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  Line news December, 2007  
Seasons greetings.

• <30-Dec-2007>: All the best for 2008.

  • Some downloads from the Train-sim.com library:
    • SEPTA Silverliner IV Set version 2 by Steven Goehring (original shapes and lights by NALW), silvriv2.zip (12Mb, 28-Dec-2007)
    • EMD-FG-1 Cab (for locos such as GP7, GP9, GP10, GP11, SD7, SD9, SD24) by Charlie Sibaja: emd-fg1c.zip (6.4Mb, 28-Dec-2007)
    • A fix for Charlie Sibaja's EMD-1 Cab, emd-1cfx.zip (1.4Mb, 28-Dec-2007)
    • Dragons Pass route upgrade To Version 3.0, v30dpr.zip (63Mb, 26-Dec-2007)
    • NALW's Christmas present, New Haven I5 Shoreliner 4-6-4 dual purpose Hudson type steam locomotive and stainless steel passenger cars, nalw_i5.zip (30Mb, 25-Dec-2007)
    • Dwight Mitchell's generic EMD/Clyde cab for Australian locos (left-hand running), 300cab.zip (14.6Mb, 25-Dec-2007).
  • Mike Simpson's Route Riter has been updated to version 7.0.82, RRit7_0_82upd.zip (1.04Mb, 06-Dec-2007); download from here.
  • An updated Australian route is Brian Bere-Streeter's Northern Illawarra route, now version 2, running from south of Wollongong to Sydney Central station and set in the 1950-60 period. The download page is here (download as either a single file, 114Mb, or in three parts, each about 40Mb).

• <23-Dec-2007>: Seasons greetings and all the best for the New Year. Here are some downloads and links to keep you busy:

  • Bob (plainsman on the Train-sim forums) Boudoin has made another worthwhile contribution to MSTS by giving a step-by-step tutorial on how to go about editing .ENGine and .WAGon files so we all can experience MSTS as close as possible to the real world. Bob's contribution is mandatory reading at:
  • Secondly some downloads from the Train-sim.com library:
    • Cabs contributed by Charlie Sibaja:
      • GEVO Cab (GE ES44AC and ES44DC) by Charlie Sibaja, gevocab.zip (1.9Mb, 27-Nov-2007)
      • SD70ACe Cab by Charlie Sibaja, sd70acec.zip (1.9Mb, 06-Dec-2007)
      • EMD-1 Cab by Charlie Sibaja, emd-1cab.zip (6.8Mb, 14-Dec-2007) for EMD locos such as the GP9, GP10, GP15, GP18, GP20, GP30, GP35, GP38, GP40, SD9, SD24, SD35, SD40, SD45 and many others, but not the Dash-2 models.
      • EMD-2 Cab by Charlie Sibaja, emd-2cab.zip (5.4Mb, 11-Dec-2007)for EMD locos that use the Dash-2 control stand like the GP38-2, GP39-2, GP40, GP50, GP60, SD40-2, SD45-2, SD50, SD60 and many others
      • GE Cab (U18B to U50C, B23-7 to C36-7, Dash 8-32B to Dash 8-40C) by Charlie Sibaja, gecab.zip (4.9Mb, 20-Dec-2007)
    • Routes:
      • Dorset Coast Route Update (two files), dcv5_01.zip (25Mb, 19-Dec-2007) and dcv5_2.zip (26Mb, 19-Dec-2007)
      • F1 1904 New York City Subway/Elevated Route Version 1.0, f11904.zip (112Mb, 22-Dec-2007)
    • Other:
      • Genesis Equipment Upgrade by Jean-Louis Chauvin, gen_grb.zip (16.8Mb, 11-Dec-2007): Replacement files for original Genesis passenger equipment. The physics are upgraded to match the last realistic standard (coupling, brakes, etc.) and graduated release train brake with all the MSTS limitations
      • Physics V4.91 beta files: forums.flightsim.com/ts/
  • Links to some more reading over the holiday season and sites you may want to add to your favourites:

• <02-Dec-2007>: Some downloads from the Train-sim.com library, a couple of posts from the Train-sim.com forums, and links to railway industry sites:


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