Carson Car Shops

Engine Yard Content

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These items will help fill out an engine yard. Includes turntables, roundhouses, and miscellaneous interactive refueling buildings. All items except turntables and roundhouses will automatically change track type to match the connected track, and so will support all track gauges.
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Fuel & Water
Turntables and Roundhouses
Other Miscellaneous Yard Structures

Fuel and Water

Screenshot	Description	Source file(s)
	Oil Tank Oil tank for refilling small oil-fired steam locomotives; such as those used on logging or short lines. Based on a Virginia & Truckee prototype in Carson City, NV, from about 1906 to 1950. Version: TRS 2004 and later	Source files include GMAX for all three levels of detail, the .psd for the skin, and the twinkles file for the oil effect. (20MB)
	Small wood fuel shed Suitable for small locomotives. Auto-generates fuel; no manual reloading necessary. Holds about 2 cords when completely full. Updated Feb 11, 2014 - added shadowing and minor optimizations. Version: TRS 2009 and later
	Covered wood rick Used to store wood fuel for locomotives during the Civil War era. Interactive industry; consumes cordwood and generates wood locomotive fuel. Version: TRS 2004 and later	GMAX source files (510K)
	Open wood rick Also used to store wood fuel for locomotives during the Civil War era. Like the version above, this is also industry interactive. These both store much less fuel than the wood fuel shed (below) Version: TRS 2004 and later	GMAX source files (370K)
	V & T Wood Fuel Shed at Virginia City Interactive industry; consumes cordwood and generates wood locomotive fuel. Based on V&T prototype in Virginia City, NV Building Chronology: 1876: Built; likely a Venetian red color ca 1890s: Likely repainted a lighter red with a green roof ca 1910s: Roof likely painted red ca 1920s? - 1941: Shingles replaced by metal roofing Updated December 18, 2022 to update the model and textures, and replace obsolete functions in the script. Version: TRS 2019 and later	)
	Water tank (Generic) Industry interactive to fill steam locomotive tenders with water. Features animated spout with water effects and a working gauge on the outside. This allows for a certain amount of repositioning before the animation starts. Capacity: 60000 gallons. Four levels of detail; 3022 / 1488 / 670 / 227 polygons Water effects by Prowler901 Thanks to Wulf for scripting assistance. Updated August 26, 2022 to replace obsolete functions in the script Version: TS 2019 and later.
	V & T water tank (2nd) at Carson City Industry interactive to fill steam locomotive tenders with water. Supplies water to both tracks. Building Chronology: 1887: Built, replacing a smaller tank. Likely painted a Venetian red color ca 1890s: Likely repainted a lighter red with a green roof ca 1910s - 1950: Roof likely painted red Version: TS 2019 and later.	)
	V & T water tank at Reno Industry interactive to fill steam locomotive tenders with water. Building Chronology: 1872: Built. Likely painted a Venetian red color ca 1890s: Likely repainted a lighter red with a green roof ca 1910s - 1950: Roof likely painted red Rebuilt January 2 2022 using new plans and PBR textures. Version: TRS 2019 and later	)
	V & T water tank (Scales) Used by Central Pacific, Virginia & Truckee, and others. Based on V&T water tank in Scales, NV, using plans by Mike Collins. Industry interactive to fill steam locomotive tenders with water. Capacity: 13,800 gallons. Many thanks to Prowler901 for the animated water effects and scripts! Rebuilt December 27 2022 to update the models and textures, and replace obsolete script functions. Version: TRS 2019 and later
	V & T Water tank at Virginia City Animated functional industry for filling steam tenders. Based on V&T tower in Virginia City, NV. Building Chronology: 1870: Built with a single tank. 1875: Second tank added 1876: Two more tanks added 1914: Two tanks removed by now 1940s: Last tanks removed / fallen down Rebuilt December 24 2022 to update the models and textures, and replace obsolete script functions. Thanks to Prowler901 for the effects and help with the scripting! Version: TRS 2019 and later	GMAX and psd files (4.6MB)
	Civil War dual water tank Two tanks side-by-side, with a spout on the right side. Rebuilt December 24 2022 to update the models and textures, and replace obsolete script functions. Version: TRS 2019 and later
	Civil War dual water tank 2 Another Civil War-era water tank. This has a second tank behind the first to increase the capacity. Rebuilt December 24 2022 to update the models and textures, and replace obsolete script functions. Version: TRS 2019 and later
	Civil War water tank A third Civil War era tank. This is a single tank version, and like the others above, it will refill steam locomotive tenders. Rebuilt December 24 2022 to update the models and textures, and replace obsolete script functions. Version: TRS 2019 and later
	Yosemite Valley RR Bagby water tank Based on the water tank at Bagby, CA, on the Yosemite Valley Railroad. This was the third tank on this site, and was active from 1939 until the road's closure in 1945. It was moved to El Portal for display in the early 1960's, and has just recently been restored. Industry interactive. Also features a small delay before the animation starts, to better allow repositioning of the locomotive tender under the spout. Version: TS 2009 and later
	Yosemite Valley RR Moss Canyon water tank Based on the water tank at Moss Canyon, CA, on the Yosemite Valley Railroad. Updated August 27 2022 to replace obsolete script functions. Version: TRS 2019 and later

