Arizona Rails

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Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:44 pm

Hi Folks. After getting The Great Northwest out of production, I have started on a new map - Arizona Rails. I am
bringing an engine out of retirement for this one - the ATSF F3A and F3B number 31C.
ATSF_F3A-B_31C.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:11 am

Another engine for this map - the Arizona Central GP7 number 403.
AZCR_GP7_403.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:54 am

This is the Arizona Eastern Railway E8-A 6070.
AZER_E8-A_6070.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:56 pm

Another engine ready to go - the ATSF GP9 number 2276.
ATSF_GP9_2276.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:43 am

The next engine for this map will be The Apache Railway C420 number 82.
APA_C420_82.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:20 pm

This engine started life as a SD40-2. I think that the only parts that haven't been changed or removed or replaced are the trucks. I've been working on this for a couple of weeks. When I found this while doing some research for this map, I thought it had some interesting lines. This is the ATSF F45 5941.
ATSF_F45_5941.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:03 pm

I have had several past maps where I could have used an Air Base. This one too so I finally put something together. This is the result:
Air_Base_1.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by veeblefetzer » Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:53 am

Very cool.

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:56 pm

Another engine ready for action - the Arizona and California SD40-2 number 4002.
ARZC_SD40-2_4002.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:43 pm

Here is an old friend and his brother - the BNSF GP60M numbers 100 and 105.
BNSF_GP60M_105_100.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:56 pm

Last engine for this map - the Union Pacific AC44CW number 7238.
UP_AC44CW_7238.jpg
I have a lot of map work to do so I'd better get to it.

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:06 pm

I have been fooling with a covered bridge for a while and I think I have done about all I can. I am using it in this map as the engines are all diesels. If I try running it with a steam engine, there is nothing I can do to prevent the smoke from pouring through the roof of the bridge. The game was definitely not created with something like this in mind.
New_covered_bridge.jpg

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Re: Arizona Rails

Post by slider38 » Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:00 am

Hi Folks, I just wanted to let you know that I am still working on this map. Everything has been tested twice and I am currently trying to strike a good balance between starting locations. Sometimes that's easy and sometimes it's not. I have been running the map for a couple of weeks. I think I am getting closer, but I'm not there yet. Once I get the balance to a point that I'm satisfied with, I still have a bunch of map work to do and, finally, I will do the event files. This one is just taking a little more time than most. So it goes.

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