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File Name: The Rio Grande Southern RR for ORTS
File Submitter: atsf37l
File Submitted: 01 Apr 2019
File Updated: 18 Mar 2020
File Category: Routes

Welcome to Southwestern Colorado! The railroad you are about to download is different from most routes. It MUST, MUST, MUST be installed in its own Mini Route and not combined with other railroad routes. It features customized track pieces that will not function with a standard Global folder nor will other installations work with this Global folder and included tsection.dat. This route is intended for ORTS Only.

If you are unfamiliar with Mini Routes and their construction please stop now and refer to this Link:Setting Up Mini Routes

If you already use mini routes you can copy one of your existing mini’s, rename it to “Rio Grande Southern,” or a name of your choice.

Once created, whether you did a new or copied Mini Route, delete the GLOBAL, ROUTES and TRAINS folders from your new RGS Mini.

Now, follow these Download links from DropBox and get your copy of the ROUTE, GLOBAL and TRAINS folders

WARNING! These are very large zip files. Plan your time accordingly. If you select Download and Direct Download they will go to your Downloads folder.

GLOBAL

ROUTES

TRAINS


Once you have the zip files downloaded and have extracted the files to a secure location, copy the GLOBAL, ROUTES and TRAINS folders from the download into your new mini.

That should complete your installation.

The TRAINS folder has nearly all the locomotives, Motors (Galloping Geese) and cars from the Downloads here at ET that are appropriate for the RGS, plus many clones, with appropriate consists which should allow you to be running right away. There are five activities that you can use to become acquainted with the railroad and its operations.

Attached are a collection of documents which I hope you will find interesting and helpful. There is a “History, Operations & Equipment” document. There is a tutorial on operating the unique three way switches at Dolores and Rico. There are Activity Instructions for the freight operations . There are timetables and special rules for the railroad, as well as tonnage ratings for the various climbs. These documents are duplicated in the Documents folder in the RGS-V4 Route folder.

I highly recommend using Open Rails Train Simulator to run this railroad. The locomotives and motors provided will not run in MSTS – virtually all of the cabooses will not load in MSTS and if you can get the locomotives to run they will be missing parts added with ORFreightAnim.

Credits:
Jonathan Lewis: Original Route and his original Credits:
Andrew Brandon, John Cooker, Bill Bagley, Ray Reyes, Rick Lamp, Ron Picardi, Derek Radunske, John Calfo, Jim Jendro, Jasper Burmester, Devin LeGresley, Teemu Saukkonen, Don Brynelsen, Gary Sprandel, John Milligan, Dickie Tarkington, Robert Staples, Brad Miles, Gary Boardley, Steve Thompson, Ron Paludan, Wayne Campbell, Joe Cooney, Rick Vernon, Matt Austin, Tim Muir, Jim Beluga, Bret Wilfong, Rich Garber, Scott Miller, Charlie Leveritt and Ed Hawkins.

Credits For This Rebuild
Paul Charland: Depots and other structures
Michael Sinclair: Trees by the scads
Andre Ming, various structures and lots of tutoring on Route Editor
Charlie Leveritt: Durango Tile, structures, berms and details as well as innumerable assistance with Route Editor
Eliot Dickinson: Water tanks, cribbing, bridge components
Don Karch: Track textures
Derek Miller: Working Rotary Switch Stands, Working Harp Switch Stands on stubs, enhanced guardrails and frogs on switches, ORTS Operational Turntables, Lizard Head Snow Sheds, and countless hours of perfecting track structures and graphics
James Hinman: Yard details
Dick Cowan: A flat car load that became bridge timbers
Chris Gerlach: Pandora Red and Ball Mills, Mines and nearly every building in Dolores, Rico, Telluride and Pandora – literally hundreds of accurate buildings for the route!
Paul Gorski (Gman347): Ophir buildings, Vance Jct/Rico/Ute Jct tipples, Liberty Bell Mill, Tomboy Gold Mining Tram House, Pro Patria Mill, Rico enginehouse, Section houses and converted box/passenger outbuildings, West Durango Enginehouse, Goose Barn, Depot and out buildings, station signs and many, many more!
Tom Werb and Ron Picardi: Bridges, Cattle Guards & Fences

Beta Testers:
Gabriel Bradford, RGSH&TS
Chris Gerlach
Paul Gorski
Derek Miller
Michael Shrum
Andre Ming
Tom Werb
John Grems
Ryan Morris
Tim Muir
BennyCdn

A more detailed list of “Credits and Contributors” can be found in the Documents folder of the RGS-V4 route folder.


Disclaimer:

This route is offered for the enjoyment of the user and the download and installation of these files is done totally at the risk of the user. The builder assumes no responsibility for any damages to any computer system due to use of these files.

This route is Freeware and is offered free of any charge. No fees or costs should ever be associated with this release. Copyright 2019, Herbert B. Kelsey hkelsey41@cox.net.

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