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[landnrailroader]

Kenny Eaton sent me his Pokey 2.0 and it is a really great route. I will be using the Williamson area to start a simulation of the N&W Scioto Division which runs from there to Portsmouth, OH where it joins the Lake Division to continue on to Columbus. I'll stop at the west end of Portsmouth. However as really well done as this route is, there is a lot of Tertex files because of painting the terraiin, several thousand in fact. As it came to me, the archive was over 2G in size, and while I had no problem downloading it, I don't know about how it would work with this web site. Kenny isn't finished with it yet and when he does, he has indicated that he might have some issues with setting it up for the files area, so he knows I can do that if necessary. If I am asked to handle it, I will install it on my system and then zip the tertex directory seperate as that probably accounts for about half the total size. Most of us are experienced enough to know how to handle such a archive but I would provide instructions for it. In doing the Scioto Division, I won't use painted terrain or transfers and who knows, maybe it will go to Kenny first for his super detailing efforts. So far the only corrections I have had to make is to relocate new US-52 from just north of downtown Williamson to fit the digitized route and also the track in that area. I didn't want to touch the spaghetty bowl of Williamson yard except to go piece by piece to generate the track database. This one adds another layer to the list of routes for my son-in-law to upload if I get my last Form A before finishing it.

Explanation: In days of old when my uncle was taking #98, the Pan American north from Nashville, he and his conductor would get a piece of paper called a "Form A". With it would be any 19 orders, 31 orders, or messages that applied to the trip. These would be listed on the Form A. If there was a 31 order the engineer and conductor would sign for it. So when I refer to my last Form A, it is this old retired railroad official's way of saying God has called me home. I'm 85, health is great, so maybe I can do this a while longer. Just got a new N&W Pokey CD of the Pokey Division so I would be able to do the Pond Creek Sub. correctly. If anyone needs a good track chart, check Ebay to see if one is available from RailFanDepot. The owner used to work through his own web site but now uses Ebay. I have bought several from him and all have been very well done (scanned I guess from paper).

Jerry (landnrailroader)

[eric]

Currently, routes uploads can be up to 5gb. That can change if needed.

What I have done with my own routes is add the terrtex folder as a separate zip file from the rest of the route distribution, similar to what you're describing. Both my CNW Harvard and UP Gila are close to 10 gB for terrtex alone. Photo imagery tends to do that....

BTW, we close on our Nemo property in less than two weeks. It's less than 600 feet off the Rathole, above the Emory...

[landnrailroader]

Eric,

I must say that I envy you. Florida was not my choice to retire to by a long shot but my wife, actually the 3rd marriage for both of us, has a daughter that was 17 when we married 30 years ago this July and while her father was living & I didn't legally adopt her, I did adopt her in my heart, so Karen and I will both be buried here when that time comes. Be sure and look into the TVRM, you might want to volunteer there and it is only about 100 miles from Nemo. I introduced my wife to my old girl friend there some years ago --- SR-4501 which I was taught to fire and run when I was a lot younger. She said, but that is a steam locomotive? Yes and they are all FEMALE in nature.

That is me in my C&TS docent uniform for the avitar. The yellow thing on the top of the apron is my official name plate that identifies me as a docent. I have the round docent insignia on the front of my hat and on my right shoulder . The apron has the official emblem of the "Friends" on it.

Jerry

[CSXT Q-317]

Kenny Eaton sent me his Pokey 2.0 and it is a really great route. I will be using the Williamson area to start a simulation of the N&W Scioto Division which runs from there to Portsmouth, OH where it joins the Lake Division to continue on to Columbus. I'll stop at the west end of Portsmouth. However as really well done as this route is, there is a lot of Tertex files because of painting the terraiin, several thousand in fact. As it came to me, the archive was over 2G in size, and while I had no problem downloading it, I don't know about how it would work with this web site. Kenny isn't finished with it yet and when he does, he has indicated that he might have some issues with setting it up for the files area, so he knows I can do that if necessary. If I am asked to handle it, I will install it on my system and then zip the tertex directory seperate as that probably accounts for about half the total size. Most of us are experienced enough to know how to handle such a archive but I would provide instructions for it. In doing the Scioto Division, I won't use painted terrain or transfers and who knows, maybe it will go to Kenny first for his super detailing efforts. So far the only corrections I have had to make is to relocate new US-52 from just north of downtown Williamson to fit the digitized route and also the track in that area. I didn't want to touch the spaghetty bowl of Williamson yard except to go piece by piece to generate the track database. This one adds another layer to the list of routes for my son-in-law to upload if I get my last Form A before finishing it.

Explanation: In days of old when my uncle was taking #98, the Pan American north from Nashville, he and his conductor would get a piece of paper called a "Form A". With it would be any 19 orders, 31 orders, or messages that applied to the trip. These would be listed on the Form A. If there was a 31 order the engineer and conductor would sign for it. So when I refer to my last Form A, it is this old retired railroad official's way of saying God has called me home. I'm 85, health is great, so maybe I can do this a while longer. Just got a new N&W Pokey CD of the Pokey Division so I would be able to do the Pond Creek Sub. correctly. If anyone needs a good track chart, check Ebay to see if one is available from RailFanDepot. The owner used to work through his own web site but now uses Ebay. I have bought several from him and all have been very well done (scanned I guess from paper).

Jerry (landnrailroader)

Scioto division that is starting to creep into my territory now. I live along the Columbus line and that's a line that MSTS has been lacking. The Columbus District Portsmouth to Columbus and then turning into the Sandusky district. A couple of years ago I had started the planning for the Columbus District and loss interest for a long while.