Competition This is a fun and friendly alternative to the official Screenshot Competition run by DTG. Here you can share your weekly themed TSC screenshots using any 3rd party / post shot editing etc. creations which are not allowed in the official competition. Rules: • TSC only shots allowed. • Screenshot should be in some way (can be very tenuous) linked to the theme. Otherwise anything goes. • You can enter up to 3 screenshots, posted as separate posts. You can delete and replace if you wish. • 3rd party content / Reshades / Reskins etc. are welcomed but are not mandatory. • Previous week's winner to decide winner (can't enter themselves). • The winner chooses the new theme for next week (and becomes the new judge). • The Judge of the week's decision is final. • We strongly discourage any negative comment or criticism of another entry by a fellow contributor, this is a light hearted & fun contest! This is a major "we are all friendly" thread and we hope it will always remain so. • Please keep chat to an absolute minimum. Entries will close at 9PM GMT on Friday, August 30th 2024 and will be judged by me - Ardaeshir In the event of this weeks winner not responding by 17:00 on September 1st, 2024 a new thread will be created using the results of this weeks poll. The theme for this week is: Open freight wagons. Feel free to interpret the theme however you wish, any sort of open freight modern or retro, British, American or of any other nationality is ok. Good luck to all and enjoy the competition!
Good old 47Ton ICI hoppers, worked the Peak forest route for 60+ years carrying mostly Limestone for various ICI factories around the country, I saw these hoppers all the time as a kid as alot went to/from Northwich ICI & Winnington ICI via Oakleigh sidings. Some reading for you- https://paul3715.tripod.com/hopper.htm Digital Traction Modern Wagon pack 03 https://digitaltraction.co.uk/products/wagon-pack-3-2/
NER C Class 1590 snakes out of Darlington with a mixed consist of various Open Plank, Hoppers, Implement Wagons.
Route: Koln-Koblenz Train: DB BR 155 Press, DB BR 146.5 A 155 pulling some eanos wagons with an intercity service in the background.
Illinois Central Mikado # 1439 breaking down a local manifest and setting out a flat car load of tractors. Route: Iroquois Prairie lands Assets: Machine Rail Illinois Central 1500 Class Makado, Machine Rail rolling stock pack.
Loading transformers and accessories on two depressed center flat cars at Taswell and Peoria Manufacturing on Goose Island for shipment. Route: Chicago Goose Island Assets: Sherman Hill SW10 T&P repaint, Machine Rail depressed center flat car pack
While the Majestic Falls lumber Co GP9 is being rebuilt, an RJ Corman lessor is at work pulling empty hoppers. Route: Majestic Falls Assets: RSC GP9, RJ Corman reskin; rolling stock Searchlight Simulations 100 ton hoppers
So many open wagons on a busy day at Oro Grande, California in the United States of America! BNSF Railway EMD SW1500 '3463' has had a busy Summers afternoon shunting coal wagons originating from a recently arrived empty coal train around the sidings at Oro Grande and shuffling them around as well as loading them nearby. While undertaking these duties; a Union Pacific Railroad manifest train can be seen headed south for San Bernardino while a loaded open-hopper coal train heads north for Barstow. There's even yet another freight train passing through the area seen on the far left! Trains: EMD SW1500, EMD SD40-2, GE ES44AC Route: Cajon Pass Scenario: A Grand Day Cutting (Career) Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, ReShade
Freightliner Class 08 '08575' stationed on the Grangemouth Branch Line in Scotland of the United Kingdom is seen shunting a rake of MFA open wagons loaded with ballast nearby the industrial factories of the area. The ballast is intended for the intermodal loading / unloading yard nearby with this work taking place on a hazy Summers morning. Motive Power: British Rail Class 08 Route: Edinburgh-Glasgow Scenario: 08 Intermodal Ballast Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Alan Thomson Sim AP Track patch for Thomson's Edinburgh to Glasgow route, ReShade
MRCE Dispolok Siemens ES 64 U2 'ES 64 U2-002' braves intense snow on a southbound mixed freight run with a few open wagons through Lower Saxony, Germany where the train will be coming to a stop at Celle on the Hannover-Hamburg Railway on a Winters morning. Motive Power: Siemens ES 64 U2 Route: Hamburg-Hanover Scenario: [ES64] Going south Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Track Enhancement Pack + Alan Thomson Sim AP Track Enhancement Textures Pack, ReShade
Time to announce the winner! 3rd place: Craigie-C for the classic steam NER shot! 2nd place to I`m a railfan obviously for the heavey BR 189 consist! 1st place goes to OldAlaskaGuy for this creative and atmospheric industrial shot! Thanks everyone for your participation and congratulations to all the winners. OldAlaskaGuy - take it away from here!
Well done all, yet another great week of shots. Cheers Ardaeshir for the podium placing, well appreciated.
