North American mainlines: What hasn't been done?

[johnnyboy99]

There's quite a few I can think of that haven't been made in MSTS/ORTS
Ogden Subdivision
Sharp Subdivision
Yuma Subdivision
Milk River Subdivision
Taber Subdivision (i'm quite surprised considering any bridge shape can be a good stand-in for the massive Lethbridge Viaduct)
Burbank Subdivision
Yakima Subdivision
Fallbridge Subdivision
Ayer Subdivision
Nampa Subdivision
Montana Subdivision
Pocatello Subdivision
Sidney Subdivision
Kearney Subdivision (i'm amazed this hasn't been done yet, considering it has the largest railyard in the entire world)
Superior Subdivision

[geepster775]

Kearney Subdivision (i'm amazed this hasn't been done yet, considering it has the largest railyard in the entire world)

I think you inadvertently stumbled upon the reason it hasn't been done.


7idea recently put out on youtube for free videos the UP Idaho lines east of Huntingdon. I performed too much yawning at the real corridor once the show got east of Nampa.

[RobGuru]

NS Pittsburgh Line Harrisburg to Pittsburgh.
NS Harrisburg Line.
CSX Cumberland Sub.
CSX Metropolitan Sub.
CPKC Canadian Mainline.
The FEC.
Etc.

[geepster775]

Johnnyboy, ....... go east young man!

Any route that is not Saluda-pimpled or Peavine curvy or with a 35 mph max speed. Something akin to the CSX A-line in the carolinas with 60/40 single track and an arsenal of 79mph Amtraks mixed with pigs and general freight.

Anything less than 60 mph max due to geography or congestion doesn't float my boat very far.

As for the FEC, would that include daily hourly gate-runners for authenticity? Is OR code built to feature that yet?

[dcarleton]

I’m convinced that the Norfolk Southern from Bethlehem to Reading to Rutherford (Harrisburg) would be an ideal commercial route that could also support several add-ons. A Reading and Northern add-on would be golden!

[sburr]

CSX New River Allegheny Subdivision in West Virginia
VGN in West Virginia (Being worked on).

[CSRX]

The CP"KC" Canadian Mainline has been something I've been wanting to do for awhile. Though it would basically be Saratoga Springs, NY to Rouses Point, NY, based upon when the crews would swap their, prior to them going all the way into Montreal like they do now.

I believe the guy that built the Tallahassee Sub was doing this line as well, but I haven't seen or heard from him in a long time, so I'm unsure.


I've always wanted to see a new version of the "Bridge line" from Mechanicville, NY to Binghamton, NY. As well as the Tennessee Pass obviously.

Some day I will actually tackle some of the New England main lines... Especially now that I have all the grade charts, track charts, and siding information needed for them.

[Orbita]

Definitely want to see the western lines of the PRR. Panhandle line comes to mind.

But I'd love to see the New York Central mainline between Chicago through IN and OH.

North Judson, IN would be a town worth seeing in simulator form.

[Erick_Cantu]

Pretty much anything that isn't NS, UP, CSX, SP, or BNSF is on the "hasn't been done" list.

[demando]

Nobody has a complete Martinez Subdivision, Sacramento Subdivision, Valley/West Valley Subdivision, or anything in the San Francisco Bay Area, of the top of my head.

[dlfrenchmd]

My efforts to get the T&P done by New Years' was a failure. BUT, I hope by Easter? Maybe. All is fairly complete El Paso to Ranger with additional side rails like Texas-New Mexico, Santa Fe crossovers, and Pecos Valley Southern. I am trying to make it hybrid enough that modern UP fans and old T&P fans from 60s-80s can easily use it. I am intrigued about the FEC as mentioned above. Might be a lot of fun with seaside and Key West. Also started some trials (mainly trying to learn how to do 3D terrain tiles) on Rock Island Limon, CO to Colorado Springs. Western railroading is my favorite (deserts etc). Is a hybrid route of interest for FEC or a Yuma sub? Just planning ahead. At my age who would do that?!

[jdonald1]

Still wishing for an updated MLT Niagara Corridor (CN Dundas sub) with an extension to Sarnia (Strathroy sub) and the tunnel to the U.S.

Don

[ZachBell4400]

Superior Subdivision

CN Superior Sub or the DMIR would be a nice addition to the ORTS route catalog.

[Sleepy]

I would like to see UP's Caliente and Lyndyll Subs.

[dnewmanjr]

Honestly, if any route that needs to be updated to Open-Rails Status, it's the former CNW (UPRR) Clinton Subdivision. Every time I download this route and get ready to edit, there is a GREAT WHITE VOID on the Ole' Miss of Clinton IA.