of a few are:

                              1. The Blue Comet Lines Route & all other Steve Durham Routes
                              2. Horseshoe Curve
                              3. The Pennsylvania RR - Eastern Region (aka PRR-ER Even with some flaws, it is fun)
                              4. Monon
                              5. Seaboard Air Line Route V2.0 (Available at http://www.skylinecomputing.com/ )
                              6. Lehigh & Hudson River ( Both 1940s & 1968 Version )

                              7. All Paul Charland's Routes

                              And For The West
                              1. The UP Cima Sub
                              2. Milwaukee Route RMD 1 & 2, Gap & Coast Division. 1st Sub.
                              3. The Surfliner Route V2.0 and above
                              4. All Bob Wise's ATSF Routes
                              5. Pahusett Electric
                              6. North Coast Railroad v3.2
                              7. Whitefish 10 X
                              Well that is mine , Enjoy
                              - Mark -

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                                • geepster775
                                  2500 Post Veteran


                                  • Sep 2006
                                  • 2846
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                                  • General
                                  #9
                                  How can any "fun" freeware list not include Sea View 5? A series of uniquely-themed connected islands out in the ocean
                                  My Open Rails videos https://www.youtube.com/@lakecities3663/videos

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                                    • cjkawt
                                      Member
                                      • Aug 2005
                                      • 75
                                      • .
                                      #10
                                      Thank you all! This is a great list and I will eventually get to all of them. Keep 'em coming!

                                      Unfortunately, (for reasons I can't figure out) my OR slows to a halt when using the PO&N "PortOgdenDay" route. It starts out well enough, but it begins to drop fps until it finally stops regardless of what inputs I try. I am going to try some experiments and may give a more detailed description later. I only wanted to mention it at this time.
                                      ~ Calvin

                                      "Some say, "There is no such thing as a stupid question." Hmm... maybe so, but you will have to put up with my stupid questions until I learn to ask intelligent ones." ~ C.J.W.

                                      A word to the wise... I recently lost 10 yrs of data because both my PC and my ext. backup hard drive failed at roughly the same time. I will be mirroring three or more storage drives going forward. It will cost a fraction of the almost $2K for professional clean room recovery.

                                      [Disclaimer]
                                      I realize there must be voluminous tomes of information on this and other trainsim websites. I am not being lazy and will do what research I can when able. Short-Term Memory Loss and getting confused presents a difficult challenge. I can follow "checklists" okay, but I get very confused very quickly when trying to amass multi-matrix information like multiple posts in multiple threads on multiple websites. I hope this makes sense? I am very grateful for all guidance.

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                                        • cjkawt
                                          Member
                                          • Aug 2005
                                          • 75
                                          • .
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by cjkawt
                                          ...
                                          Unfortunately, (for reasons I can't figure out) my OR slows to a halt when using the PO&N "PortOgdenDay" route. It starts out well enough, but it begins to drop fps until it finally stops regardless of what inputs I try.
                                          ...
                                          Yippee! I found the problem... for some reason the "Logging" checkbox was selected. With it unchecked I am getting 59 fps. I am very happy I discovered this as I was not enjoying 6 fps. OR even loads the route/activity 20X faster!
                                          ~ Calvin

                                          "Some say, "There is no such thing as a stupid question." Hmm... maybe so, but you will have to put up with my stupid questions until I learn to ask intelligent ones." ~ C.J.W.

                                          A word to the wise... I recently lost 10 yrs of data because both my PC and my ext. backup hard drive failed at roughly the same time. I will be mirroring three or more storage drives going forward. It will cost a fraction of the almost $2K for professional clean room recovery.

                                          [Disclaimer]
                                          I realize there must be voluminous tomes of information on this and other trainsim websites. I am not being lazy and will do what research I can when able. Short-Term Memory Loss and getting confused presents a difficult challenge. I can follow "checklists" okay, but I get very confused very quickly when trying to amass multi-matrix information like multiple posts in multiple threads on multiple websites. I hope this makes sense? I am very grateful for all guidance.

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                                            • conductorchris
                                              2500 Post Veteran

                                              • Mar 2010
                                              • 2905
                                              • Vermont
                                              • General
                                              #12
                                              Thank you, Calvin. You just solved my problem as well.
                                              Christopher

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                                                • cjkawt
                                                  Member
                                                  • Aug 2005
                                                  • 75
                                                  • .
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by conductorchris
                                                  Thank you, Calvin. You just solved my problem as well.
                                                  Christopher
                                                  Hi Christopher, nice of you to mention it.
                                                  Glad to help.
                                                  ~ Calvin

                                                  "Some say, "There is no such thing as a stupid question." Hmm... maybe so, but you will have to put up with my stupid questions until I learn to ask intelligent ones." ~ C.J.W.

                                                  A word to the wise... I recently lost 10 yrs of data because both my PC and my ext. backup hard drive failed at roughly the same time. I will be mirroring three or more storage drives going forward. It will cost a fraction of the almost $2K for professional clean room recovery.

                                                  [Disclaimer]
                                                  I realize there must be voluminous tomes of information on this and other trainsim websites. I am not being lazy and will do what research I can when able. Short-Term Memory Loss and getting confused presents a difficult challenge. I can follow "checklists" okay, but I get very confused very quickly when trying to amass multi-matrix information like multiple posts in multiple threads on multiple websites. I hope this makes sense? I am very grateful for all guidance.

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