Turntables and Roundhouses

Screenshot	Description	Source file(s)
	Southern Pacific 9-stall Round House and 120ft turntable A steam/transitional era roundhouse with 9 stalls. Built to accommodate Cab Forwards. The turntable ground texture matches the TS09_52_Concrete ground texture. Requires Jointed Rail high-detail track; available at Jointed Rail . NOTE: You must be logged into their site for this link to work. Built by Trainboi1 and hosted by Trainz-Forge. Version: TS 2009 SP2 and later
	West Carson Yards Engine House The west Carson engine house. Built in 1870, this was the main engine house for the west end of the line until 1875 when the great stone engine house was build several miles east. Originally 60 feet long, it was quickly lengthened to allow 6 locomotives to park inside. When the main yards move to the east in 1875, this building was retained and used to store out of service locomotives and cars. For example, the summer train was stored here during the winter, and the winter train was stored here when the summer train was being used. Building Chronology: 1870: built. Early 1870s: lengthened to 120 feet long. 1880s: Smoke jacks removed by this time. 1907: Front cupola removed by this time. 1914: Rebuilt. All top vents removed by this time. 1934: Reroofed. Roof now likely a graphite color. 1949: Proposal to replace with a metal shed, but this was never done. 1950-51: V & T abandoned; land sold and building torn down to make way for a housing development. Version: TS 2009 and later	Texture file (.psd) ; 127 MB
	West Carson Carpenter Shop Based on the Virginia & Truckee carpenter shop in West Carson City. Built in the early 1870's, it was moved to the main Carson yards in 1875, lengthened, and turned into the paint shop. It has automatic doors that automatically open when a train approaches, and close once it is inside. 3 levels of detail Version: TS 2009 and later
	Single stall engine house Based on the Virginia & Truckee engine house in Reno; 1905-1950 configuration. Has automatic doors that automatically open when a locomotive approaches, and closes once it is inside. 2 levels of detail; 2058 / 334 polygons Version: TS 2009 and later
	Single stall engine house Similar to the engine house above, but without the front sloped roof. Has automatic doors that automatically open when a locomotive approaches, and closes once it is inside. 2 levels of detail; 2008 / 328 polygons Version: TS 2009 and later
	50' A-frame turntable; one track Typical A-frame turntable from the 1870s with one outlet track. This table does not include a dighole to allow for more precise positioning. Lower the terrain under the table, or add a third-party dighole separately. Version: TS 2009 and later
	50' A-frame turntable; 3 tracks Typical A-frame turntable from the 1870s with three outlet tracks. This table does not include a dighole to allow for more precise positioning. Lower the terrain under the table, or add a third-party dighole separately. Version: TS 2009 and later	Blender source files
	Hillside turntable Based on the Virginia & Truckee turntable in Reno; 1905-1950 configuration. This table sits on top of the ground in Trainz, with the attached ground raised on one side. Raise the terrain on that side to match. The ground texture should match my Scrub3 dirt texture. Three levels of detail: table is 3722 / 1346 / 306 polygons; pit is 1989 / 1179 polygons Revision 2: I changed the attached track to invisible track and added the rails to the bridge mesh. This removed much of the stuttering that was visible when certain locomovies wre turning on the table. Unfortunately, Trainz caches the track into the route, so if you have the old version already placed, you'll need to delete it and replace it. Version: TS 2009 and later
	50' wooden 'A'-frame turntable and 4-stall roundhouse Based on the original Virginia & Truckee roundhouse in Virginia City; 1870-1876 configuration. 3 levels of detail for the roundhouse; 2158 / 1157 / 519 polygons. 272 / 78 polygons for the turntable bridge. Version: TRS 2004 and later
	8-stall roundhouse and 50' A-frame turntable Based on the V & T prototype in Virginia City, NV. Supports night mode. Turntable and roundhouse are both also available separately. Version: TRS 2004 and later	Roundhouse and turntable gmax & psd files (2MB)
	57' Iron turntable Modeled after the Virginia City turntable (1896-1938). Suitable for turn-of-the-century short line railroads. Model based on the Auran Content Creation samples and plans published in the September / October 1982 Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette. 3 levels of detail; 826 / 594 / 86 polygons Version: TRS 2004 and later	GMAX source files (500KB)
	65' Iron turntable; 1 track Version: TRS 2004 and later
	65' Iron turntable; 8 tracks Version: TRS 2004 and later
	55' standard gauge cast iron turntable Based on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad turntable at Steamboat Springs from 1906?-1950. Suitable for turn-of-the-century short line railroads. The table itself survives today as part of a bridge across the Carson River, just east of Carson City. Version: TS 2009 and later
	Abandoned turntable Version: TS 2009 and later

