Marias Pass Teleportation.

[duke1234]

Hello,

Im having a issue I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing with Marias Pass 5 from the file library, in which my trains are telporting across sections of the map. In the Map I can see a dashed line connecting the two sections I teleport between. This happens almost 5 times across the route. Its so weird. My train hits the spot where the dotted line starts and just instantly skips large sections of the map. I dont remember this ever being a problem.

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[frliss]

It may be a broken Path. Try using the contributed track viewer Auto Fix Broken Path function.

Fred

[geepster775]

Maybe you can find a clue here, from only 5 days ago.

https://www.trainsim.com/forums/foru...ne#post2335458

[dcarleton]

Also remember that the local TSection for Merias 5 is mangled by including low numbered entries compatible with the default Global TSection of 2001 and high numbered entries compatible with TSections expanded for XTracks. It's just a fluke that Marias 5 is playable at all.

[oper190]

Run Marias 5 many times, many activities wthout a problem. So suspect it's path issue, what activity(s) is this happening with? If just Transport in Maria, I haven't run that one yet.

[OmenRotcod]

I have a similar problem coming from Whitefish in the area of Columbia Falls on the way to Conkelly. The train will head off the rails into the bush and then rejoin the rails a bit further on. It is not a broken path (in my case anyway). I think dcarelton is on the right track (sorry!) with his reply.

David

[oper190]

I am running the activity, and see, since I replaced rollingstock, that I have done so before, no problems. Expect issue is with missing track shapes. Have full X-tracks and new roads with the A-Tracks update, ran and running no problems with OR 1.4 and using tsection58B and had been using tsetion44 before that.

Edit - I reviewed of my screen shots, I ran this activity just over a year ago, 8/2024 - no issues.

[LuFeDuTi]

Hello everyone, I wanted to ask a question. Sorry if I shouldn't have written it in this post. Is there a route through Marías Pass that has nothing to do with the old MSTS files?

[dcarleton]

Yes, in fact there are two!
There's the G.N. Hi-Line route, which is set in the old days.
And there's the highly accurate but incomplete BNSF Hi-Line Sub (file bnsf_hil.zip File ID 90134) set in the modern era.

[geepster775]

Sure. File ID 90134. It is only a partially completed route by Travis, but the engineering involved is superb. Surprised the OP is messing around with the old stuff.

There are a few world files in that route (4, I think) that call upon US3 track pieces (I used the log to identify which W files, opened them up, and searched and deleted any "US3_" prefix.) Also, you need the Atracks replacement pack installed as there are two track shapes that were used to build the route that only exist within that pack (an 80m straight section and a 3.5m straight section) and without that Atracks pack installed the yard area around Essex ends up missing quite a few track pieces. I think the only thing still missing (a shape that has not been built yet) is an Atracks replacement for the 27m turntable present at Whitefish.

[duke1234]

Hello,

I will provide this info incase it generates any more discussion, I am using the explore route option with the whitefish to glacier park path. I wouldnt thing a path issue could cause this, im guessing its something to do with the TDB. In any case I was unaware of a newer version of the pass being made available. Looks like its time to take "old yeller 5" out back. She had a good run.

Duke

[duke1234]

Okay maybe I'm missing something, but it appears the GN Hi Line route you all are referring too is actually older than Marias Pass 5. 2009 vs 2013. How would this be an upgrade???

[dcarleton]

Marias Pass 5 is actually Marias Pass 3 with the area around Whitefish re-done using XTracks.
The G.N. Hi-Line is a completely different build, and is newer than Marias Pass 3 but older than Marias Pass 5.
The much more reecent BNSF Hi-Line Sub is another completely new build, and in terms of fundimentals is the best build available.

[geepster775]

G.N. Hi-Line is a steam era route, as in Great Northern, water tanks, semaphores, coal bunkers, code line poles, etc.....

BNSF Hi-Line is the new build, dated 5/2025

A file ID was provided as a search tool. Use it.

[OmenRotcod]

Whitefish-X should get a mention too.