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Basic Trainz is a community project hosted by Virtual Railroader . Send us articles, tutorials, or tips for inclusion. We will provide editing and formatting for consistency. If you already have suitable material posted elsewhere, send us the link(s) and we will add it (them) here.
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Driver
Basic Trainz Articles
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New route: <a href="new_route.html">Learning a new route</a> (VMRJ 15 Mar 04)
Surveyor
Basic Trainz Articles
<a href="BT-Track1.pdf">Basic track-laying, part one</a> by Colin McKinney
<a href="BT-Track2.pdf">Basic track-laying, part two</a> by Colin McKinney
<a href="BT-Scenery.pdf">Making the most of scenery</a> by James Flanders
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Animated junctions: <a href="VR-1004.pdf">Let's Get Animated! Working with animated junctions</a> (<a href="VR-1004.pdf">VR Oct 04</a>)
Animated person: <a href="VR-0305.pdf">Walking Through Winter</a> (<a href="VR-0305.pdf">VR Mar-Apr 05</a>)
Animated scenery: <a href="VR-0505.pdf">Let's Get That Waterfall Flowing</a> (<a href="VR-0505.pdf">VR May-June</a>)
Baseboard: <a href="VR-1104.pdf">George's Gorge, a merger piece of work</a> (<a href="VR-1104.pdf">VR Nov-Dec 04</a>)
Cameras: <a href="volume_1/creative_cameras.html">Getting creative with your camera</a> (VMRJ 15 Feb 04)
Cuts: <a href="VR-0704.pdf">God's Wonderful Railway, part 2</a> (<a href="VR-0704.pdf">VR Jul 04</a>)
Drivable objects: <a href="VR-1004.pdf">Building a lake, part 2</a> (<a href="VR-1004.pdf">VR Oct 04</a>)
Drivable objects: <a href="VR-0904.pdf">Let's make a lake, then sail on it, drive around it and fly over it!</a> (<a href="VR-0904.pdf">VR Sep 04</a>)
Drivable objects: <a href="VR-0904.pdf">U-drive: A look at drivable objects</a> (<a href="VR-0904.pdf">VR Sep 04</a>)
Drivable objects: <a href="VR-0305.pdf">Walking Through Winter</a> (<a href="VR-0305.pdf">VR Mar-Apr 05</a>)
General: <a href="VR-0305.pdf">Finishing Touches</a> (<a href="VR-0305.pdf">VR Mar-Apr 05</a>)
Objects: <a href="VR-0105.pdf">Let's Have a Bash!</a> (<a href="VR-0105.pdf">VR Jan-Feb 05</a>)
Object splines: <a href="film-dockbuild/dock_filmstrip.html">Building a dock</a> (VMRJ 1 Feb 04)
People: <a href="VR-0305.pdf">Populating Your Route</a> (<a href="VR-0305.pdf">VR Mar-Apr 05</a>)
Portals: <a href="VR-0305.pdf">George's Gorge Basic Edition</a> (<a href="VR-0305.pdf">VR Mar-Apr 05</a>)
Portals: <a href="volume_1/portals.html">Portals to fun</a> (VMRJ 15 May 04)
Rivers: <a href="VR-0704.pdf">God's Wonderful Railway, part 2</a> (<a href="VR-0704.pdf">VR Jul 04</a>)
Scene: <a href="volume_1/dg3_farm.html">Down on the farm</a> (VMRJ 1 May 04)
Scene: <a href="VR-0704.pdf">Goodies for your terminal</a> (<a href="VR-0704.pdf">VR Jul 04</a>)
Scene: <a href="volume_1/dg_gas.html">Got gas?</a> (VMRJ 1 Apr 04)
Scene: <a href="VR-1104.pdf">Happy Holidays</a> (<a href="VR-1104.pdf">VR Nov-Dec 04</a>)
Scene: <a href="VR-0804.pdf">Summertime fun</a> (<a href="VR-0804.pdf">VR Aug 04</a>)
Scene: <a href="VR-1004.pdf">That old neighborhood of mine</a> (<a href="VR-1004.pdf">VR Oct 04</a>)