Other Miscellaneous Yard Structures

Screenshot	Description	Source file(s)
	Virginia Car Yard Office This office was originally attached to the back of the Virginia City roundhouse; but when several stalls were removed around 1921, the office was moved separate adjacent to the blacksmith shop. This model represents the separate building. Version: TS2009 and later
	Virginia City Car Shops This shed is based on drawings by Tom Smith of the car shops for the V & T in Virginia City, Nevada, and is where the line's passenger cars Nos 5-8 were built. Building Chronology: 1869: Built. 1870: Painted red. 1874: Replaced with a new larger building. by 1888: Front door rebuilt with round top by the 1890s: Front door rebuilt again; this time square. 1908: Torn down by this time. Version: TS2009 and later
	Virginia Car Yard Building 5 One of three miscellaneous yard buildings in Virginia City from 1869-1874. These temporary buildings were erected quickly to help build the road, and were replaced with more substantial buildings in 1874. These three buildings share a mesh library, so should be able to be used in close conjunction with each other for minimal resource cost. Version: TS2009 and later
	Virginia Car Yard Building 6 One of three miscellaneous yard buildings in Virginia City from 1869-1874. Version: TS2009 and later
	Virginia Car Yard Building 7 One of three miscellaneous yard buildings in Virginia City from 1869-1874. Version: TS2009 and later
	Shed, old boxcar Shed made from an old boxcar body. Based on V&T structure in Carson City, NV Prototype was built from V&T boxcar 1005 and was in place from 1917 through 1938. Three levels of detail; 1172 / 375 / 16 polygons Version: TRS 2004 and later
	Oil House Another miscellaneous yard structure based on a V & T prototype in Carson City, NV 272 polygons Version: TS 2009 and later
	Sand House, green roof Based on the V & T sand house at the Virginia City yards. Static object; not industry-interactive Updated Nov 2nd 2011 to include normal maps and allow height adjustment Version: TS 2009 and later
	Sand House, red roof Based on the V & T sand house at the Virginia City yards. Static object; not industry-interactive. Version: TS 2009 and later
	West Carson Yards Sand / Coal Shed Hypothetical shed used in the west Carson yards in the early 1870's. Based on a blurry photograph and some non-specific newspaper accounts. Not interactive. Version: TS 2009 and later
	Virginia City Blacksmith Shop Built in 1874, replacing a smaller, original building. Building Chronology: 1874: (no model yet) Built; likely a Venetian red color ca 1890s: Likely repainted a lighter red with a green roof ca 1910s: Roof likely painted red ca 1920s? - 1941: Shingles replaced by metal roofing hypothetical version with natural wood roof Updated Nov 2nd 2011 to remove unnecessary LoD and to add normal maps Sound effect is from http://www.grsites.com Version: TS 2009 and later	)
	Reno Blacksmith Shop Based on V & T structure in Reno, NV. Probably built ca 1872 and removed sometime between 1922 and 1930. Sound effect is from http://www.grsites.com Low detail; 76 polygons. New version April 2, 2009 - fixed smoke location. Version: TRS 2004 and later
	Section crew bunkhouse Based on V & T structure in Reno, NV Two levels of detail; 66 / 22 polygons Version: TRS 2004 and later
	Reno tool house Used for storing speeders, hand cars, etc. Based on V & T structure in Reno, NV 46 polygons Version: TRS 2004 and later
	Old West Car Shops This small shed is based on an (incorrect) drawing of the original car shops for the V & T in Virginia City, Nevada. New, more correct versions are above. This building has 3 levels of detail (553 / 56 / 22 polygons) Version: TRS 2004 and later	Gmax and .psd source files (4.5MB)