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calleighpark
post Dec 23 2011, 8:32 PM
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I have been away from Train simulator for a few years and have now upgraded to TS2012. I am trying to find a scenario that I used quite often in TS2009 but can't seem to find in TS2012 or any of the payware sites. All I can remember is that it started on a rainy day in a large yard. There were 3 or four engines (BNSF or UP) hooked to about 15 coal cars. Bethgons, I believe. On the next 3 or 4 four tracks there were more rows of coal cars. the scenario was to connect all of the cars on each siding to make a long coal train, before you left the yard. There was also a trailing engine hooked to the last row of cars. From there, I cannot remember where they went. Can anyone help me find that scenario or remember what it was. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks
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thecanadianrail
post Dec 27 2011, 4:43 PM
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i am not shure about that scenario, sounds farmiliar but i can't find it? here is something similar though: http://www.smittyslocomotiveshed.com/MAC-daddy.html

BNSF SD70MAC's pulling a coal train from barstow so yeah thats as close as i could get
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post Feb 21 2012, 12:16 AM
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I recall that scenario vividly, the heavy overcast rainy day, 3 SD40's of BNSF, had to pull forward, back up next track and couple a string, forward and do it again with the last string that had a SD40 pusher.

It was a slow run because we're pulling about 80-90 coal cars fully loaded (very heavy), where the dynamics were required with careful apps of air brakes downhill 2.8 to 3.4% grades.

I was never able to complete the scenario, as about 10 miles from the destination yard (San Bernardino), a switch was set the wrong way and derailment ensued.....

My guess is this: The author that released it later discovered the error, pulled it off the webmaster freeware site, and for some reason never uploaded it later.

IMHO, it was a good scenario, except for the minor switching error, it was a difficult scenario, I think that scenario was way ahead of its time, compared to other freeware scenarios, and I mean that in good way, it made one a better engineer running later scenarios.

Hopefully our author will re-release it?

Clickity-clack,
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