Train Simulations SD70M Eastern Roads

[Timbit]

An update to my last post.
I re-installed the Eastern set without touching anything, and it works fine. When I installed it the first time, I changed the engine name at the bottom of the engine file, and I guess it didn't like that.

Does anyone know how to change them to what I want and they still work or do I have to leave them?

Tim

[yellowdog]

You can change any name to whatever you want, as long as you use the correct format.

[Timbit]

Hi Yellowdog,
Thanks for the reply. I'm using conbuilder, and I has worked continuously in the past, but for some reason, it's not happy this time.
I deleted and installed it without touching anything, and it works fine.
When I put the UP SD70M's in, they have a load error.

[geepster775]

https://www.trainsim.com/forums/forum/open-rails/tsre-consist-editor/2292626-engines-showing-up-under-the-electric-type-tab-rather-than-diesel

[Jdark34]

bnsf sd70mac came through my town 18 years ago. that the first i time i seen a bnsf sd70mac

[Timbit]

After looking over the Eastern SD70M folder, here is what I came up with and maybe someone can shed some light on it.

If I install the Eastern folder into the game and do not touch anything, they work great, but if I go to the bottom of the engine file where it says this

NAME ( "ENGINE - CSX SD70M 4683" )
Description
"EMD SD70M"
and change the name to NAME ( "CSX#4683-SD70M" ). When I do this and try to start it in Open Rails, it says load error.

Any help or idea what I'm doing wrong?
Tim

[yellowdog]

You left out some parentheses. If those are also missing from your eng file, it may not operate properly. In other words, above you have

Name ( "xxxxxxx" )
Description
"EMD SD70M"

But it should be

Name ( "xxxxxxx" )
Description (
"EMD SD70M"
)

[Timbit]

Ok, thanks. Let me look again.

[R. Steele]

Thanks for the reply. I'm using conbuilder

I don't have the set, but ---- if the engine files are made for ORTS and not for MSTS, ConBuilder may not display them properly, you will have to use the consist editor included with TSRE....download and install the TrainSim version that Eric is working on....here in library.

https://www.trainsim.com/forums/filelib-search-fileid?fid=88791

[Timbit]

Thanks, everyone. I finally got it to work. Much appreciated

[Timbit]

Thank Gerry for your help. I have downloaded the TSRE, and it seems to work just fine.
Tim

[EldoradoRailroad]

However nice these engines are on the outside, and they are very nice, when will 3D cabs appear? This vendor specifies that it is for Open Rails, but still has not produced a 3D cab. One could argue that they at least have a 2D cab, but in my personal opinion the "newer" cabs pale in comparison with the Streamlines cabs from decades past.

[spoony1999]

However nice these engines are on the outside, and they are very nice, when will 3D cabs appear? This vendor specifies that it is for Open Rails, but still has not produced a 3D cab. One could argue that they at least have a 2D cab, but in my personal opinion the "newer" cabs pale in comparison with the Streamlines cabs from decades past.

I can't believe it took 3 pages for the 3D Cab discussion to start... sigh

[Unoriginal]

It’ll likely keep getting brought up until they actually do it. Some just prefer them over the 2D ones (a lot of which seem to be those who’ve migrated over from other sims).

Also, by any chance someone would be willing to renumber one of the NYSW SD70Ms into 4052? Just since it’s only number they didn’t do out of the three IRL units.

[TrainSimJack]

I can't believe it took 3 pages for the 3D Cab discussion to start... sigh

Hey I was a good boy on this one and kept my mouth shut!