a dg uintah rwy 2019- may 4th for session

a dg uintah rwy 2019- may 4th for session

Full version for TS2019 , this is designed to work with sessions made for the Uintah route by Pitkin, this also fixes a fault in Mack where a track causes a derailment .
The Uintah Rwy was a 3ft NG line, created to transport Gilsonite from Watson, Utah to Mack ,Colorado , around 62 miles. it was active from 1904 to 1939. Plans to expand the route to Bonanza Utah were shelved, but this version includes the proposed extension which adds another 18 miles to the total. This features many large bridges and rugged scenery . The actual route over the south side of the 8441 ft high Baxter pass featured the steepest unassisted grades in the USA of 7.5% and much of the rest of the route was steeply inclined and remote. The line passed through areas of shale rock, which gave unstable foundations to any bridges as the line ran next to alkaline creeks that were prone to flash floods, there were many bridges and many washouts.
The route contains most features that were present at the start and end of the route , this version is set in the 1940s, but you could set it to 1904 , 1920s or as it was when it closed in 1939. traffic from Mack to Bonanza was mostly general goods,. Gilsonite, coal , wool , cattle and water were the main traffic to Mack. The railway workshops were situated at Atchee , 28 miles from Mack. the tight curves and steep grades of Baxter pass restricted locomotives to six coupled wheels, Shays were used to haul consists over the pass and 2-8-0's and 2-8-2 locos were used to haul freights over the rest of the line.
in 1926 Baldwin built a 2-6-6-2 tank engine to work over Baxter pass, another followed several years later , these rendered the 2-8-2s somewhat redundant and they were the mainstay of the line until closure in 1939.
This was a company line and the Uintah did things their own way. it ran through very remote territory and those who worked on it managed without running water and mains electricity. It presumably worked on the token system but I cant find any references to what system was used.
All assets should be on the DLS, you will need to download any rolling stock named URY, unfortunately most locomotives are not on the DLS other than no 51 and no 12. you can find the 0-6-2s tanks at www.steammachine.com/bdaneal . and reskinning materials for the 2-8-2s on the Trainz forum under uintah railway in the freeware section.
This route is dedicated to the late Ben Dorsey, who created most of the rolling stock, buildings and bridges, and Gman347 who stepped into Bens shoes and created great models for the gilsonite industries and buildings at Watson and Dragon. Many thanks are also due to John Whelan, clam1952, pencil 42, Narrowgauge,Jango , Crisger, togog ,Rob Pearson for help with the DEM and gilsonite loaders , Ben Neal, Frank Dean and pcas1986. to all content creators many thanks, this route would not be possible without your creations.

a dg uintah rwy 2019- may 4th for session