Some question

[giuliano]

Hello to all.
Some question.
Is someone able to say me if msts works well under Windows seven? I've installed XP on my PC and I'm thinking to change to Seven, but I've some doubts about msts can work regularly.
Did Frisco work on NP route ( for example between Logan and Deer Lodge on MRD_East route for msts )?
Was it possible to see NP freight cars in composition of freight trains along the Shasta route between Portland and Oakland?
Was it possible to see SP&S diesel locos working on Shasta route or along NP route? And along GN route like the msts GH_line?
I found some photos showing Amtrak Coast Starlight during the early '70s. It was consisting of "one level" amtrak coachs.
Does someone know ( or is able to say me ) composition of that train in the early '70s?
Thanks to all.
Giuliano

[rfranzosa]

[GaryG]

[giuliano]

Thanks Rick and thanks GaryG for your kind answers..
About W7, I'll read the Train-Sim forums so as you suggested me, GaryG.
Thanks

[greg_davies]

Some additional information -

I have been running MSTS under Windows 7 without problems.

The Frisco would very unlikely have been seen on any railroad that far North prior to the BN / Frisco merger.

Northern Pacific freight cars would have been seen regularly on the SP route between Oakland and Portland. Portland is where the SP and the NP connected and that is where empties and loads would have been exchanged.

The SP&S locomotives would probably never have been seen on the NP and GN in Montana. They were seen regularly on the "Inside Gateway" connection with the Western Pacific. The SP would have never run an SP&S unit on the Shasta.

With all of that said, after the BN merger, SP&S equipment could very well have been seen on the GN and NP in Montana, but with BN road numbers. Even after the BN merger, the majority of SP&S equipment stayed pretty close to Vancouver, Washington with few exceptions. Those exceptions would have been the passenger F units and single E unit plus the handful of GP9's.

I hope that helps.

Greg

[giuliano]

Hello Greg and thanks for your complete information.
But I didn't understand a thing. You saw the SP&S locomotives were seen regularly on the "Inside Gateway" connection with the Western Pacific.
It is certainly due to my no perfect knowledge of North American railroad geography but I don't konw about "Inside Gateway" connection with the Western Pacific. I thought WP worked along pacific rail route in California between San Francisco and Los Angeles and that its locomotives could go into service across Nevada and Utah to Denver in Colorado ( it was and is again the route for California Zephir ). But how was a connection between WP and SP&S possible if SP&S could no work between Portland and Oakland? Was there ( or is there again ) another route beetween State of Washington and California and/or Nevada that was crossed by WP? Could by some way WP reach State of Washington?
I would not want to seem annoying but I'ld wish ask some other information always about some rail companies. Is it right to think Norfolk and Southern worked and work again on the routes at West USA besides the routes to North East?
Thanks to all very much for the several informations.
All of you are very kind. Thanks friends.

[greg_davies]

The "Inside Gateway" is another rail line that runs through Eastern Oregon down through Northern California. The line is owned by the SP&S and Great Northern. The SP&S owns the line from Wishram, Washington, South to Bend, Oregon. The Great Northern owned the line from Bend to Chemult, Oregon where it connected with the SP Shasta route. Joint trackage was used to Kalamath Falls, Oregon where the Great Northern had a small yard and engine facility separate from the Southern Pacific. From Kalamath Falls, Oregon the Great Northern had tracks that ran to Bieber, California where it connected with the northern end of the Western Pacific.

The Great Northern originated the train in Seattle, Washington and ran South to Vancouver, Washington and the SP&S. The train would pick up cars and an SP&S locomotive in the lead of the Great Northern power, generally 4 GN GP9's and GP7's. The train would run East from Vancouver to Wishran where it would turn South and cross the Columbia River. The train generally continued this way to Kalamath Falls. I am not sure the SP&S power ran through to Bieber. All I ever saw on the lead were SP&S FA's. All of this was prior to the BN merger.

The southern end of the Western Pacific was Oakland, California. I believe they connected with the Santa Fe at Richmond, California but never ran to Los Angeles.

To answer you other question. Today Norfolk and Southern units can be seen almost any where. I see them regularly on the BNSF.

Greg

[giuliano]

Hello.
Always about Windows7.
I read the topics on Train-Sim forum and as I understand it I need to install TS in Program Files(X86) directory, because this is the right directory in W7 ( this latest is a 64bit OS ) for programs that work under a 32bit operating system as TS does. Is it right?
Nevertheless MSTSBin patch would not work under a 64bit system.
But about TS-PRR?
If I can not install TS-PRR in the same directory where I installed TS but, for example, directly in C (under 64bit OS), how can I install the Bin patch in TS-PRR?
I'm about to install MSTS on a notebook with MSTS W7 operating system and I'd be a little dubious .
Thanks.
Giuliano

[mt78tt]

Just a question about the Frisco operations. The A&O Sub was a part of the Frisco RR?


merry christmas

Michael

[mt78tt]

Hi,

Does anyone know which old passenger trains was connected the Michigan Central Station in Detroit?
I didnt found anything by google:(

Michael

[rfranzosa]