CNR Burford..

[eastyorker12]

Hello all

I Have recently started working with TRSE5 and wanted to try my hand at building a realistic route. Turns out its not as easy as I thought, (and I haven't even layed a piece a track yet).
The Canadian National Burford Subdivision was my choice as it has a mix of everything on it, switching, street running, rural railroading, Etc, plus these southern Ontario routes hit close to home. It is going to be set in the late 80s/early 90s before it was cut down into the little stub of track we see standing left today, with at least the part from Brantford to Burford playable in Open Rails/Msts. If anyone has any Media of the sub that is not already publicly available feel free to share. Also if anyone is curious/is intrested in this project don't be shy!
Man TRSE5 is hard to use,

-Cheers and, happy railroading
Reid

[eric]

TSRE is hard to learn... but ince you get a few of the mechanics down, its fairly simple to use. Let us know what issues you're having.

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[CSRX]

I always found, if you were able to learn the clunky tools of MSTS, TSRE comes easy.

As Eric said, if you need any assistance, feel free to post and we can help as much as we can. I know a couple that I've learned a lot from, read the forums, but don't post much, but I'm sure they'll chime in too if the help is requested.

I'm sure Jerry will have some answers too, when it comes to track laying. Paul Charland may have some info too, but I cant remember if he has switched to TSRE or not.

[eric]

Paul Charland may have some info too, but I cant remember if he has switched to TSRE or not

Paul dabbles in TSRE but I believe still uses MSRE as his go-to

[charland]

I heard that about him too!

Paul :-)

[frliss]

TSRE definitely has a learning curve but compared to the tools we had in the MSTS days, it’s a night‑and‑day difference. I used to think route editing was out of reach. Now it’s surprisingly easy, thanks in large part to the upgrades eric has introduced.

Perhaps one day the "Boston, Worcester, and Pacific RR" will come to fruition. 😄

Fred

[EvolutionMan]

From what I can tell, some routes can be a monumental effort. There are ways to make the route creation process more efficient, such as gantry and forest shape placement (ideal for distant objects), so you could utilize them for your project.

I'd certainly welcome the idea of another Canadian route...especially one that has plenty of switching opportunities! This alone would make some great potential for activities. I look forward to hearing of your progress, should you decide to go further on it.

[eastyorker12]

I appreciate the action on this thread, love to hear there are guys who are willing to share their TSRE5 knowledge. I finally got all the DEM and terrain sorted for the route as well as the map overlay. Starting to grasp TSRE and its quirks, reading the forums and other post has helped (a lot). If i have any questions I will be sure to ask
-Thanks