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I bet some of you should've expected me to build Norfolk Southern's Delaware & Hudson heritage unit. And on top of that, this is my first time using Vibrant Visuals for anything Minecraft related.

Credits to CraftyFoxe for the SD70ACe design

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"Through America's Dairyland"

Milwaukee Road S-3 No. 260 leads a westbound manifest across the rural countryside of Wisconsin.

Models and Route by: K&L Trainz, Trainz-Forge, Auran, and Download Station

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There are two reasons why I chose to draw this locomotive:

It was in response to the 614's move to Strasburg as part of its restoration to operating condition.

Said locomotive carries the number of my birthday which is today.

Refrence Image: https://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3665806

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So far, this is my longest Minecraft train build, the Southern Pacific Coast Daylight. While the entire consist isn't shown, I have taken screenshots of the locomotive and coaches that make up the train. Although I could've used GS-4 No. 4449 for this build, but I wanted to do something different and use the GS-2 instead. The consist itself is inspired by the train's configuration from this site: https://spdaylight.net/Consist.html

The GS-2 and Daylight coaches were modified/updated from Craftyfoxe's GS-4 and Daylight coach tutorials so credits to him.

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"Heavy Duty Electrcity"

Virginian Railway EL-2B No. 125 tugs a heavy eastbound coal train toward Roanoke, VIrginia on a humid summer afternoon.

Models and Route by: Pweiser: K&L Trainz, Auran, and Download Station

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I'll have to admit it, I've been holding off on doing a drawing of this as it would be a complex beast to draw. But at the same time, I wanted to set myself up to the challenge of drawing the Milwaukee Road EP-3 "Quill" and have finally done so.

Reference Image: https://www.loco-info.com/data/photos/Milwaukee_Road_EP3.jpg

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In case if you don't know what "CUT" means, its the Cleveland Union Terminal, the passenger station that these electrics pulled trains into and out of there.

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"Off the the Big Apple"

New Haven EF-3 No. 158 leads a southbound manifest to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York where the train will be handed over the Pennsylvania Railroad via a railcar float barge.

Models and Route By: Pweiser, Trainz Forge, Auran, and Download Station

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"Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" - The final words of David A. Johnston

Beginning in March 1980, a series of seismic and volcanic acitivties were taking place in and around Mount St. Helens, a stratovolcano in Skamania County, Washington. As time continued onward into April and May, a bulge on the northern slope would grow due to an injection of magma at shallow depth below the mountain. Also within that time, people who were living within the danger zone such as in the Spirit Lake area would be given the order to evacuate but also provide them time to gather as much items as possible.

On May 18th 1980 at 8:32 AM, it happened. First, a magnitude-5.1 earthquake triggered a massive landslide tearing off a large chunk of the mountain, this would be one of the largest landslides in recorded history. Then, an ash cloud would rise to about 70,000 feet into the heavens above with Pyroclastic Flows devouring everything within their five mile paths, from entire forests and wildlife to cars, houses, and people who were close by.

The eruption would become the worst volcanic eruption in American History. While Mt. St. Helens has had some eruptions before, this one would be the most well documented of the volcano's eruptions. A total of 57 people were killed in the eruption, among the deceased includes 30-year-old USGS volcanologist David A. Johnston, 83-year-old businesssman Harry R. Truman, and 48-year-old photographer Robert Landsburg. Out of all the 57 people who perished in the erupton, only 26 of the bodies have been found, the remaining 31 bodies were never found and still remain missing to this day.

After the eruption ended, the surrounding landscape had been turned into a hellish wasteland with dead trees laying everywhere, a stark contrast to what it was prior. In fact, the 39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter stated that the moon looked like a golf course in comparison to the devastation caused by the volcano. And as for the mountain itself, its summit was replaced by a giant horsehoe-shaped crater.

The total cost of damage done by the eruption would end up being about $1 billion (or $3,881,055,825.24 in 2025 currency) having a huge effect on timber, farming and fishing industries within the region. The Summit of Mt St. Helens was owned by the Northern Pacific Railroad which would end up under ownership of the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970. After the volcano blew up, the BN would donate the land to the government in exchange for land elsewhere, the end result would be the formation of the Mount St Helens National Volcanic Mounument.

Despite the damage that has been done by the volcano, the surrounding region has since begun it's gradual recovery as new trees and plants would be growing in place of the original vegetation. The ash from the volcano, despite being hot and toxic at first, would be used to regrow new crops thanks to sporting essential nutrients. Wildlife living in the region prior to the eruption has also made their return to reclaim their homes.

But the 1980 eruption wouldn't be the last one, for a series of smaller and less violent eruptions would take place in the following years. And then from October 2004 to January 2008, volcanic activity took place forming a large lava dome in the center of the crater, though it wouldn't be tall enough to rise above the crater. Today, the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens continues to remain not only the deadliest and costliest volcanic eruption in modern U.S. history, but also has made the mountain one of the world's most famous volcanoes, being up there in the ranks of Mount Vesuvius, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mauna Loa, Mount Tambora, Krakatoa, Yellowstone, and some others to name a few.

This illustration was made in rememberance of the 57 people who lost their lives in the eruption, may they rest in peace.

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The day has finally come at last, my graduation from Salt Lake Community College. Despite some struggles and delays here and there, the train has finally arrived at this station. But the journey doesn’t end there.

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"Bluegrass Bustle"

Louisville & Nashville M-1 "Big Emma" No. 1956 rumbles through a scenic landscape in Eastern Kentucky with a heavy westbound freight train heading for St. Louis, Missouri.

Models and Route by: Trainz Forge, Auran, and Download Station

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Here's something classic and colorful, an EMD E4 in the Seaboard Air Line's "Citrus" Scheme.

Reference Image: https://www.american-rails.com/images/30058u225ki2582409282068.jpg

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Much of the diesels i've denn building in Minecraft are six-axle units, so here's a four-axle diesel, and EMD GP9 in the Southern Pacific Black Widow scheme, that I have finish building recently. This was made using CraftyFoxe's Pioneer PREX GP20 tutorial so credits to him.

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"Rocky Mountain Doubleheader"

Canadian National U1F No. 6060 and Canadian Pacific H1E No. 2860 lead the Great Canadian Steam Excursion train across the Rocky Mountains towards Jasper, Alberta.

Models and Route by: K&L Trainz, MS Railcorp, Auran, and Download Station

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I've thought about doing a drawing of this since I drew NYC L-3A "Mohawk" No. 3001 back in October 2024, so here is a sketch of a New York Central S1B "Niagara".

Reference Image: https://www.american-rails.com/images/78o12094923572637572768026073908.jpg

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Getting into building Chesapeake & Ohio stuff, here is the T-1 class 2-10-4 No. 3000, the lead locomotive of the class. Credit goes to CraftyFoxe for the original C&O Kanawha and PM N-1 designs.

C&O Kanawha tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV1xlMv2S4o

PM N-1 tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi_CpNMwW7o

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"Clearance To Pass"

Amtrak SDP40Fs No. 500 and 520 lead train No. 7, the Westbound Empire Builder, towards Seattle while Burlington Northern GP5s No. 1365 and 1350 (Ex-Great Northern GP9s No. 915 and No. 900) with a string of bulkheads carrying lumber wait for the train to pass by.

Models and Route by: The Switchback, The Terminal, Jointed Rail, Auran, and Download Station