Unknown USA route in development

[749006]

Basically all the clues on the Facebook page were Red Herrings - suggesting one thing or another and all being wrong.

Peter

[3DTrains]

Basically all the clues on the Facebook page were Red Herrings - suggesting one thing or another and all being wrong.

In several cases the answer is in the name, not the context and visa versa:

#1: Vast grasslands/grassy hills - Wyoming is part of the Great Plains
#2: Pile of beans - "Hill" of beans
#3: Cowboy - Wyoming is known as "The Cowboy State"
#4: Thomas Campbell - wrote Gertrude of Wyoming (albeit it was a song about an area in Pennsylvania)
#5: James Mitchell Ashley - reintroduced anti-slavery bill which was pushed through the house by then President Lincoln (Lincoln Hwy parallels Sherman Hill route)
#6: Green dude - Irish rail workers were an important element in building the Transcontinental Railroad
#7: Dinosaur - Fossils/fossil fuels - a large number of fossils were discovered in Wyoming (Fossil Butte National Monument), and Wyoming is an oil-rich state
#8: One Tree Hill - Tree Rock, Wyoming (US Historical Landmark near Sherman Summit)
#9: Doris Day - DD40X

At least, that's how I see them.

[chrisreb]

Thanks Mark - amazing links to the clues!

[erikkr]

I have a feeling this may be the Sherman Hill route Marc from 3DTrains was working on which went very quiet (ie, now in partnership with RS) That being the case, it is set in the modern box era - there are no steam facilities, water, coal, turntable etc. That to me is a real shame...
Cheers

There is an excellent looking Sherman Hill's version for Trainz , set in he 50's.
Its made by the TrainzItalia team , who also made Donner pas ( far more detailed than the RW version ) and other US routes.
It has all the equipment of that time , including turntables big enough for the largest loco's.

I post this as a user of both sims , and i am sure i am not the only one.