Pictures of your games (non-OT thread)

GoneWacko · Post by **GoneWacko** » 24 Apr 2005 20:01

Hmm they do look a bit nice but I think you're overdoing the lights coming from the trains a bit.
They don't have entire spotlights in them

YouTube · Post by **Geo Ghost** » 24 Apr 2005 20:50

ConductorBob wrote:You got lazy, that aint no light malfunction!

No comment

GoneWacko wrote:Hmm they do look a bit nice but I think you're overdoing the lights coming from the trains a bit.
They don't have entire spotlights in them

which ones do you mean?
i did over do some to make them look interesting. but yes, some of the lights are a bit overdone

iNVERTED · Post by **iNVERTED** » 24 Apr 2005 21:24

Here is the "only" interesting pic of my latest game (as my network isn't very big yet). I like to play with the AI because it is more challenging when they take up so much of the space...

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 25 Apr 2005 01:38

I've posted screenshots from time to time, but I don't think I've ever done a story. And the new US Set calls for one, I think.

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It's the early 1950s, and I am going to take a trip across my railroad network. The corporate treasurer is getting increasingly insistent about buying all-new diesels, and the board of directors is listening to him. I like the old steamers but the financials are compelling. So I will take a trip to consider the issue.

I start my trip at Dranway, a nice city overlooking the sea (at the bottom of the cliff in the lower right corner.) For some reason the town fathers like construction to keep its distance from the beach. Maybe that's why it is not that big a city, you would think it would be a major holiday destination. Instead it's industrial; there are two nearby iron-ore mines, a steel mill, and significant farms.

While awaiting my train at the station, I look down the very steep tracks to the nearer iron ore mine. An ore train with new F7s is straining its way up the slope. Until very recently a Shay handled the hill, but the ore mine increased production, and it didn't make sense to buy another new Shay; we retired the old one and bought the diesels. They perform about the same on the hill, but go much faster on the flat.

Ah, here comes my train - it's a new E8 and a string of matching cars. This route has always had good trains; it used to have Hiawatha high-speed steam equipment.

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 25 Apr 2005 01:42

Well, I'm on my train. Immediately after it joins the mainline, we go through a tunnel, and into a heavily trafficked valley. This division is the home of superpower steam, because longer trains are more efficient and there's enough traffic to support them. The Challengers are OK, but the Allegheny is noticeably better - more powerful and faster. It's a shame my passenger train is stuck behind the Challenger, and the Allegheny is on the opposite track; we'd be going faster if it was the other way around. That's one reason I wasn't too sad to retire the Hiawathas that used to run this route; they could never go at top speed anyway because the freight traffic was too heavy, and the E8 accelerates better from a stop.

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 25 Apr 2005 01:51

Now we're barrelling down the valley. There's plenty of heavy steam passing the opposite direction to keep watching. What a pretty sight! But it's getting my window a bit sooty... We spend quite a lot keeping these things clean.

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 25 Apr 2005 02:03

Now we are entering the largest city we serve, and also the location of our headquarters, Linburg Springs. This is the center of the network, and sees very heavy traffic from and to both directions. There's a major interchange on just this side of the station, routing traffic to and from the industries we passed by, the factory just south, and a suburb to the north.

While we wait for a green light, I'm pleased to see two of my beloved Class J Northerns. The J is pretty much the perfect steam locomotive. It is just as efficient to operate as the F diesels, and faster. It's not as fast as the E8 on this train, but it's cheaper for equivalent power. So it's good for heavy passenger service, and also for express freight, both of which we see here. I think they will live out their lives in spite of the diesels, although probably the board won't let me get any more.

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 25 Apr 2005 02:09

And here we are in Linburg Springs. I will spend the night here, visit the office in the morning, and then continue on my tour. I like looking out over the edge of town at the very complex intersection on the north side of the station; not only does it work very well, but it helped me become president of the RR 15 years ago when I built it.

Good memories... It isn't quite perfect, theoretically, but it fits nicely in the space between the cities and mountains, and is able to handle all the traffic that it needs to.

I see the 20th Century Ltd. is arriving - well, what used to be, anyway. Now it handles local commuter service between several big cities, because the businessmen are willing to pay extra for the luxury aboard. It's kind of old-fashioned now, but still beautiful, and appreciated by the old guard who run companies. They will probably be retiring soon though, and their replacements will expect something more streamlined and modern.

