Civil War Era Archroof Box Cars for Trainz

W&A #101 Box Car

This Trainz model of a freelance American Civil War era archroof box car, as shown at left, is nowe available at the Trainz Download Station (DLS).  The model will work with Trainz versions TC3, 2009, and 2010. I plan to make a TRS2004 and TRS2006 version of the car available soon.

Search for KUID 123250:1141 at the DLS, or use this link to install the car via the Trainz Content Manager.

Car #101 is gray in color, and lettered for the Western & Atlantic Railroad (W&A).

W&A Box Car #110

A yellow version of the box car (#110)  painted to match Pencil42's Western & Atlantic Railroad (W&A) passenger cars, is also available on the DLS.

Search for KUID 123250:1142 at the DLS, or use this link to install the car via the Trainz Content Manager.

W&A Box Car #301

Car #301 varies slightly from the other two cars. It should be available on the Trainz Download Station (DLS) within a day or two.  Please check back here regarding availability.

Woodbeam Trucks

To use the car, you'll also need to download and install the following two trucks -- one with brakes and one without.  These trucks are for Trainz TC3, 2009, and 2010.  TRS2004/2006 versions will be available shortly.

Search for KUID2:123250:10014:1 and KUID2:123250:10015:1 at the DLS, or use the following links to install the woodbeam trucks with brakes and woodbeam truck without brakes using the Trainz Content Manager.

Civil War Era Conductor's Car for Trainz

W&A Conductor's Car #10

This Trainz model of a freelance American Civil War era Conductor's Car, as shown at left, should be available at the Trainz Download Station (DLS) later today. A conductor's car is just another name for a caboose car. This model will work with Trainz TC3, 2009, and 2010. I plan to make a TRS2004 and TRS2006 version of the car available sometime soon.

Search for KUID 123250:1137 at the DLS, or use this link to install the car via the Trainz Content Manager.

W&A Conductor's Car #11

A gray-colored version of the Conductor's Car, also lettered for the W&A RR, is now available on the Trainz Download Station (DLS).

Search for KUID 123250:1140 at the DLS, or use this link to install the car via the Trainz Content Manager.

Woodbeam Trucks

To use either car, you'll also need to download and install the following two trucks required for the conductor's car.  These trucks are for Trainz TC3, 2009, and 2010.  TRS2004/2006 version will be available shortly.

Search for KUID2:123250:10014:1 and KUID2:123250:10015:1 at the DLS, or use the following links to install the woodbeam trucks with brakes and woodbeam truck without brakes using the Trainz Content Manager.

The Civil War Era Caboose Car

This is a freelance model of a conductor's car with a canvas covered, arched roof, from the era of the America Civil War (1861-1865) based on historic photographs and dimensional data of various cars from the period. Early caboose cars were typically "one of a kind", each fashioned from whatever box car might be available by the railroad's car builder shops -- the variety used and actual location of crew-conveniences such as doors, windows, ladders, steps, etc. varied during the period.

Visit this page to view a photo showing a conductor's car on the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad during the American Civil War.

The N&W Steam Streamliner that Never Was

This is a Trainz model of a fictitious locomotive. It's basically a N&W J-class 4-8-4 scaled down to 2-8-4 size.  The Norfolk & Western never made a streamlined 2-8-4, but in the wonderful world of Trainz, things that "never were" are possible!

By the use of a little imagineering, it's possible to create a "back story" on this  fictional streamliner. But that's a tale for another day. ;)

I plan to make the Trainz model of this steam streamliner available as freeware in the near future. Check back here for updates...

In this Youtube video, the steamlined 2-8-4 stretches its legs on a run on B&O trackage that crosses the scenic Allegheny Mountains. What is a N&W steam locomotive doing on the B&O? What that is yet another tale for telling at a later date! Besides, it's 1942 and the mission of the train is offically "classified", according to the War Dept. ;) In this video, the locomotive makes use of the Steam Soundz: Modern Medium NA Steam enginesound files,which can be found by searching the Trainz Download Station (DLS) for: kuid:123250:1103

Trainz Civil War Era Cars

I'm dusting off some stuff I'd made some time ago. Anyone interested in these?

Conductor's Car

Virginian Railway 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive

A Baldwin Mikado Type Locomotive in Service on the Virginian Railway East-bound from Roanoke, Va., the rating for these Locomotives was 100 loaded cars averaging 7850 tons total weight. The maximum ascending grade is 0.2 per cent.

The Virginian's Class MC Mikado Type Locomotive

Steam Soundz for Articulated Locomotives Var. 1 and 2 Released

You can find these two enginesound files on the Trainz Download Station (DLS) by searching for KUID:123250:1122 and KUID:123250:1123, or click the following links to download and install from DLS: Steam Soundz: Large American Articulated Locomotives - V1 -- Steam Soundz: Large American Articulated Locomotives - V1

Virginian Triplex 2-8-8-8-4 Articulated Steam Locomotive

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