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Activities for Allegheny Rails, Version 2.0!
Welcome to the yard office! Here you will find all necessary information about running the activities for the Allegheny Rails route: an overview about the acts will provide you with a description and some screenshots of each activity to get a better picture of them. You will also find all necessary documentation, as well as several optional enhancements to your MSTS trainset for a more realistic, challenging train simming experience.
Please use the links under the banner on top of the page to jump directly to your preferred sectin, or simply scroll down and have a look at all of the activities. Enjoy, and run safely!
All items highlighted in red are new or revised items for version 2 of the route!
Required and Optional Downloads
| General Items | Please find here all required and optional add-ons for my activities, as well as the activities' general documentation. | ||
| Activity Readme File Revised for Version 2. |
Required Rolling Stock.pdf All engines/cars required for the activities and how to get them. Revised for version 2. |
Physics_Pax-Eng.zip Passenger engines for your train set. They have a different brake setup and are required to run the activities! |
AI and Dead Engine Files Required by several of the activities. |
| -Physics_Freight-Eng.zip A major physics update for all engines. Based on the latest work by Bill Prieger, Bob Boudoin, Jean-Louis Chauvin, and others. Not required! |
Physics_Cars.zip A major physics update for all cars. Based on the latest work by Bill Prieger, Bob Boudoin, Jean-Louis Chauvin, and others. Not required! |
40' Boxcars Physics Fix Fixes non-operational brakes on the 40' boxcars. Not required, but highly recommended! |
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Important note: If you wish to install the large physics update sets, you should have at least some basic knowledge about the inner workings of MSTS .eng and .wag files, and you need to be able to alias cabviews and sounds. After installing these sets, all your engines will call for default engines' sms and cvf files to be present in the cabview and sound folders of each updated engine.
B&LE Steam Activities
| BLE-S_P_01 Pittsburgh - Harrison Commuter |
Take the commuter train from Pittsburgh to Harrison, running on a very tight schedule. It is stop and go all the way. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Downloads: [Revised for version 2!] BLE-S_P_01.zip |
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| BLE-S_P_02 Pittsburgh - Kittanning Express |
Take the passenger train from Pittsburgh to Kittanning. Runs on a slighty different schedule than the diesel activity. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BLE-S_P_02.zip |
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| BLE-S_P_04 Butler - Branchton Local |
Run a local of heavyweights up the heavy grades of the B&LE main to Branchton. Pictures: Download: [Under Construction!] |
| BLE-S_P_05 Pittsburgh - Butler Local |
This is the slower variant of BLE-S_P_06. Your train is shorter and has to stop at almost every station along the way. Pictures: Download: [Under Construction!] |
| BLE-S_P_06 Pittsburgh - Butler Express Passenger |
Run the express passenger train from Pittsburgh to Butler and back. Rather difficult due to your tight schedule. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BLE-S_P_06.zip |
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| BLE-S_P_07 Harrison - Parker Local Passenger |
Run the local passenger train from Harrison to Parker. Return as combined local passenger and mail train. Pictures: Download: [Under Construction!] |
| BLE-S_F_01 Pittsburgh - Kittanning Crude Oil Unit Train |
Take an oil unit train from the crew change at Pittsburgh to its destination at Kittanning Refinery. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BLE-S_F_01.zip |
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| BLE-S_F_04 Butler - Branchton Coal Unit Train |
Take an coal unit train from the crew change at Butler Yard up north on the B&LE main towards Branchton. Pictures: [none] Download: [New Activity!] BLE-S_F_04.zip |
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B&LE Diesel Activities
| BLE_P_01 Pittsburgh - Harrison Commuter |
Take the commuter train from Pittsburgh to Harrison. Your train is short, but your schedule very tight. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BLE_P_01.zip |
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| BLE_P_02 Pittsburgh - Kittanning Express | Run a local passenger train up the Allegheny valley from Pittsburgh to Kittanning and back on a nice autumn morning. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BLE_P_02.zip |
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| BLE_P_08 Pittsburgh - Kittanning Express | Run the night passenger train up the Allegheny valley from Pittsburgh to Kittanning and return. Pictures: [none] Download: [New Activity!] BLE_P_08.zip |