Scene: <a href="volume_1/v1_05.html">The making of Nancy's cove</a> (VMRJ 15 Jan 04)
Layouts
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Creating: <a href="VR-0505.pdf">A Pair of Museum Layouts</a> (<a href="VR-0505.pdf">VR May-June 05</a>)
Creating: <a href="volume_1/Clear_Lake_2.html">Clear Lake Lumber Company, part 2</a> (VMRJ 1 Mar 04)
Creating: <a href="VR-1104.pdf">Let's get on the shelf: Creating a shelf layout in Trainz</a> (<a href="VR-1104.pdf">VR Nov-Dec 04</a>)
Creating: <a href="VR-1004.pdf">Small is beautiful: Introducing Ventnor Station route for Trainz</a> (<a href="VR-1004.pdf">VR Oct 04</a>)
Creating: <a href="VR-0804.pdf">This land is your land: John D'Angelo's United Central Railroad</a> (<a href="VR-0804.pdf">VR Aug 04</a>)
Creating: <a href="volume_1/ta.html">Traction action</a> (VMRJ 15 May 04)
Interchanges: <a href="volume_1/nej.html">Down by the depot at Northeastern Junction</a> (VMRJ 1 Apr 04)
Overview: <a href="volume_1/v1_03.html">Rich Blake's Clear Lake Lumber Company</a> (VMRJ 1 Jan 04)
Planning: <a href="volume_1/b&ml.html">A short line of distinction</a> (VMRJ 15 Apr 04)
Planning: <a href="VR-0804.pdf">Clear Lake Lumber Company, part 4</a> (<a href="VR-0804.pdf">VR Aug 04</a>)
Planning: <a href="volume_1/GWR_p1.html">God's Wonderful Railway, part 1</a> (VMRJ 1 May 04)
Planning: <a href="VR-1004.pdf">Project: The West Side Lumber Company</a> (<a href="VR-1004.pdf">VR Oct 04</a>)
Planning: <a href="VR-0904.pdf">Rocky Ridge Mine: A modular industry design concept</a> (<a href="VR-0904.pdf">VR Sep 04</a>)
Signal box: <a href="volume_1/tibx.html">Thinking inside the box</a> (VMRJ 1 May 04)
Terminal: <a href="VR-0704.pdf">Central Terminal: Using illusion to make an underground station</a> (<a href="VR-0704.pdf">VR Jul 04</a>)
Tracks: <a href="volume_1/tracks.html">Tracks to expand your railroad world</a> (VMRJ 15 Mar 04)
Reviews
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Book: <a href="VR-1104.pdf">By the El</a> (<a href="VR-1104.pdf">VR Nov-Dec 04</a>)
Layout: <a href="volume_1/ski_trip.html">New England ski trip</a> [Boston to Portland] (VMRJ 15 Mar 04)
Layout: <a href="VR-0505.pdf">Tramming in Amsterdam</a> (<a href="VR-0505.pdf">VR May-June 05</a>)
Locomotive: <a href="VR-1004.pdf">Shane Permann's UP 9000 4-12-2 locomotives</a> (<a href="VR-1004.pdf">VR Oct 04</a>)
Object: <a href="volume_1/bascule_review.html">Vulcan’s bascule bridge</a> (VMRJ 1 Mar 04)
Railroad: <a href="volume_1/v1_01.html">SR&RL 2-foot gauge simulation for Trainz</a> (VMRJ 1 Jan 04)
Rolling stock: <a href="volume_1/carbuilders.html">Car Builders' Cyclopedia Of American Practice</a> (VMRJ 15 May 04)
Software: <a href="VR-0804.pdf">Where IS that car? Using TrainzObjectz to organize your rolling stock</a> (<a href="VR-0804.pdf">VR Aug 04</a>)
Operations
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LARS: <a href="volume_1/LARS.html">Moving your freight with LARS</a> (VMRJ 15 Mar 04)
Logging: <a href="VR-0804.pdf">Virtual West Side Lumber Company, part 4</a> (<a href="VR-0804.pdf">VR Aug 04</a>)
Operating: <a href="VR-0505.pdf">The Razorback Railway</a> (<a href="VR-0505.pdf">VR May-June 05</a>)
Planning: <a href="VR-0704.pdf">Clear Lake Lumber Company, part 3: Track planning for operations</a> (<a href="VR-0704.pdf">VR Jul 04</a>)
