Elvas Tower: CM Busk Bunk House - Elvas Tower

The Colorado Midland Railroad Busk Bunk House is located near the Ivanhoe Lake and Ivanhoe Tunnel in Pitkin County, Colorado.
Information for the model was gathered from “Colorado Midland Railway Daylight Through The Divide’” by Dan Abbott pages 200-202.
This model was built from drawings in the book and is a best guess.
If we have missed something with this model or you have information about it please share with us.

Source model included.

NOTE: Though tests in MSTS encountered no issues, the authors suggest (BUT NOT REQUIRED) using Open Rails for better results.

****NOTE!!!**** Some users may experience texture issues if run in MSTS with settings above default.

****Special thanks to Jerome Cress who had the idea for the model and provided reference material,Chris Gerlach for permission to use some of his textures, & Brian Kistner for texture work and overall editing of the model.****

Made in Sketchup 8.
February 2016

By Jerome Cress & Brian Kistner.

rt35ge@gmail.com
bkkistner7@hotmail.com


Model has been tested in both MSTS & Open Rails with no issues on the authors computers.

How to install:

1. Unzip the file folder.

2. Copy the shapes folder and the textures folder into the route of your choice.

3. Copy the REF doc into the routes REF file. Model's class is "sketchup".

This model is freeware and MAY NOT be used for commercial ventures.

Repainting is permitted. PLEASE credit the authors if repaint is uploaded. The layout of the ACE files is different than the typical format to make repainting easier on the user.