I thought I would Re-Post this here, since i think Andre needs some "bumping"!! What a GREAT ROUTE! I would love to see working Train Order Signals, and Marker Lamps on both the Locomotives and Cabooses! Stop riding Motor Bikes..start working MSTS!! LOL!

Thanks Andre!!

Digging through the "Attic", I found these shots of the Ozark Northern... What a BEAUTIFUL Route and Railroad! Well worth the money and Highly recommended! Hope you Enjoy!

Best Regards!

Galen

Hi Galen!

Good to see your enthusiasm for the Ozark Northern... it is very much enjoyed and appreciated!

Functioning Train Order signals as per prototype useage are not practical in MSTS at this point.

Class lights are "do-able" and would be a nice visual treat... but will be prototypically incorrect when double/triple heading. Rear markers would look nice, but again, could not be used prototypically.

Please don't take my bikes away... they are one link to retaining what semblence of sanity I retain right now!

Oh... by the way...

I have been piddlin' some with RE...

There he goes again! Up some Arkansas holler ...

Hay 'na vonced! You chust let 'im go an he'll cum back mit sum gut railroadin' ya know.
The dialect is just for you Sam (think about all the Pa. Germans you know), and yes I'm from there (Reading,Pa.) so I'm allowed a joke. Mike the Yank

O, cheneration of wipers!

Steve said:

"There he goes again! Up some Arkansas holler ..."

Ah, I confess. It is Ver. 2 of the Ozark Northern I was tinkering with that night. That scene was taken up in the mountains on the "Black Mountain Lumber Company" line. (Or could be called Ozark Lumber Co.? Who knows?) Black Mountain Lumber Co. is conceived to be a sure'nuf logging concern with its own stable of Shay's, engine facilities, mill, et al.


Mike said:

"You chust let 'im go an he'll cum back mit sum gut railroadin' ya know."

Which was in response to what Galen said:

"Stop riding Motor Bikes..start working MSTS!! LOL!"


And I say:

Mike is correct. I NEVER take a bike trip to the Ozarks, either on dirt/dual sport machines, or the Harley Deuce, but what I don't get inspired by the beauty of the Ozarks and desire to create/work-on something in RE.

Today was no exception. Wife and I rode the Deuce from Poteau, up into the Ozarks via backroads and stuff. We ate lunch at Grandma's House cafe, which is a rustic ma & pa owned cafe that sits on the edge of the ridge overlooking one of the deep Ozark valleys. Great vista.

We ended up at Devils Den State Park before we reversed our path. Though Devils Den is a BEAUTIFUL area with some awesome switchback roads to get there, once there it was wall-to-wall people complete with crying babies, mini-traffic jams, leashed dogs taking a crap, etc, etc. Ugh.

I don't do crowds like that well (and wife is getting more like me everyday!)... so we cut our visit short... and started backtracking. On the way back, we stopped at Winslow, Arkansas... one of my all time most impressionable places of things railroading.

Now the experience at Winslow was MY kind of experience. We had the little park area by the tracks to ourselves... t'was a beautiful day (warm, clear blue sky). The wind was gently blowing and rustling the fallen leaves as we sat on the picnic tables and savored our time alone as well as me inwardly time-tripping to many, many good railroading memories I have of Winslow.

After leaving Winslow, many times while riding the backroads along the A&M nee BN nee Frisco rails... I just couldn't help but want to again try in some way to capture Ozark railroading in MSTS. In fact, I intend to do just that tonight once I finish a few things I need to attend to.

Sooo... you see... the bikes DO help!

Oh! Sorry Steve. I thought your name was Sam. I'm glad you got a chuckle. As for Andre, keep on ridin'!!!!! Have great Sunday, Mike the Yank