Weclome, thanks. :)

a good enjoyable run thank you

Cool. unbranded!!. :)

Brilliant. LOL

BTW, branding just unlocked on all the U.S. routes. So those branded trains are all available for these series now. No locos yet AFAIK.

I did do one on the Peninsula and made every stop, points are positive then on last stop/end of scenario... -4800.

Hmm. I'll have to look that up. But PDL is just among the worst offenders for Career scoring. 400, 600, 750 for 15 station stops, a bad timing on Farmcombe making the perfect score of 800 impossible...

And Donner Pass? They shuold be "start with 1,000 points" scenarios. I may republish them like that.

True, some in career didn't even give me points, there is one on the Peninsula Corridor I've done a few times and 0 points.

Not all of them! Some show up on the Standard tab. LOL

I like the railfan - 5 minutes scenarios worth an easy 1,000. :)

I'm putting myself through the torture for video entertainment purposes. Many are all right, though. SWC in particular has a bad one, though. Timing on Newport is impossible. Rest are an easy 1,000 in the original eight. And let's not talk about PDL, where one is worth 400 points only.

Yes, I haven't played a career scenario in a long time.

"I agree I did one of the career scenarios that run 280 minutes or something like that and my final score was -48000...waste of time. "

180 minutes, actually. And I scored -17,000. Like you said, waste of time. And they tie achievements to the Career ones, and expect you to play the batch of scenarios ten times to get the final achievement. Uh, redo those, DTG?

Thanks, I do plan to go back sometime to all those route but there is so much I haven't got to mess with yet. :)

Great climb up... i do feel the tractive power you have blessed us with is a bit too powerful.. maybe it would have been more challenging to lose one loco... by the way RB i would so love for you to go back to Feather River, Canadian Mountain Pass for the return journey.. and i think even donner pass from Sparks to Roseville will be challenging what with the gradient and all... i do hope u get back to all these collections of yours..

Welcome Tom, thanks. :)

Great scenario. Thanks for creating it.

Yeah I kow that feeling and it's especially bad if that scenario is supposed to be an introdcutionary one where you learn the route and how it works and not on how to hit the marks perfectly.

As much as I like the WCML Over Shap, the fact that the Introductionary scenarios that tought you how stuff like the neutral sections worked and showed you where they were career scenarios left me a bit miffed.

Well the route is still great and more than worth the money though! ;)

I like when you doing a scenario, everything is fine, time...etc... score is right on then last task: -480 pts....UGH!

The wheelslip problem described below is most appearant in Steam locos or US freight trains, as they either have maximum torque at 0 rpm or are very heavy.

So the only way of fixing that is like you did in the first scenario, by starting running light or only with a few wagons attached.

Yeah the Donner Pass ones are bugged as far as I know, as in you can't make the timetable at all due to the allowed line speed.

Interestingly a few years ago one community member released the "fixed" versions, where he just increased the allowed linespeed to 30 (passenger speed) and suddenly you could make it in time, and even ahead a bit.
Seems like the timetable is done for something like 27.5 mph, but you can only drive 25 mph.
Add to that the broken wheelslip calcuations and you have a perfect storm.

The problem with the wheelslip is that it's not just adhesion vs. power applied, but it adds a factor based on the train weight to the wheelslip calculations, so a train that is heavier has a higher base chance of wheelslip even before the power vs. adhesion is calculated.

I agree I did one of the career scenarios that run 280 minutes or something like that and my final score was -48000...waste of time.

Interesting run with much better usage of AI trains than the DTG scenarios, and those trains are used for maxium effect, well done.
Keeps the scenario interesting, which is vital on a route like Donner.

Thanks transstar43.

good run enjoyed

I want to, I just started playing some steam train routes and I am liking it, just didn't really dive in and learn how to dive but I have made it through 2 steam scenarios so far. (applause) I might start up a South Wales Coastal series soon. Al Toona says thanks. :)

Love your work, have the complete series for Donner Pass, Marias Pass and Horseshoe Curve. Very well done, love that crazy Al Toona guy :D was wondering if you'd ever consider making a series of these types of scenarios for any of the British Railways during the Steam era?

Thanks kf.christiansen. :)

this is nice good work

Welcome Rammy. :)

Very Good Drive up the pass plenty of Power on Tap. Thanks.

Thanks Chris, should be uploading Part 3 tonight at some point. :)

Excellent again RB. Very enjoyable and challenging hauling a heavy freight over the pass. Now on to Part 3.

Thanks so much Pitufo789, hope to have part 3 done today. :)

Great scenario serie - as usual. Enjoy (re)discovering this route!

What a great series so far. Very nice. Thanks a bunch.

Thanks u2 Norfolk. :)

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! RB!!!!

Thanks and welcome kp, have a great 2018!

Good run, no problems! Thanks and Happy New Year, RB!

i was trying to keep the speed in conntroll and just right

Montana, nice. Ohio had a high of 1 degree yesterday. Thanks as always Ken. Have a gret New Years weekend and a geat 2018...more choo choo stuff to come. Thanks norfolk, you better be doing the speed limit. :)

hey RB thanks for the brand new southern pacific locomotive i had a great run with it and the scenarios thanks!!!

Another fun leg of the journey. Thanks for all your work.
Have a Happy New Year from cold and snowy Montana.

Yes, thanks crlynch and have a great New Years...

Awesome good pull up that Western side but plenty of power with those big tumpers Great and thanks RBJ Happy New Year from NZ