Shasta Route available

[jdgremsjr]

It is the full Black Butte Subdivision from crew change to crew change - Klamath Falls to Dunsmuir.

Thank you for that answer, I was going to ask the length. So this would kinda be like the continuation of the Cascade Crossing Route, Heading south? My Father was born and raised in K-falls and this may be a route I'd enjoy. Before passing away he told me about the many trips he took on the Daylights. I realize the ERAs aren't the same but it is something I'd be interested in.

[seagoon]

Title corrected... sorry to ruin the fun, Bruce....

That's okay, Eric. At least Sean got to catch the intent before you fixed it!

[PerryPlatypus]

Route looks solid - I'll definitely be picking it up.

Do you guys at TS have any plans to throw in some GEs (namely the AC4400s/C44s) in an expansion pack as well?

SP's GEs were actually very rare on this route until after the UP merger - thus our decision to not include them on this route. Probably won't include them on the *first* expansion pack either since I assume that will also be set in the SP era, and there is still a LOT to cover in the 1994-1996 setting that we chose. But this route does have the potential for more than one expansion...

[PerryPlatypus]

Thank you for that answer, I was going to ask the length. So this would kinda be like the continuation of the Cascade Crossing Route, Heading south? My Father was born and raised in K-falls and this may be a route I'd enjoy. Before passing away he told me about the many trips he took on the Daylights. I realize the ERAs aren't the same but it is something I'd be interested in.

Your understanding is correct, this new Shasta Route is the next subdivision geographically south of Cascade Crossing. I'll toot my own horn and say that the representation of Klamath Falls in this new route is dramatically more accurate than the representation from Cascade Crossing. Not that that is surprising at all given CC's age

Yup the "Shasta Daylight" was an iconic train for this territory, and I have ran it on this route just for giggles. Although it is a bit dated in terms of textures, the SP Daylight set available on Valleypass / BLW works well and is probably the most accurate in terms of the passenger cars. 3DTS's Donner Pass Storm of 1952 expansion pack has decent PA's and some Daylight passenger cars, but the passenger cars aren't really the correct design if I recall...

[Kist]

SP's GEs were actually very rare on this route until after the UP merger - thus our decision to not include them on this route. Probably won't include them on the *first* expansion pack either since I assume that will also be set in the SP era, and there is still a LOT to cover in the 1994-1996 setting that we chose. But this route does have the potential for more than one expansion...

First of all, congratulations for another amazing route Sean, you surpassed again your own standards. This part here make me looking forward what future routes could come. ''There is still a LOT to cover in the 1994-1996 setting that we chose''. Maybe a Cascade Crossing made by you, or the famous Tennessee Pass ?. We will see what the future reserves.

[derekmorton]

The ground textures are changing so much, I keep forgetting I am in a sim.
I have had my first train that is too long for a cross, getting too realistic.
First time that I have seen amps rise when applying sand, getting better.......

[PerryPlatypus]

First of all, congratulations for another amazing route Sean, you surpassed again your own standards. This part here make me looking forward what future routes could come. ''There is still a LOT to cover in the 1994-1996 setting that we chose''. Maybe a Cascade Crossing made by you, or the famous Tennessee Pass ?. We will see what the future reserves.

Ah, sorry for the misunderstanding, what I meant by that statement was there is a lot more to cover in the 1994-1996 setting *for the Shasta Route itself*. So we are planning to have our first expansion pack for Shasta have more content in the 94-96 era.

Hmmmm... Tennessee Pass you say?

[gammaray84]

Awesome stuff, thanks to all the people that are involved. 🌋

[EldoradoRailroad]

With some eagerness, I am looking at this latest release.

I took a gander at the web site https://www.trainsimulations.net/sp-shasta and reviewed the screen shots.

There is one screen shot that seems rather different to the rest https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e...cc81c7~mv2.jpg. Whereas all the other screen shots show track that has blended terrain textures underneath those tracks, the hump yard screen shot stands out as not being the same (left side of the screen shot). Is this an oversight or just a screen shot that comes from a different stage in the development of the route?

Thanks,

Steve

[CSRX]

The route is fantastic. I thought the MRL Mullan Pass was good, this one beats it. Sean has come a long way with route building and his efforts show!
The groundwork and track work is a huge inspiration and I look forward to try and develop the same with my own routes if I ever get back to that stage in ORTS.. For now, running these activities will keep me occupied!

[Kist]

Hmmmm... Tennessee Pass you say?

Oh, Something is cooking...

[Curt C]

Boy, I'm just mid-way through my first activity, but got to say that this is an amazing route. Details are incredible - highly recommended! 😀

[CSXT Q-317]

From what I see so far, WOW, just WOW! Mullan was great and still is. But man, Shasta dropped my jaw. Worth every penny. Now, I must get back to running this beauty. Imagine future projects?

[geepster775]

Is this an oversight or just a screen shot that comes from a different stage in the development of the route?

Steve

The route is listed as 99% complete scenery-wise, with the swtching activity areas still to be finished via the addon. The McCloud RR trackage and Black Butte-Weed lumber mill are incomplete areas. This particular screen is at Black Butte.

[geepster775]

If any SP GEs snuck onto the line, they were more likely the 8000 series





One of the prominent missing customers of the PCX trains is May Trucking.








Also conspicuously missing are the SB chicken feed trains between BN in Portland to Bakersfield (symbol BNBKG) Most of this traffic was pre-BNSF merger as BN really had no way into the CA central valley until the ex-ATSF lines got them closer. They would often run with a motley assembly of BN grain cars plus some privates mixed in (AEX Andersons, etc)