Running the Utah Belt Line

[OmenRotcod]

Brilliant route. An awesome effort by Russell Henson. I'm going to enjoy this route, I know.

Speaking of model railroad routes reproduced in simulations, in the early year of MSTS there was a download of the famous Gorre & Daphetid railroad. I think it was on this site but it isn't here any more. I cut my teeth on this one, learning how to switch/shunt, what a wye was, and so on. How many of us remember this route?

Anyway Russell, thanks so much for providing the Utah Belt Line.

David

[trainfan09]

I ran it last night, damn fine job. Keep up the good work!!!

[oper190]

Looks like Hart Rail Lines has just acquired some new territory to it's empire.

I do apricate the work on the rolling stock, but I just have so much already, so I'll be swopping in my Hart RL equipment and making it a Hart Route.
So far running an explore looks great .

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[LinxGet22]

The route is very beautiful. Many thanks to the author!

[Orbita]

Downloaded it this morning and it's a keeper for sure. Reminds me a lot of the Denver and Rio Grande.

[niknak]

Many thanks to the builder of this very impressive route.

[gammaray84]

I am not fond of fictional routes but this one is worth keepeng.

Very nice job, very detailed, very easy to instal as a stand alone route.

[johnnyboy99]

an absolutely amazing route!
The rolling stock pack also comes with some really nice 80's-90's rolling stock repaints, including PC&F hi-cube boxcars in many varietes and some covered hoppers and tankers
there's specific car spawners at industries that spawn very spordically and with only a certain truck, just to add to the fun
several hills and tunnels and really tall bridges, and decent length passing sidings for long trains to meet
my favorite part is that it kinda connects the DRGW at Provo, UT with the ATSF at Albequerque, NM, like it was proto-lanced in some way

[dcarleton]

I have to admit to being a bit torn over this one. In the execution of the concept this is far better than most and is a masterpiece for what it is. On the other hand, we have so much highly detailed equipment available for the western Class 1s in search of more territory to operate on. Do we keep the UB roster, or exchange it for an existing western Class 1?

If so, which Class 1? This is the mainline from Albuquerque to Provo that arguably should have been built in the late nineteenth century. Back then, the D&RG and the AT&SF fought each other (literally!) to build through Raton Pass and the Royal Gorge. If the outcome had been different, would there then have been a need for a mainline from Albuquerque to Provo? If so, which Class 1 might it have been absorbed into?

I prefer prototypical over fictional, but lacking a clear idea of if this route would have been ATSF, DRGW, SSW/SP, UP, etc., it may be best to enjoy it simply for what it purports to be.

[eric]

That's the beauty of what the original HO creator did -- something -not- beholden to a single railroad, but one that could host trains from any of the western railroads and have it fit in.

[niknak]

I'm really enjoying running this route. The only drawback so far for me is that I like to add a few static things, and some areas (eg: Benton) are so chock full of goodies that my copy of TSRE v0.08..5m locks up completely when in those areas. But it's a small price to pay for such an interesting route.

[frliss]

I just wanted to run the Zephyr activity before I made a comment. This route is beautiful with a lot of attention to detail. However, the Zephyr spends much of its time running at 25 and 45 mph which I find is a bit slow for my liking.

Fred

[niknak]

Anyone run the 'Benton - Santa Fe Local' act yet? After dropping off the caboose and then the other cars at Santa Fe siding I run around the consist and get a popup warning me that a train is approaching. This must be 'AI SF local traffic 2' but it appears to be stuck at a red a little down the line even after I run around and then stop as instructed just past a switch.

Also, if you get any warnings in the log regarding a missing SD40-2 loco P3 horn .wav file named LOD00, this should be LOD100 as far as I can see.

[adreid]

However, the Zephyr spends much of its time running at 25 and 45 mph which I find is a bit slow for my liking.

I think if you drive at 70 mph, your passengers will need seatbelts on those curves!

[dcarleton]

The OR log says that the route is missing a shape called CAT_24M.s
Anyone know what that is, where to find it, or what to substitute for it?