Ohio Rail Upgrade
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If you loved the Ohio Rail (Build 10) route, you now have the chance to fall in love with Ohio Raill all over again! The Ohio Rail Upgrade is an add-on to Ohio Rail (Build 10 only) transforming this 160 mile route to the Canton/Cumberland standard. Every city, town and industry has been rebuilt using the Canton/Cumberland library and the results are stunning! The vegetation too has also been revamped producing breath taking scenery. What's special about this Ohio Rail Upgrade is it is compatible with all your existing activities for Ohio Rail (Build 10). And if you're thinking how does a scenery upgrade help a route, just take a look at the sample pictures below. Ohio Rail Upgrade changes Ohio Rail to a whole new route. And let's not forget what Ohio Rail meant to its users. Two routes in one route package, over 160 miles of track, four big cities, numerous small towns, varying grades, industries of all kinds, branchlines that extends for miles and the list goes on. If that's not enough, installing the Ohio Rail Upgrade is extremely easy. With Ohio Rail (Build 10) already installed, just point the installer to your copy of MSTS and in a few moments your Ohio Rail Upgrade is ready to go.

	Each town has been redone using my Canton/Cumberland library. Some of the original content will remain as in some cases I don't have a replacements. Nevertheless 98% of the route has been redone. Picture of Devola (just north of Marietta)
	Existing vegetation has mostly been exchanged or replaced with my Canton/Cumberland library. Picture west of Devola (just north of Marietta)
	All the track is exactly the same as it was in the original, so all your activities for Ohio Rail will run as before. Picture from Logging Area #2 (Mt. Eprhaim area)
	Each area, industry and town which has been reworked has been meticulously done with care to keep the orginal character intact. Picture of Logging Mill (Sarahville)
	One of Ohio Rail's best features is its depth of scenery. The Ohio Rail Upgrade lifts these views to a higher detail of realism and they are breathtaking too. Picture en route to Mill Grove (south of Mill Grove)
	Ohio Rail Upgrade includes new textures for winter and autumn. Barren trees and barren shrubby, gives Ohio Rail that "perfectly gloomy" look. Picture from north Marietta
	Combining the strengths of Ohio Rail (Build 10), Canton and Cumberland into one route, the Ohio Rail Upgrade is your ticket to ride the railroads. Picture from north Marietta
	For more information about the Ohio Rail Upgrade please see the All Aboard forum at 3dtrains' site. There are many threads currently available for viewing many more pictures and contain information regarding the details of the upgrade. Picture from Zanesville (north Zanesville)

Ohio Rail - A History Of The Route

Ohio Rail was originally released in early 2002. Development began back in late November of 2001 but was interrupted because I wrote the DEM tutorial (no longer available). Ohio Rail underwent three versions with the last one being referred to as Build 10. A fourth version, Build 11, was half way completed when several issues forced a work stoppage. During construction of Build 11 of Ohio Rail my interest in building my own structures were piqued and in the process I noticed structures built to scale and the use of better textures resulted in a realistic look in scenery which better complimented the rollingstock.

Originally available from three sites I eventually narrowed access of Ohio Rail to just AVSIM.COM where it currently resides. Primarily a flight sim forum, AVSIM also caters to other hobbies as well, including trains. The best way to find Ohio Rail and its supplemental files is to register with AVSIM and then go to the File Library and do a search on either garber or Ohio Rail.

Conceptually, Ohio Rail begins with two railroads competing against each other, the WV&O and the OR&W. Spelled out they are the West Virginian And Ohio Railroad and the Ohio River and Western Railroad. In actuality the WV&O is the B&O and the OR&W is a combination of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the real Ohio River And Western Railroad. Ohio Rail like my other routes borrow from decades of railroading and are not focused to a single point in time. To get the best enjoyment from Ohio Rail you will want to consult the large 32 page manual found in the Media folder of Ohio Rail. There you will also find Don Hughe's updated schematics for the Ohio Rail Upgrade.

Set mostly in the transitional period, Ohio Rail is perfect for steam and diesel engines. If you prefer mainline running, the WV&O is for you. If you like a more mountainous rugged journey then consider the OR&W. And if switching is your pleasure, just about any kind of industry you can imagine is represented from refineries, coal, steel, logging, grain, etc. etc., on the Ohio Rail route.

At AVSIM you will notice there are many rollingstock packages available for Ohio Rail. Because of this I was compelled to write a manual of sorts to explain the differences. It seems a good idea to re-release this manual but please keep in mind this manual is from 2002! It covers many issues of Ohio Rail including installation, the add-ons, and even how to find the files at AVSIM. Download the tutorial here.

Skyline Computing

Looking for activities that compliment what you want to do on Ohio Rail Upgrade? Did you know you can make your own activities without learning to use the Activity Editor? Imagine taking other author created activities and suiting them to your own rollingstock preference. You can do all that with Steve Davis' Activity Master and Activity Generator. To find out about these unique tools made for MSTS and how they can compliment your Ohio Rail Upgrade train running see Skyline Computing. Click on the banner below to go to Skyline Computing.

Ohio Valley System

Do you have a desire to share your Ohio Rail experiences with friends? Mike Spinelli hosts a MSTS virtual railroading experience for Ohio Rail. Virtual railroading is an opportunity to run activities and have the results posted collectively giving the operators a sense of purpose to their activity running. Give this opportunity a look-see if you're interested by going to OVS and let them know you heard about them here.

Pricing And Conditions


Download $27 or CD $32	Download $32 or CD $37

Conditions:
1) Make sure your Paypal and SWREG email address is up to date. Many orders are significantly delayed because the email address submitted to me is incorrect. There's no possible way for me to contact you if your email address doesn't work.

2) If you are ordering a CD, make sure your address is absolutely correct or failure to do so could delay your receiving the CD substantially.