Trainsimulations Rolling Stock (WIP)

[CSRX]

Hey Shawn, Just curious as to where I can find flatcars with auto frames and pickup beds on them?

I recall Dekosoft had a set in either their CSX train pack, or UP train pack, of which I cannot seem to locate those files. I can't be dreaming it, I swore they re-released their sets as freeware some time ago.

Again, I'm not putting this against TS, I'm just saying in general, that is a huge list to be asking one small team to do, when majority of those said cars can be found in the library as freeware items, or from others like TMT/TT, and even Erick Cantu.

For an example, I produced a 60' Plate C boxcar specifically for RBL uses, there are a bunch in the library using that shape. I believe TS also produced and RBL 60' plate C set too.
Edit: sorry, 57' reefer style RBL's. Which, you can find some repaints of these in the library here as well. The model I did was based on the 60' insulated versions.. which if I still had the original TSM files, I'd be willing to overhaul with newer couplers, trucks, and wheel sets.

https://www.trainsimulations.net/pcf-reefers

[johnnyboy99]

there's also the ancient auto frame flatcars from 3dpm included with 3DTS Tehachapi and Cajon

[ossie]

Between ORTS FA and better modelling programs and PC specs I've long thought that a pack(s) of higher detailed new loads for gondolas and flat cars would be a welcome addition. Tyler and I were talking about a 2nd go round on the new loads/bulkhead reskins we did years ago but both of us ran out of steam at the time. Wish lists are fine but as Shawn says, when we've become reliant on a very small group of people creating new content, anything that is released now is a bonus.

[CSRX]

there's also the ancient auto frame flatcars from 3dpm included with 3DTS Tehachapi and Cajon

I'm wondering if those are the ones I was thinking of, and if they were provided by Dekosoft Trains. Though it could have been the same individuals from 3dpm that formed Dekosoft. I don't recall all of them, but I recall a person named "Chip".

Pete, yes, that's essentially what I was getting at, and we all become burnt out at times, I'd hate to see the guys at TS get burnt out as well.

[rrdiesel87]

Thanks for the kind words and support guys. There will certainly be more boxcars coming as I make my way down the list.

Regarding "ideas" or "suggestions", keep in mind that TS is a small operation and while there are certainly entire categories of cars that the community could benefit from that have not been created yet, there simply isn't enough time or resources to tackle everything.

[rrdiesel87]

I actually have already done quite a few cars using the existing 60' Berwick, 60' Greenville, and 60' Thrall cars as well as other 86' PS 4-doors. Cars like this will be needed for Sand Patch.

[geepster775]

Awhile back, just after Peter O'neill released his bulkhead flat set that had strangely separated the flatcar body shape from the loads/trucks/coupler shape, I asked Tyler back then to re-do a handful of loads to lose the wheel/coupler hardware, so I could stretch and resize just the load part and fit it to other TS-grade rolling stock (89 foot flats, gons, etc.)

[geepster775]

There are a few flatcar loads we can jimmyrig up.

Here are the TigerTrains tractor F/A loads shrunken just a smidge and placed on the TS grade of flatcar.




A girder load from an old Robert Murphy pack that was stretched to become oversized and overhang a TS-grade 89 footer




An old Richard Percy pack that contained a natural gas plant demethanizer tower, with the load slightly stretched to add to the overhang on a TS grade heavy duty flatcar.









Another Richard Percy generator load adopted to the TS grade heavy duty flatcar.




The only downside is we don't really have access to current payware-grade clean-deck empty flatcars. The empty TS heavy duty flat came from the Vestas one, where a shape file hack of the Vestas load was shrunken to just a few pixels in size and then lowered out of sight underneath the deck of the flatcar. Same for the 89 foot flat. where the 4 trash bins from the CSX ES44 pack were shrunken down in size and lowered to just underneath the flatcar deck. We have no truly clean heavy duty flat or 89 foot TS grade flatcar that doesn't have 5th wheel hitches or trailer tire guardrails. So releasing these becomes problematic given the shape hacks needed.

[geepster775]

Also awhile back, I had asked David Rowe if he could do up some COFC flats so we could re-create the mid-70's to mid 80's early land-bridge container trains before the double stack car revolution that happened in 1984-85.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BrocDTPGgM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqM-w6UspDg

I don't know how much this pack was ever circulated by Rowie afterwards. I was mainly interested in double 40' regular cube loads, double 40' high-cube loads, a double 40' mixed regular cube and high cube for the K-line/Maersk/Sea-Land cross country trains, and an 89 footer with four 20' containers that could be added to military trains to represent the hauling of explosives material (Military trains hauling explosives were usually done in 20' containers, we just need bland military style sand/camo paint on the containers instead of the multi-colors and shipping company logos Rowie supplied). The other mixtures of container shapes were of Rowie's choosing. I do think Andrew (RRDiesel87) ended up with a copy of these cars because they show up in some of his youtube videos. He also shows off some of the shorter 85 footer CN skeleton COFC's from the Ruel Sub route.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI3EqHvX2hY

I do think we need to start looking at freight car shapes that are suitable for use with the OR "Loads" statement. This means fewer cars with fixed loads, more cars with zero loads that can be applied by MSTS "F/A" (if you prefer the older way) or the ORTS "Loads" features. It was nice to see Andrew's Silversides add-ons all using the empty shape, dropping the fixed loaded version of the car. Granted, he was doing it for other reasons, but it suits well for future use of LOADS statements.

[rrdiesel87]

I think utilizing those existing loads on modern equipment is a great concept. I applied the same concept to the SP and Chessie NAVS 53'6" flats utilizing re-textured loads from various authors/sources and scaling them where appropriate to fit those specific cars.

[Unoriginal]

New one dropped. https://www.trainsimulations.net/mid-atlantic-boxcars

Will certainly be buying this one asap. So many local roads and other favorites of mine in this.

[rrdiesel87]

Remembering to utilize this thread...

The Railbox Boxcar pack has been wrapped up. It will include the standard 24 cars from Berwick, Evans, PS, FMC, NSC, Gunderson, and includes the addition of a new ACF 10' sliding door and FMC ABOX combo door boxcars.

[johnnyboy99]

surprised there's no IBOX reefer (there was only one ever made)
but Ted Curphey made that over 20 years ago anyway

[uli2]

Thank you for the update. That looks REALLY good!

Uli

[CSRX]

Excellent boxcars for all my woodpulp, paper print, and tissue paper needs!

Good thing about these railbox boxcars, every railroad sees them, from various products.