Re: BakerCity SVRy station in the Sim

Afraid not! Although I love the real thing, very few of us got to experience it. I rode steam as a kid with my conductor Dad on the NP, and have run, fired, and repaired steam myself at museums.
Recreating a slice of the past in the simulator, at least for me is a nice change from tourist trains. I've also built some very nice model railroads in HO, N, and G.
Let's see now; In HO, Baker to Sumpter is 1860' long, kind of a big building! Now, if we tear out Mason dam, and rob Bill Gates fortune, we could relay the real SVRy in total.
In the Sim, I can make realistic scenery, and yes, it comes across much better in 3D motion with full accurate sound. With DEM data, the topography is very accurate, and the grades are correct if you do your research right. Running to Sumpter with the 4, a big 2-6-0 that Sumpter had, requires a water stop at Boulder Gorge tank, or you run out of water. If you wish, you can even fire the engine, using virtually all the controls of the real thing, and the physics are quite good. It is real time, so a quick run is about 2 hours.
Switching is quite challenging, and can be done like the original, especially, working from 1930's conductor reports from the SVRy.
It may seem like a cartoon, but it is a very good simulation, historically accurate, and the only way you'll ever see the 2-6-6-2's running through Boulder Gorge, OLC Climax 105 hauling big pine logs, or the 50 pulling the passenger train.