thanks H!!!

[Gramps]

Thanks for the new forum H!!!

Few shots of a route I'm workin on. It's the old "Frisco" route...................Burlington Northern (now BNSF) St. Louis to memphis " the river line" and St. Louis to Springfield Mo.


South of St.Louie
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/train2009-05-1710-17-31-54.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/train2009-05-1710-24-54-98.jpg


Mighty Miss. river in the background

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/train2009-05-1710-31-45-35.jpg

[Henry]

Thanks for the new forum H!!!

Few shots of a route I'm workin on. It's the old "Frisco" route...................Burlington Northern (now BNSF) St. Louis to memphis " the river line" and St. Louis to Springfield Mo.





Dang an im thinking ive done something
awesome i did change a train for another:isadizzy:
LOL
Looking great
H

[Gramps]

A loaded unit coal train, leavin Springfield, Mo enroute to New Madrid,Mo power plant.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/1.jpg

Left the "big city", out in the county now, more farm ground than buildins

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/3.jpg

More shots later

[gajit]

Great shots :jump:

[Snuffy]

Looks Good Gramps!!

:applause:

What sim?

[Gramps]

Thanks!!

MSTS. This is the first route I've ever tried to make, so not sure how well it's gonna turn out,LOL.

I've had it for many years, but never could really get it into it. it's just set on the shelf collectin dust. Found it again last year an re-installed it an decided to teach myself how to make a route.

[warchild]

OMG is that lookin good gramps.. i'm with Henry there.. I got as far as raising a bump of land and figured i'd acomplished something ::lol:;... Please, keep the pictures coming.. thats turning out beautifully :)

[Gramps]

Thanks!! More shots of the loaded coal train.....

Been held up by a red signal>>>

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/4.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/?action=view&current=4.jpg)

Standin on the front "porch", I can see the west bound frieght we've been waitin on comin around the bend

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/?action=view&current=5.jpg)

Little closer shot...............time to get back in the cab an get ready to roll

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/6.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/?action=view&current=6.jpg)

Gettin 120 100ton coal cars rollin takes all of the 21,000hp these bad boys have !!! (4- SD70MAC's on the front at 4300hp each and a SD60M on the rear pushin, at 3800hp )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/9.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/?action=view&current=9.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/10.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/?action=view&current=10.jpg)

Rollin into Marshfield,Mo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/7.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/?action=view&current=7.jpg)

shot from in the cab

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/8.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/?action=view&current=8.jpg)

[Gramps]

Guess I should mention, in my little MSTS world, Burlington Northern DIDN'T merge with the Santa Fe.

So ya won't see any BNSF stock on my little railroad,LOL. But ya might see some newer engines in BN green an black that ya won't see in the real world.

[Henry]

i have been getting KCS stock
thats home stuff over here:salute:
H

[Gramps]

I see a stary KCS engine tacked on to a train round every great now an then. It's been a long time tho.

Course, I used to work right beside the tracks, now I'm several miles away. Don't get to see as many trains as I used to.

[Gramps]

a map of what I have so far. It's took me over a year to get this far. Altho, I did take a couple months break in there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/map.jpg

Still gotta ways to go on track to get to Memphis,Tn. and figure I'm only 20-30% done with the scenery on what track I do have laid. I figure I've got close to 400 miles of track, not includin yards or spurs, got about 120-130 more to go to get to memphis.

Then there's the direct route from Springfield to Memphis...........................just not to sure that one will make it into it,LOL.

[Panther_99FS]

Is this the train simulator that uses the FSX sim engine :ques:

[Gramps]

Is this the train simulator that uses the FSX sim engine :ques:


I wish P!! Sadly MSTS2 was cancelled just a few months before it was to be released. When MS shut down aces studio, MSTS2 was shut down too.

[Panther_99FS]

Rats...

[Gramps]

MSTS is 8-9 yrs old, but like CFS2...it refuses to die,LOL.

There's still stuff bein made for it every day.
Lots of improvements have been made to it, it's not the same game that it was when released.

[frankwi]

Very nice route you have going ! I currently do not have MSTS loaded but I will when this route becomes available !

[Snuffy]

I can't find MSTS for less than $100.00 any more ... :(

[warchild]

check on ebay. i got mine from keelan ( a friend ) but there must be other copies about...

[Snuffy]

Sorry, I don't do ebay ... just like I try to avoid going to wal-mart, flea markets, using coupons, etc.

ebay stuff reeks of being used more often or not and I prefer to buy new if I can. :)

[Gramps]

Few more pics......................................

Was held at another red signal..............had to "break" the train, can't block a crossing for very long
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/16.jpg

The west bound finally got here, so backin up to grab the rest of our train
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/17.jpg

All hooked up an headed east again

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/13.jpg

Some south central Missouri country side

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/11.jpg

Rollin into Richland,Mo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/15.jpg

Downtown Richland

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/14.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/12.jpg

[Gramps]

some more random shots

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/18.jpg

Crocker,Mo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/20.jpg

country side

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/22.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/23.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/24.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/25.jpg

fixin to go under the I-44 overpass

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/26.jpg

small town of Newburg,Mo

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/gramps/route/27.jpg

[txnetcop]

Wow Gramps I cannot believe what you have done with MSTS-AWESOME. I'm still sitting on the fence wondering which way to go for train simulators. I have MSTS and only had it loaded one time.
Ted

[Gramps]

Hey Ted

Thanks!!

That's the way I was up until a little over a year ago. Found it in a box of stuff...reloaded it an been at it ever since,LOL

If ya do decide to go with MSTS, give me a holler. There's some "must haves" you need to get . Will make all the diffrence in the world with it.

[txnetcop]

Hey Ted

Thanks!!

That's the way I was up until a little over a year ago. Found it in a box of stuff...reloaded it an been at it ever since,LOL

If ya do decide to go with MSTS, give me a holler. There's some "must haves" you need to get . Will make all the diffrence in the world with it.


I probably will it will be a month or so. So go ahead and post 'em. You have convinced me!
Ted

[Gramps]

Already did.............................look in the sticky I made

[txnetcop]

Thank you kind sir I am getting the itch!!!:salute:
Ted