bahn 3.85

Does anyone on here use the Bahn programs put put out here http://www.jbss.de/hpg_eng.htm ? Just wondering
as if I am the only one using this program as it is an awesome simualtion game. Also, does anyone know of where I can purchase this online without dealing with euro conversions?

It looks kinda interesting. Something that I would get just so I can have a LIRR layout. Your best bet as far as paying if they accept it is paypal. Paypal will conver the cost to USD and take it from a credit card.

You can get a full LIRR layout http://www.richegreen.com/LIRR.nt3 here. Taken straight from the official 5/23/05 operations plan.

I'm currently in the process of adding NJTransit to this layout next. I may give MNRR a shot too.

Bahn...

I remember that from about 15 years go on my old Pentium 133. I remember I had downloaded a route that had the NEC and the NJCL and a bunch of Amtrak and NJT trains to go on it. It was pretty interesting and amazing at the time I think I thought it was pretty amazing...

I should download again for nostalgia's sake and take a look.

Right now I'm working on modeling the entire SEPTA system and part of the NEC and Keystone Corridor, it's nearly finished and I'll release it for viewing sometime soon.

BAHN layouts can be either artistic or scientific, depending on the creator's intent. I fall in the latter - my layouts may not be covered with trees and water and landscape buildings, but they follow the REAL schedules, and don't wuss out by putting a terminal building instead of actual yard tracks. You want to see how many trains are moving through Jamaica station at any given time? That's my intent.

SEPTA publishes very specific operation plans (even down to which yard tracks a train moves to after finishing their run), so someday if I ever get NJT done, I will give that a go too.

checkthedoorlight wrote:BAHN layouts can be either artistic or scientific, depending on the creator's intent. I fall in the latter - my layouts may not be covered with trees and water and landscape buildings, but they follow the REAL schedules, and don't wuss out by putting a terminal building instead of actual yard tracks. You want to see how many trains are moving through Jamaica station at any given time? That's my intent.

SEPTA publishes very specific operation plans (even down to which yard tracks a train moves to after finishing their run), so someday if I ever get NJT done, I will give that a go too.

Yeah currently, I am still in the track/scenery phase of the project. I still need to do the R7, R8 and the CSX trackage up the Schuylkill River and then the CSX Philadelphia Subdivision. I plan on modeling the exact septa schedules with the yards instead of terminal buildings in yard areas like you said.