| BLE_F_01 Butler - Unionville Ore Train |
Take an empty ore train from Butler up the (fictional) Unionville branch. Return down the heavy grade with 30 loaded ore hoppers. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BLE_F_01.zip |
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| BLE_F_02 Branchton - Butler Crude Oil |
It is a snowy winter morning, your job is to assemble a train of 28 loaded oil tank cars and then bring it from Branchton down south to Butler. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BLE_F_02.zip |
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| BLE_F_04 Butler - Hooker Coal Mine Service |
Service three coal mines on the Western Allegheny Railroad, between Queen Jct. and Hooker. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Download: [Under Construction!] |
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| BLE_F_05 Butler - Harrison Yard Transfer | Take a night yard transfer from Butler Yard to Harrison Yard. Pictures: [none] Download: [New Activity!] BLE_F_05.zip |
| BLE_S_01 Butler Freestyle Switching |
A freestyle switching activity for Butler and South Butler. You start at Butler Yard with two S2s. Pictures: #1, #2, #3, #4 Download: [temporarily disabled] |
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B&O Steam Activities
| BO-S_P_01 Pittsburgh - Harrison Commuter |
You are to run a commuter train from Pittsburgh to Harrison and back on a snowy autumn afternoon. Pictures: #1 , #2, #3, #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BO-S_P_01.zip |
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| BO-S_P_05 Parker - Queen Jct. Local | Take the daily local from Parker over Western Allegheny line to Queen Jct. and return. Pictures: [none] Download: [New Activity!] BO-S_P_05.zip |
| BO-S_F_02 Parker - Pittsburgh Coal Train |
Run an empty coal unit train from Parker to Pittsburgh through heavy traffic. Pictures: #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 Download: [Getting Reworked!, disabled until fixed] |
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B&O Diesel Activities
| BO_P_01 Pittsburgh - Harrison Commuter |
You are to run a commuter train from Pittsburgh to Harrison and back on a nice spring day. Pictures: #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BO_P_01.zip |
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| BO_P_03 Pittsburgh - Parker Express |
Run a secondary express train down the Allegheny valley from the crew change point at Parker to Pittsburgh and return. Pictures: #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BO_P_03.zip |
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| BO_P_06 Pittsburgh - Harrison Commuter | Run the night passcommuter service over the B&O's line out of Pittsburgh. Pictures: [none] Download: [New Activity!] BO_P_06.zip |
| BO_F_01 New Kensington - Pittsburgh Coal |
Run a local coal train from New Kensington Yard to Lawrenceville Yard at Pittsburgh. Pictures: #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 Download: [temporarily disabled] |
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| BO_S_01 Pittsburgh Industries Switch Job |
Work one of the Pittsburgh Switch Jobs, service several industries around the Strip District. Pictures: #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BO_S_01.zip |
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| BO_S_02 New Kensington Freestyle Switching |
You have been called to work the New Kensington yard switcher today. Pictures: #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 Download: [Revised for version 2!] BO_S_02.zip |
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Chris Van Wagoner and Rick Franzosa have created several activities for Allegheny Rails. With their kind permission I host them on this site, the original downloads are on train-sim.com
Chris van Wagoner's Activities
| BLE Double | An activity of a Bessemer and Lake Erie extra freight train from Natrona to Butler. Picture: DBL.gif Download: ble_dbl.zip |
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| BLE Butler | An action-packed yard switching activity set in Butler B&LE yard. Picture: But.gif Download: ble_but.zip |
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| Allegheny Freight Set |
a set of four wayfreight and freight runs. Three for B&O, one B&LE. Picture: AL_F_act.gif Download: al_fset.zip |
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| BLE Wayfreight | One more from Chris, a yard transfer run on the B&LE, around Pittsburgh. Picture: way.gif Download: ble_way.zip |
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| BO Shenandoah | And again by Chris, a B&O passenger run up the Allegheny valley, all the way from Pittsburgh to Parker. Picture: Shen.gif Download: bo_shen.zip |
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Rick Franzosa's Activities
| PRR Commuter | Rick used different theme and set up a Pennsylvania RR passenger activity, on the (in real life) PRR trackage of the route. no pictures, sorry! Download: zprrcomm.zip |