In computer science, there are only two hard problems: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors.

In the end, you only regret the chances you didn’t take.

One of these days I’m gunna climb that mountain

Questions are easy, it is the answers that are hard

A blind, mechanical, unrecognisable orgy that no pen could ever suggest

I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I’m going to blame you.

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge — Stephen Hawking #RIP

Poor planning on your part does not necessitate an emergency on mine. — Bob Carter;

He is all of them. And he is one of us.

Nobody notices what I do until I don’t do it

Quantity has a quality all of its own — Joseph Stalin

Should I shut up now?

Society has become so fake that the truth actually bothers people.

For all that they did, and for all they were never able to do, we remember. Lest We Forget

Just because I disagree with you, does not mean I hate you. We need to relearn that in society.

Working on it …

They can’t even. They lose all ability to can.

Code is poetry

The grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side of the fence, but there is also always cow shit in the grass somewhere

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third works — Alan J. Perlis

ASAP means As Soon As Possible, not Right &#^ing Now!

Dumb as a bucket of rocks

We have met the enemy, and he is us.

So dumb he can’t fart and chew gum at the same time — Lyndon Johnson, on Ford

« Badger, Badger, Badger! »

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one? — Abraham Lincoln

A person is smart, people are stupid

If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission — Grace Hopper

Perseverance, the secret of all triumphs — Victor Hugo

A person is smart, people are stupid. — Agent K

« Beware the Dark Forest »

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is — Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut

You can never have enough of too much

We are so creative that when we have no problems, we invent them. — Augusto Cury

Could’a, would’a, should’a … that’s me

« A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP — Leonard Nimoy aka Spock »

Razorback Railway

Jenolan 28 April 2020

These files only work on TRS2004 & TRS2006. They will not work with any other version of Trainz.
Larry Lewis aka Jenolan

RBR is now officially dead, Trainz since TRS2004 is Activity unfriendly and using Sessions is a PITA. Also, even DLS content that shows as totally valid fails when running session that are also on the DLS. Too Bad, So Sad. Blog post (click).

The list of downloads below relate to TRS2004 (preferred) and TRS2006 download and enjoy if you are able.

Click the relevant zip collection of Norm's Activities since the compendium was issued (ie LOC25 thru LOC58).

The deadman button to press is F8 (that's function key 8)

LocoOne (Norm Guy) Scenarios not on DVD

These are the scenarios Norm wrote after the DVD was created. Rest easy Norm.

TRS2004 LOC25-58

TRS2006 LOC25-58

Installing TRS2004 Windows 10/11

In order to run TRS2004 (or TRS2006) on the latest windows you need to perform a few changes to the ‘EXE' files that run Trainz.

Go to C:\program files (x86)\Auran\TRS2004 with windows explorer
Right Click on TRS2004.exe
Click in the ‘Compatibility' tab
Select ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for:'
In the drop down select “Windows XP (Service Pack 3)
Click the ‘Run this program as an administrator'
Click ‘OK'

The ‘Configure Trainz' option needs fiddling as well. This is what works for me, you may need to twiddle the settings from one to another and restart multiple times to have the launcher work.

Use OpenGL
Display resolution 1024×768
Bit Depth 32

RBR Compendium

The Compendium is no longer available as a DVD due to cost issues. You can download it here, the DVD artwork is also available to print onto your DVD if desired.