MEC Mountain Division

[CSRX]

Been posting a lot of shots lately of this route, so I figured I'd just put it in it's own category.


A set of three MEC GP7's on the YR-1 train, passing the farmhouse on the hill.




Modern day operations on this line, aren't a thing, however, under the WMRC, the line is still open.

WMRC train RY-2, with a mix bag of power, pulls a heavy train into Sebago, ME.

[qballbandit]

Ya, good choice for the new farmhouse - much nicer.
Coming along nicely by the looks of your pics.

[CSRX]

Thanks Neil,
Had vacation last week, so I was able to plug some stuff off for the route. I only have track laid between Portland, ME and Sebago, ME, so I am thinking, lay some scenery down for this chunk, and then continue on from Sebago to maybe Fryeburg for the next chunk.

Anyways,
WMRC Train RY-2 with a short 28 car train today, but a heavy one, with mostly loaded paper boxcars making their way to interchange in St. Johnsbury, VT for VTR(CN/NECR) and CPRS.

Former BNSF SD60M leads the charge with a SD30C-ECO trailing.

[ebnertra000]

Well, that would explain why I don't see many SD60Ms anymore...lol. The route looks pretty good, though. I ought to start playing with the terrtexes a bit...

[CSRX]

Well, that would explain why I don't see many SD60Ms anymore...lol. The route looks pretty good, though. I ought to start playing with the terrtexes a bit...

Yeah, that is something I noticed when you paint your own tertex files in TSRE itself. Gives off that annoying little line in between the boundary points. I'll have to figure out how to eliminate that issue.

BNSF sold a bunch of SD60M's off last year I believe, to CITX. They came to Maine to be rebuilt at the CMQ shops in Derby, however, no idea where they ran off to, but I managed to purchase three of them for WMRC. #313-315 #312, #316-317 being the odd duck GP40-2's in between all the six axle power numbers.

[jbtower]

Been posting a lot of shots lately of this route, so I figured I'd just put it in it's own category.


A set of three MEC GP7's on the YR-1 train, passing the farmhouse on the hill.




Modern day operations on this line, aren't a thing, however, under the WMRC, the line is still open.

WMRC train RY-2, with a mix bag of power, pulls a heavy train into Sebago, ME.

Shawn those Geeps are are amazing!!!!

[ebnertra000]

Yeah, that is something I noticed when you paint your own tertex files in TSRE itself. Gives off that annoying little line in between the boundary points. I'll have to figure out how to eliminate that issue.

BNSF sold a bunch of SD60M's off last year I believe, to CITX. They came to Maine to be rebuilt at the CMQ shops in Derby, however, no idea where they ran off to, but I managed to purchase three of them for WMRC. #313-315 #312, #316-317 being the odd duck GP40-2's in between all the six axle power numbers.

Hmm...might have to snag a few for my semi-fictional operation

I'm definitely playing with the terrtex stuff in the near future, since you (and others) seem to be having a great deal of success with it

[CSRX]

playing in the weeds.
Modern day, this little stub siding towards Gambo Dam in Standish, is no longer there. However, in the 1980's track charts, it was still in place. Still used by the WMRC for sand coming out of Shaw Brothers Construction sand pit.

[ragtimer]

A really nice looking route and locos;or only ? finescale track? available ? !

[CSRX]

A really nice looking route and locos;or only ? finescale track? available ? !

The route is a work in progress. Using default/xtracks pieces, as they suit the needs of the trashy conditions of the old Maine Central in their final years, compared to the very neat and clean look of Scalerail.
I would suggest it being OR only, as there is going to be a lot of scenery added. Think of Missoula on the Mullan Pass. Heavy on the FPS (though with my laptop I still get 100-120fps in some scenes with heavy scenery)
Locomotives are currently unavailable too, though, the WMRC items won't be released, eventually the MEC units will be.

[R. Steele]

Look very nice Shawn, fine work. I've always thought how hard it must be to thoughtfully place the vegetation so it gives the appearance of nature...must take a lot of patience...or beer? ...anyway..good lookin' route.

[CSRX]

Patience is definitely key, especially with a very wooded area, that has a mixture of several types of trees. Thankfully the forest blocks work, but occasionally laying out single trees is needed. Same with selection of grass here and there to give that overgrown look.
This scene, and near by, took about an hour or so to just lay out the forests, some roads, and a couple of houses. Still, it's roughly 60 percent done, but that's only about a mile radius of scenery, on what eventually will be a 131 mile route. Maybe a bit more if I extend it to Beecher Falls, VT.

[CSRX]

Normally the WMRC crews can handle the RY-2/YR-1 trains within 8-10 hours depending on the workload for Whitefield, Quebec Jct, and occasionally Steep Falls and Intervale. However, with some MOW taking place early morning, the typical 0100 hours YR-1 kept getting held up by the ballast job. The crew managed to make it as far as Sebago, where the R-4 out of Rigby, recrewed the YR-1 at 1300 hours. The train is seen here about to dip under the bridge, making their journey to Rigby Yard, where they will then break down the train for the specific destinations. (R-4 is a fictional symbol I have created for Rigby Switchers, considering it's pretty busy 24/7, they have the symbols R-1 through R-6, each doing various tasks through the day. I can give more info on these later..)

This train, has a mix of cars for Sprague Terminal, various paper mills throughout the state, and some through traffic for NBSR.

[CSRX]

R6, slowing down over the bridge in Westbrook before entering the Sappi Fine Paper yard limits.



These symbols I came up with, for use on the WMRC, for Rigby Yard switch jobs and locals.

R1, is the 0700 yard job, that takes care of building outbounds, and breaking down inbounds. R2, is the 1900 yard job. Both typically use the same power, which is either a pair of SD30ECO's or SD40-2's.

R3, is the 0800 local that switches out Sprague Energy, Sprague Terminal, Imery's Pigments, Turner Island Scrap, Maine Port Authority, R3 will only run to Brunswick as needed. R4, is the 2000 job that will run to Brunswick and back. These two jobs typically use the same power, which will be a pair of GP38-2's.

R5 is the 0800 job that runs to Westbrook, switching out Irving Propane, and Sappi Fine Paper, R6 will normally do the same at 1400. Power is usually a pair of GP38-2, a pair of GP60's. or a combo of the two, as needed.