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Tall Trees and Boardwalk RR
I live in Santa Cruz, California on the north edge of
the Monterey Bay, 75 miles south of San Francisco. One of the Mission
cities, it is a tourist destination today with a University on the hill
over looking town and an Amusement park at the Beach. The old rail lines
are still used by a local Tourist RR business called Big Trees & Roaring
Camp Narrow-Gauge Railroad, which features a narrow gauge Shay and Hiesler as well as
full size converted F7. The CF7 makes several round trips into Santa Cruz each
day during the summer tourist season and some weekends the rest of the
year. The Shay and Hiesler run on a short line up a nearby mountain. I will be taking gross liberties with both Felton, the mountain
village where Roaring Camp is located and Santa Cruz at the sea sided but what else can one do when
limited by CPU power. Those familiar with Santa Cruz and Felton/Roaring Camp will
burn me in effigy, no doubt, but what the hell, you can't please all the
people all the time.
In the summer of 2004 I became
a member of TrainzProRoutes, TPR. My route, still unfinished, became a TPR
project. A release date has yet to be set.
Those unfamiliar with the area will of course notice no
inconsistencies and be able to enjoy a day at the beach and a ride through
the Redwoods. I have used displacement maps so the terrain will be close
to realistic.
Some of you may be wondering about Palm
trees, and Redwoods together on the same layout. I assure you that from
my living room window I can see both! Santa Cruz is unique, the
Mediterranean
climate allows
both trees to thrive here. Up in the Felton area, in the mountains, one will
occasionally see a Palm and a Redwood side by side! Add the ever present
Eucalyptus (In Oz, as you know, they are called Gum Trees) and you have a
pretty exotic brew here in Santa Cruz. Just right for TRAINZ!
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Preview of the next route |
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The Caspar Lumber Company
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A
standard and narrow gauge logging route |
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A small, seriously
disturbed, group of Trainz fanatics |
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has assembled
to recreate this route from the |
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Wild North Coast of
California! |
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Visit a
Special page about
Rich
Blake and the West Side Lumber Co. Project
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Below is an article by Rich in the |
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Tall Timber and Short Lines magazine |
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about V-Scale Logging on the |
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West Side Lumber Co. |
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DEM Map of Route
Here you will find maps and aerial photos
from TerraServer.
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If you would
like to make a donation to the |
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Tall Trees &
Boardwalk RR |
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please use the
button below. |
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Thank you! |
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A
Special Thank You
The Brew
Crew at Auran have
done a GREAT job with TRAINZ, UTC, and TRS2004. We all love this
stuff! But the world
has an infinite variety of objects which couldn't be included in the
each release. Those everyday items are being created by very clever
minds at this very moment; and I would like to thank all you folks who
work hard at making quality content for the rest of us. Every new bit of
scenery, texture or caboose means another piece of reality brought into
digital life, making our layouts look and work even better.
Ta, David Drake
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