I have another missing Loco

[pcohen]

Good Morning everybody.

Looking to replace this Unit please "SANTA-FE-HST" please.

It is appearing In my Loco files and Is aso In the Gold Spike Route Activity
"ATHOL-SHELBY" However It Is Displayed As "missing: unknown".

Thought if I replaced the Item It might solve the problem but I cannot find It?

thanks

Paul.

[slipperman]

Hi Paul,
Your missing train is in the zip file for part 1 of the Gold Spike v3 route, Copy the contents of the supplied TRAINS folder (CONSISTS and TRAINSET subfolders) into your installation's TRAINS folder.

Cheers,
Ged

[pcohen]

Hi Ged, Thanks again for the Info.

Paul.

[pcohen]

Hello again Ged,

Having yet again reinstalled these Trains & Consists from the
gold_spike_xcellent_v3_part_1.zip as instructed by you. They ae all Listed In the Trains, Trainset Consists Folder.

but when loading In the Open Rails Installation profile this Is what I get:-

ORTSContent

Route-- GOLD-SPIKE Xcelent

Locomotive-- <missing: unknown>

Consist--<missing: SFExpress-HST>

Starting at: Athol

Heading to: Shelby

Time: 12:00

Season Summer

WeatherClear

I have done this a few times now, but with negative results. like banging my head
agaist a brick wall.

Sorry to be a nuisance again but not sure what else to try.

Many thanks

Paul.

[slipperman]

Hi Paul,
With respect, I have just installed the route and have no problem (except, see below *) running the activity.

* Open Rails originally failed with a "fatal error" but this was solved by adding tsection.dat build #60 into the GLOBAL folder.

Therefore, I suggest that you've not correctly installed the stock - make sure that the SF-PWexpress_HST and SF-PWexpress folders are in the TRAINSET folder and that files SFexpress-HST.con and SFexpress-500.con are in the CONSISTS folder. Make sure you DO NOT have a TRAINSET folder inside the TRAINSET folder and/or a CONSIST folder within the CONSIST folder.

Cheers,
Ged

[pcohen]

With all due respect to you Ged.

My Consist/trainset Folder IS Identical to your Post above and DOES NOT contain a TRAINSET folder inside the TRAINSET folder and/or a CONSIST folder within the CONSIST folder.

Thanks

Paul

[slipperman]

Hi Paul,
From your post :-

Locomotive-- <missing: unknown>

Consist--<missing: SFExpress-HST>

That means that the consist SFExpress-HST is not in your CONSISTS folder and, because of that, it doesn't 'know' what loco it should have.

As stated, I have already installed this route and successfully started the activity - I've not bothered running the whole thing because that is not your problem.

So, PLEASE, carefully examine your CONSIST and TRAINSET folders - you have missed something.

Cheers,
Ged

[pcohen]

Hello again Ged.

You have In Post 5 a Consist reading SFExpress-HST, In My consist File for some reason I have SF-PWexpress_HST.

I don't know why the difference but this Is probably where the problem lies

Thanks

Paul..

[slipperman]

Hi Paul,
I downloaded gold_spike_xcellent_v3_part_1.zip and gold_spike_xcellent_v3_part_2.zip from trainsim.com on 3 Dec.
Unpacking gold_spike_xcellent_v3_part_1.zip gives ROUTES and TRAINS folder plus 5 files.
The TRAINS folder contains a CONSISTS sub-folder containing two consists, SFexpress-500.con and SFexpress-HST.con
The TRAINS folder also has a TRAINSET sub-folder containing 3 sub-folders, DEFAULT, SF-PWexpress and SF-PWexpress_HST.

Need I include any more details?
However, I feel that you're confusing folders with files, probably made worse because you haven't set Explorer to show file extensions.

Cheers,
Ged

[pcohen]

Ged.

I HAVE SET Explorer to show file extensions as you told me to do the other Day.

Now leaving this until Tomorrow.

Thanks

Paul.

[oper190]

Looking to replace this Unit please "SANTA-FE-HST" please.

Paul, if this works for you, I am attaching a .zip with revised Service files for that Route. They use default consists, and I included the consist files if you need them.
Just replace the service files with these and you should be good to go, using the default GP38 with Orient Express passenger cars, and the yard path with a solo default Dash9.
If you need the consists then paste those I have included into your Consist Folder. Update.zip

[pcohen]

Hi Geary, thanks again for your help.

Have been searching to replace SFexpress-500 with the same but cannot find It.

Will certainly give It a try.

Thanks

Paul.

[oper190]

Have been searching to replace SFexpress-500 with the same but cannot find It.

I do not think that trains set was available for download, only came with certain routes. The LIRR being another that used it. A total fictional train I do believe. I replaced it with others in both Routes..

[pcohen]

Hi Geary.

Thanks for the information>

Paul.

[baldwin]

The original fictional santa-fe high speed train model was made by Kurt Kaminer, not sure if it was ever released on KLWsim, but it was tweaked by Ottodad and released only on his now defunct website. The SF-PWexpress and SF-PWexpress_HST sets that come with the Gold Spike route also made by Ottodad are derivatives of the original santa-fe set.

I do not have the multi-part version of Gold Spike, I do have a single rar file version. When that is unpacked I get four folders, Global which holds a couple of files, Routes, Tracks which has all the files related to changing track appearance using the bat files in the route folder, and Trains. Trains has Consists and Trainset.

Mervyn