Union Pacific La Grande Subdivision - Development Thread

[Timbit]

Chris,
looking good, can't wait to get my copy of this route .
Tim

[CSRX]

This is looking like a promising route Chris!

[pschlik]

Nice to see some more shots, keep up the good work! The TrainSimulations team sure is keeping 2021 interesting for Open Rails

[tarrant75]

Still working on the area, but I have the first locomotive for the route done and running, seen here starting out the journey down the Pilot Rock branch.

The rollingstock in these shots are all freeware.

[claudie]

Looking good,Chris.


Claudie.

[phydeaux]

Yum!! Looks like another mindblowing route from TS. This will be a definite buy from me. Now, when are you going to do an Eastern route so I can use some of my CSX equipment?

[rrdiesel87]

Yum!! Looks like another mindblowing route from TS. This will be a definite buy from me. Now, when are you going to do an Eastern route so I can use some of my CSX equipment?

They do have a new version of the CSX Keystone Subdivision aka Sandpatch in the works, although as I understand it there are quite a few other projects ahead of it.

[tarrant75]

Decided to simulate a Soda Ash train I was able to shoot one my visit to the Blues in early June. Started out in La Grande as 142 cars, 20,160 tons, 4x5x2 locomotives. However, after being stowed at Perry for a good part of the morning, the incoming crew found that the second unit, a Tier 4 ACe (which we don't have yet) was failing to load. As such, after a bit of shuffling, they removed one unit from an eastbound, brought a helper unit up from La Grande and departed two hours later with two helper units shoved in behind the lead three units, and the second unit shut down completely.

The Prototype


The Simulation

[jbtower]

Decided to simulate a Soda Ash train I was able to shoot one my visit to the Blues in early June. Started out in La Grande as 142 cars, 20,160 tons, 4x5x2 locomotives. However, after being stowed at Perry for a good part of the morning, the incoming crew found that the second unit, a Tier 4 ACe (which we don't have yet) was failing to load. As such, after a bit of shuffling, they removed one unit from an eastbound, brought a helper unit up from La Grande and departed two hours later with two helper units shoved in behind the lead three units, and the second unit shut down completely.

The Prototype


The Simulation

I can't wait to get my hands on this one!!!!

[chosenfrozen44]

I can't wait to get my hands on this one!!!!

An entire group of UP model railroaders in the Chicago area that really haven't dabbled in MSTS/Open Rails, are watching this with interest. I`m getting the calls about how , where and when....LOL. These guys are friends of mine that are excellent modelers and they indicate they are getting OR and this route. Fantastic work Chris and TS staff!

[tarrant75]

The less glamorous side of route building... getting the structures built. A couple of trackside buildings from Pendleton.

[qballbandit]

Excellent job, Chris! Love that Pendleton Flooring building!

[derekmorton]

>The less glamorous side of route building.

Chris,

I have to say that the new buildings are far better than I expected.
With a new graphics engine being discussed, the future looks bright for OR.

[jbtower]

Once again you raise the bar Chris!!!!

[eric]

This is why there are so few urban routes and so many rural/desert routes. Details like this are critical.

It's a largely unseen part of route creation too many wannabe creators don't realize until they have all the track done and nothing to see except for track. For years, it was OK to continue re-using the default objects, but those are such poor quality that you're stuck creating your own if you want to make it semi-realistic...