Well, off to my company apartment anyway, and I'll carry on tomorrow.

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 25 Apr 2005 11:36

You can attach more than 1 picture per post..

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 25 Apr 2005 14:03

Yes I can, but they don't always appear in the right order, and you cannot put a long enough description next to each one. I've noticed it tends to get chopped off. What difference does it make how many posts there are.

YouTube · Post by **Geo Ghost** » 25 Apr 2005 16:08

Bah, he's just trying to increase his post count

Only kiddin

Nilo · Post by **Nilo** » 25 Apr 2005 18:56

That was a verry verry nice ride dude. hope to travel again with your company

:D. i will post my pics soon laying down a whole new set of rails while my 60 trains need to run they are rashing again and again

. need to figure out what's wrong with them

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 25 Apr 2005 19:02

krtaylor wrote:Yes I can, but they don't always appear in the right order, and you cannot put a long enough description next to each one. I've noticed it tends to get chopped off. What difference does it make how many posts there are.

Less pages, easier to find pictures..

iNVERTED · Post by **iNVERTED** » 25 Apr 2005 20:57

I disagree. It is easier for both the author and viewer to have one picture per post if there is a description accompanying it.

But this isn't the place to argue, lets get some more pics

jacke · Post by **jacke** » 25 Apr 2005 22:09

Very nice story and pictures, Krtaylor !
Also, very nice pictures on last page from Oleg, on Jim Power's latest map!

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 26 Apr 2005 02:31

Well, I got an early start at the office, so I can beat the rush hour traffic. Normally I enjoy seeing the crowds at the station, after all I make money from each one... But just now I need to concentrate on the equipment, not so much the people.

As we pull out of Linburg Springs, I have a comfortable seat in the observation car at the rear of the train. It's a good place to watch the traffic, and also the complex interchange we're passing through. At this hour of the day there is not as much traffic as usual. With one of those fantastic Js up front, I know we will be on time into Flensburg.

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 26 Apr 2005 02:37

Here we go up the hill on the way to Flensburg. This is the sort of terrain where the J really shines. It's as fast as an express passenger loco should be, and as powerful as a freight locomotive; so even with a long train of heavyweight coaches, the hills are no problem.

On the down line, I see a Hudson with a passenger train of mixed heavyweight and stainless coaches. It's kind of a strange combination, but the traffic has been increasing, and we needed to do something. We could have replaced the entire train, but as I said before, I haven't decided whether to go all diesel, and those E8s are awfully expensive. I can't wait forever though - the Hudson was fine in its day, but they are getting long in the tooth, outclassed by both the J and the E8. It has a hard time handling these longer trains, even with lighter stainless coaches. Fortunately most of its run is pretty flat, there is only one short grade in each direction.

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 26 Apr 2005 02:39

And here we are at Flensburg, on time as expected. The train continues on to Werthausen, and I could connect there, but I'd rather change here for the express to Westerhaven.

ConductorBob · Post by **ConductorBob** » 26 Apr 2005 02:46

Nice and scenic!

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 26 Apr 2005 02:47

Well, I'm on the express to Westerhaven, which is operated by a couple of Budd RDC self-powered DMUs. This is a little odd for an express, I know, and therein lies a story. See, there are some smaller cities between Flensburg and Westerhaven, and of course there's a train that stops at each of those; but Flensburg and Westerhaven are larger and needed somewhat more. We tried making the local longer, but that slowed it down and the customers complained. If there had been a lot more traffic at the larger cities, we would have added a full-fledged express; but there wasn't. The DMUs offer an economical way to have a short, fast train. Of course, the Hiawatha did the same thing, and faster, but that was a while ago. Besides, there are some hills in the way, and the Hiawatha doesn't do so well with those. The DMUs handle them quite nicely.

We pull out of the station, and then stop in the interchange to let another train pass by. I have a great view of the Bungling Bros. Circus train on its way past. They have several trains, in fact, doing the rounds of the various cities and towns. I always enjoyed them when I was younger, but their trains have been getting shorter than in the old days. I think today's kids would rather watch a circus on TV than actually go to see one. Well, I suppose they stay cleaner that way, but it does seem a bit of a loss.

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