Planning: <a href="VR-0904.pdf">Cookie builds a doughnut empire</a> (<a href="VR-0904.pdf">VR Sep 04</a>)
Programming Portals: <a href="VR-0305.pdf">George's Gorge Basic Edition</a> (<a href="VR-0305.pdf">VR Mar-Apr 05</a>)
Software: <a href="VR-0904.pdf">Build a switch list generator with Excel</a> (<a href="VR-0904.pdf">VR Sep 04</a>)
Software: <a href="VR-0804.pdf">Waybills on the Black Canyon</a> (<a href="VR-0804.pdf">VR Aug 04</a>)
Software: <a href="VR-0804.pdf">Where IS that car? Using TrainzObjectz to organize your rolling stock</a> (<a href="VR-0804.pdf">VR Aug 04</a>)
Prototype data
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Industry: <a href="VR-0305.pdf">Barrel Springs Sawmill</a> (<a href="VR-0305.pdf">VR Mar-Apr 05</a>)
Railroad: <a href="prototype/GWR_archive.html">The Great Western Archive web site</a> (VMRJ 1 May 04)
Right of way: <a href="prototype/sf.html">Shelburne Falls: New England railroad town</a> (VMRJ 1 Apr 04)
Rolling stock: <a href="volume_1/carbuilders.html">Car Builders' Cyclopedia Of American Practice</a> (VMRJ 15 May 04)
Rolling stock: <a href="prototype/sfc_n10.html">Shelburne Falls & Colrain combine number 10</a> (VMRJ 1 Apr 04)
Rolling stock: <a href="prototype/ttx_data.html">TTX modeling data</a> (15 Apr 04)
Creating content
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Layout: <a href="volume_1/Clear_Lake_2.html">Clear Lake Lumber Company, part 2</a> (VMRJ 1 Mar 04)
Layout: <a href="volume_1/ta.html">Traction action</a> (VMRJ 15 May 04)
Locomotives: <a href="VR-0704.pdf">Maine 2-foot narrow gauge locomotives</a> (<a href="VR-0704.pdf">VR Jul 04</a>)
Sharing content
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Presentation: <a href="volume_1/panorama.html">Panoramas: Present your Trainz creations on the web</a> (VMRJ 1 Mar 04)
Presentation: <a href="volume_1/v1_08.html">Using Trainz for 3D presentations</a> (VMRJ 1 Feb 04)
Screen shots: <a href="volume_1/let_there_be_light.html">Let there be light</a> (VMRJ 15 Feb 04)
Screen shots: <a href="manage_screenshots.html">Managing screen shots</a> (VMRJ 15 Mar 04)
Trainzers: <a href="VR-0305.pdf">Remodeling the Model Railroad Club</a> (<a href="VR-0305.pdf">VR Mar-Apr 05</a>)
Paint Shed
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<a href="BT-PaintShed.pdf">Basic Paint Shed</a> by Colin McKinney
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Special topics
Articles
<a href="BT-Forum1.pdf">Using the Forum, Part 1</a> by Colin McKinney
<a href="BT-Forum2.pdf">Using the Forum, Part 2</a> by Colin McKinney
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Groups: <a href="VR-0305.pdf">Remodeling the Model Railroad Club</a> (<a href="VR-0305.pdf">VR Mar-Apr 05</a>)
LARS: <a href="volume_1/LARS.html">Moving your freight with LARS</a> (VMRJ 15 Mar 04)
Presentation: <a href="volume_1/panorama.html">Panoramas: Present your Trainz creations on the web</a> (VMRJ 1 Mar 04)
Presentation: <a href="volume_1/v1_08.html">Using Trainz for 3D presentations</a> (VMRJ 1 Feb 04)
Reenactment: <a href="volume_1/casey.html">Casey Jones, the legend, the man, the facts</a> (VMRJ 1 Apr 04)
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