[The Otaku Rail Co.] The Shakedown Runs

Description

HISTORY

On July 26th 1988 the the Volunteers of the St. Louis Steam Train Association (or SLSTA for short) were tasked to pull a 2,100 Ton freight train from Stevens Point, Wisconsin to North Fon du Lac, Wisconsin. Most of the train would be set off at Neenah, Wisconsin with only 6 freight cars being brought back to North Fon du Lac. These were all part of the Frisco 1522's Shakedown Runs on the Wisconsin Central, as the locomotive had just been restored back to service after sitting idle for 37 years. The locomotive continue to run in excursion service for another 14 years. She would pull her final excursion on September 29th, 2002, after which her fire would be dropped for the final time. Today she sits on static display at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri.

SCENARIO DESCRIPT & FEATURES

The date is July 26, 1988 and the crew of the Frisco 1522 are returning from Stevens Point with a freight bound for North Fon du Lac.

  • Scenario Length is around 2 hours (120 minutes)
  • 2 different train meets with the Player Train
  • A Train Race can be see just outside of North Fon du Lac between the CN&W and the Wisconsin Central
  • Street running
  • Due to a glitch signal, there is a little diorama set up at mile post 171 depicting signal work being done with crew members and a pickup truck
  • LUA Scripting for the textboxes

Tags: 1980s break-in central custom excursion freight frisco locomotive lua midwest operation scenario scripting shortline steam switching wisconsin workshop yard

Dependencies

Installation Instructions

  1. Install it via the Utilities program located in the main Railworks folder.
  2. Enjoy and have fun.

Files

Version History

v1.0.0
12 Jul 2026

Aside from some Yard fill at North Fon du Lac the scenario is 100% completable. Minor adjustments may be done at a later date.

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About this mod

Version
v1.0.0
Created
3 hours ago
Updated
3 hours ago
Era
Modernization (1970 – 1994)
Game
Train Simulator Classic
Type of content
Scenario
Geographical area
United States of America