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Today, 07:31 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

Uploaded to the library... ONR TEE-Trains. A set that includes all you need to make either the original Ontario Northland "Northlander" with the...

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Today, 01:00 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

Yes, CN allowed GO to run with a control cab at the head end half the day but not ONR's TEE-Train, saying it was dangerous... go figure! Paul :-)

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Today, 10:39 AM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

The northbound TEE-Train departs Toronto at 1230 and arrives in Timmins at 2330, so in the dark. Added interior lighting to the three cars,...

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Today, 07:10 AM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

They used Baldwins on Vancouver Island and the lower BC interior, but not really elsewhere. CP only had a few Baldwin/Canadian Locomotive Works...

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Yesterday, 03:23 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

West coast stuff, have no need for them. Paul

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Yesterday, 01:46 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

Thanks, Never had the need for anything Baldwin. Paul :-)

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Yesterday, 10:30 AM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

TEE-Train 1985 with it's FP7Am is now running. Just need to tinker with the lighting section before taking it for a real test run. Paul :-)

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06-24-2022, 07:13 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

I just finished the FP7Am two minutes ago. I'll turn it into a powered model tomorrow. It would have taken a few bucks to truck it to Toronto...

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06-23-2022, 08:15 PM

charland replied to a thread new york routes in Microsoft Train Simulator

Would be nice to get the actual file name from the original poster. Is he asking about the route itself or one of the forty activities? None of...

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06-23-2022, 06:48 PM

charland replied to a thread new york routes in Microsoft Train Simulator

F1 1904.zip isn't in the library here Daniel, do you remember where you downloaded it from? Paul :-)

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06-23-2022, 04:09 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

ONR TEE-Train now with Werkspoor power. Funny, I downloaded a dozen European type engines looking for late 50s diesel sounds and most of the...

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06-23-2022, 07:19 AM

charland replied to a thread Odd Open Rails Log Warning in MSTS Locomotive Design

Hi Ged, Along with many others, my MSTS has been in Program Files (x86) for around 22 years now. Over the years I've made hundreds of pieces of...

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06-22-2022, 06:40 PM

charland started a thread Odd Open Rails Log Warning in MSTS Locomotive Design

I'm building the Ontario Northland TEE_Train. I built the first car, copied it and converted it to the second car. I also copied the first car to...

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06-22-2022, 06:30 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

Finished drawing the Werkspoor power unit this morning but have to turn it into a locomotive tomorrow. Spent six hours chasing a bug in the two...

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06-21-2022, 08:42 PM

wooohooo replied to a thread Various BNSF Open Rail screenshots in Open Rails Screen Shots

BNSF ZSBDWSP in Needles, CA.

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06-19-2022, 06:26 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

The car was easy, the nose job not so much! I did a of of CN/CP/VIA photography back in the early 1980s but it kind of ended around the time VIA...

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06-18-2022, 07:37 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

Finished Car B the next day. Finished Car C today and have to make it into and engine tomorrow so you can use the control cab. Paul :-)

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06-18-2022, 07:33 PM

charland replied to a thread Route_Riter in Microsoft Train Simulator

Googled this, it sounded familiar. It's a Java related error: ...

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06-18-2022, 12:58 PM

charland replied to a thread new york routes in Microsoft Train Simulator

You might get some help if you tell people what route(s) you are talking about. How you know the consists work but you cant get the routes to work? ...

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06-17-2022, 03:12 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

Have fun with it Colin... Abitibi 80 is an S-4 by the way! Paul :-)

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06-14-2022, 08:59 PM

rfranzosa replied to a thread Blue Comet Line Route "REDUX" 1968-2000 Era in Progress in Open Rails Screen Shots

Welcome back, Mark! Glad to see your still alive and kickin’. Now Chris and I need to get back to work as well! Rick

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06-14-2022, 08:08 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

Like I said, I kept building HO equipment that ended up collecting dust on a shelf. I had too much time on my hands and every time something...

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06-14-2022, 07:52 PM

pnrailway replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

Paul, Down here in Florida it is a NBNA state, (No basement, No attic). When I moved own here from Maryland in 1989 I brought my N scale trains...

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06-13-2022, 09:17 AM

wooohooo replied to a thread Any Route, Any Railroad, Any Era. ORTS Edition in Open Rails Screen Shots

Early morning in New Jersey.

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06-12-2022, 09:46 PM

charland replied to a thread Is serving industry in Open Rails possible in Open Rails Discussion

Go to the library here and download the fj_gv2.zip. It's a 20 mile shortline that serves 36 or so industries. There is a months worth of activities...

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06-12-2022, 06:59 PM

charland replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

I use to enjoy building RGS building board by board. The one morning degenerative disc disease took out a couple of disc in my neck and I couldn't...

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06-12-2022, 05:54 PM

pnrailway replied to a thread Ontario Northland in Open Rails Screen Shots

Not to mention Paul, you don't have to clean the track either.

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