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Vince
03-11-2003, 09:40 PM
Name of Route: Northeast Corridor version 4

Version and Release Date: Version 4.3.10.3
Release Date: March 11, 2003 Uploaded to File Library.
Filename is NECv4.zip

Description: Covers the original Microsoft/KUJU Notrtheast Corridor with the entire CSX Capitol and
Philadelphia Subdivisions added. Custom signals by Hank 'Signalmaster' Sundermeyer.
All default scenery objects used with the exception of the signals. For the present only default
equipment and rolling stock will be used. All activities will use unique activity, path, service, traffic
and consist names to prevent any interference with the installed activities on the users system.

Installation Method: InstallShield (tm) self extracting executable with automatically running batch file.
Batch file was generated with Route Riter by Mike Simpson.
Users are REQUIRED to have ALL default Microsoft/KUJU routes installed as the batch file needs to copy texture and shape files from these routes and to meet Microsoft licence requirements.

Size of Download: 30 Megabytes

Size of Installed Route: 165 Megabytes

Fantasy, Prototypical, or Freelance Operations: Prototypical

Freight or Passenger: Both

Era or Genre: Present

Location: The Amtrak mainline and CSX mainline run between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Washington DC in
the Northeastern United States of America

Length of Mainline: ~700 miles (Track) 300 Miles (Route)

Length of Branches: ~36 miles

Number of Branches: 5

Number of Sidings: 238

Number of Yards: 20

Mixture of Dual and Single Track: about 95% multi and 5% single

Level of Trackside Detail: High

Amount of Scenery Completed: 100%

FPS Specs, with qualifiers: 866P3, 512M Ram, GeForce2 32Mb video using standard Acela trainset:
In high density areas 10 to 20, Low density areas 30 to 50. Using a 90 default
Chemical car consist drops FPS to the 7-10 range in high density scenery areas.

Activities Provided: 11 activities for the initial release. All default equipment. More are in the oven.

Non-Default Consists or Rolling Stock Required in Activities: None. All default rolling stock for initial release.

No X-Tracks used. All default track used.

Tsection.dat file used: Original Microsoft/KUJU track.
New track textures by Jim 'Sniper' Ward, Joe Realmuto and VanGo are
used. These do NOT affect any of the users routes.

Payware or Freeware: Freeware. May NOT be sold or distributed for profit

URL for More Information and Screenshots: Train-Sim Screenshots Forum

Known Problems: 2, 1 in the route editor and 1 in the activity editor, both minor. Both may be caused by extremely
crowded tiles where the problems occur. Details in the NEC_Readme file. No problems in the Sim.

Where it can be downloaded: Train-Sim.com File Library[/b]

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