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Monon Scale Modeling => Microsoft Train Simulator on the MONON => Topic started by: Rick Berg on March 27, 2012, 04:22:54 pm
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The Knobs and Pekin
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Wow, nice textures on the trees! Is that a new graphics package?
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No
I made all new tree blocks using 512 textures from individual trees to match up all the different trees in each season.
Also, do you see the FPS in the bottom right, pretty good for what you see!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow, that is impressive. They really look great. Can't wait to check it out, good job!
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Rick as always, great work!
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Greencastle
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Orleans
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Wow Rick, Pic 0 reminds me of where 231 crosses the tracks near the restaurant (looking East) from your shot.
Is that what it is?
Nice work!
Don K
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Oops - I was referring to the Greencastle pics in my post. I don't know if that made sense or not though.
Don K
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Yes it is.
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Really great shots, Rick. Thanks for posting them. I appreciate your sharing the results of all the research you've done. I need to reposition the water tank in Greencastle on my layout to where you show it.
Roger Nulton
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If you mean the train water tower, hang on, I guessed...lol, we need to ask someone who has the sanborn or val map for the exact location. It is much easier for me to move mine then for you to move yours...lol
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Here ya go, Guys! The engine in this 1931 west-looking photo is at the north end of the passenger platform, The foreground street is (present-day) US 231. So the tank was across the tracks from the depot, as Rick has portrayed it. Note there is not any Monon lettering on the tank, at least not in 1931.
And if you're going to have the water tank, don't forget the plug! See the second, 1946 photo, also of a northbound, arriving at the south end of the platform. If there was only one plug, I suspect the tank would have been adjacent to it, just out of sight to the right of this shot.
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Thanks Tim
For the water spout/plug at Greencastle, they have been added, the picture you saw is an earlier undone version picture.
Good eye though!!!!
We were still wondering where the water tank during the steam era was for the Orleans water tank exactly at.
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That I don't know, Rick. Never seen anything about a water tank at Orleans, nor does the Monon's July 1940 diagram showing tank locations list anything for Orleans. One in Mitchell, one in Salem, one at French Lick, but none in Orleans.
Looking closer at that first photo I posted, I can now see there was indeed a second plug at Greencastle, near the north end of the passenger platform. Just to the right of the tank in the photo, you can see the top of the plug's vertical component, looking something like a large bell and as if it was mounted in the middle of the tender's coal bunker.
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Yes, definitely two at Greencastle.
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Thanks so much, Tim. My location for the Greencastle tank is based on the Huffer photo. I still need to change its color from silver to black. Not sure about the lettering, so I left it off.
Roger
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Heading back to Midland
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Midland
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South of St Joseph
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SOUTH OF SALEM
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It has been said many times before, but it is always worth repeating. Great work Rick.
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Thanks Tom
The S-Hscrgrb0.jpg (top picture ) is the middle of Fogg Siding, fyi.
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Can't wait to get my hands on this! Great work!
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Steam
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More Steam
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Looks great Rick!
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Great work Rick!! TANKS for those ;D
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Knobs Area and Borden
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Rick and Tim,
As far back as 1916 I can see on the Sanborn Maps that Orleans had city water piped in 8" and 6" pipes under the streets in the area of the Depot. It think it would be safe to say that there was a stand pipe or plug for locomotives there instead of a tank.
Pete
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Smedley
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Farabee
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Fogg Siding at Salem
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One little technical note----
The MONON always loaded TOFC's with the nose of the trailer headed South. And I believe they were handled on the rear so the caboose guys could watch for loose tie downs
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I really appreciate your talent, because that is a talent I do not posses...
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Smedley to Campbellsburg
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The train depicted in knobs6 is headed South, if the Trailer Maid was loaded according to MONON standards. All MONON TOFC ramps were facing South so they wouldn;t have to turn the car to access the trailer.