Mods / 1920s

• DDM&G - Mesa 1928by Dark DerbyIntroducing my first released layout! A proper home for the DM&G rolling stock fleet--the Mesa Yards in the spring of 1928. Hidden in the shadows of Grand Mesa, the largest flattop mountain in the world, Mesa’s still the same dirt-road, wooden-cabin sort of town it was when the railroad arrived i...5.8k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• 00-6-0 Saddle Tanksby Dark DerbyBehind every great man is a great woman, behind every great general is a great army, and behind every great hundred-car freight train or stainless-steel streamliner is the great little saddle tank that got it all ready. This pack salutes those modest engines with a pair that can stand in for the...3.7k downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
• DDenver, Mesa & Gunnison No. 223by Dark DerbyAs the DM&G expanded operations in the 1920s, the need arose for a heavy-duty, mixed-traffic locomotive. Not only did it have to be powerful enough for coal and ore drags through the mountains, it had to have a lower-than-usual center of gravity to safely handle some of the sharp curves on the br...3.3k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDenver, Mesa & Gunnison Boxcar (Early)by Dark DerbyTypical of its era, wood boxcars like this carried any and all freight shipped on the DM&G. These boxcars also carried the earliest version of the DM&G's "Mountain" logo, which would be revised and updated several times into the 1970s.3.3k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• GGreat Northern No. 1355by Dark DerbyBased on Great Northern No. 1355, built as a 4-6-0 in 1909, rebuilt as a 4-6-2 in 1924, and currently displayed at the Milwaukee Road Shops Historic District in Sioux City, Iowa. I've got a few more Pacific Northwest liveries (mostly Great Northern and Northern Pacific) in the pipeline, so watch...3.3k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• DDM&G Ka 223 Tenderby Dark DerbyThe tenders for the DM&G's K class, unlike the engines themselves, changed very little throughout their service life. They were painted with both the "Rocky Air Line" passenger lettering and the "King of the Rockies" freight logo to reflect the engines' mixed-traffic versatility.3.2k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDenver, Mesa & Gunnison Ore Hopperby Dark DerbyFrom the start, the DM&G's bread and butter was mining. Dozens of "jimmy" hoppers like this rolled from the mines around Grand Junction to customers along the main line, loaded with just about anything that came out of the ground in Colorado: coal, copper, silver claims the Rio Grande hadn't stak...3.1k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• GGreat Northern Tenderby Dark DerbyThe tender for my Great Northern Flyer.3.1k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• DDM&G Pullman (Prewar)by Dark DerbyIn 1916, the DM&G began repainting their passenger cars into a more modern olive green, out of the red that had been used since the railroad's founding. It looked good on its own and went especially well with the passenger locomotive livery rolled out in 1923.3.0k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDM&G Boxcar (Prewar)by Dark DerbyThe DM&G began using steel-sheathed wood boxcars like this one in 1929, to replace their aging wooden fleet. A few those were even rebuilt into these, especially once the Depression hit and the DM&G put new car orders on hold.2.9k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDenver, Mesa & Gunnison No. 26by Dark DerbyIn 1923, the DM&G introduced an elegant new scheme for its passenger locomotives. Harkening back to the first five engines on the line, these new engines wore white-and-purple pinstriping and dark green boiler jackets; only slight differences from the freight engines, but differences a trained ey...2.8k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDM&G Hopper (Prewar)by Dark DerbyAs the ore jimmies of the 1890s began to show their age, the DM&G retired them in favor of larger, all-steel hoppers. This is a typical example, built in 1932 of a design the railroad had been ordering since 1926. Some of these would still be hard at work into the 1960s and '70s.2.8k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDM&G No. 26 Tenderby Dark DerbyNo. 26's tender boasts distinctive Rocky Air Line lettering and, to separate it from the freight livery, a subtle purple accent on the striping and lettering. Repainted DM&G passenger engines could still be identified by the high-set "Denver, Mesa & Gunnison" lettering seen here, which stayed eve...2.8k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDenver, Mesa & Gunnison No. 22by Dark DerbyBeginning around 1909, the DM&G began taking new engines in a simple black livery, in stark contrast to the vivid red and gold of their first five. No. 22, a Baldwin engine from 1910, is typical of the time. It served as a versatile freight engine through the Depression and both world wars, endin...2.8k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDM&G No. 22 Tenderby Dark DerbyThe tender for DM&G No. 22, displaying the railroad's signature wraparound striping.2.7k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDenver, Mesa & Gunnison No. 442by Dark DerbyOne of the biggest gambles the DM&G ever took was the adoption of electric traction. Long tunnels and steep grades on the main line had been trouble since the beginning, patched up with extra sand on the locomotives and special oxygen masks for the crews. But the success of electrification on Nor...2.4k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• ((WIP) Keystone Harborby Dark DerbySometimes you just gotta get away, head to the coast! See the sights (factories), take in the sound of the waves (and factories), the smell of saltwater! (and factory runoff) Welcome to Keystone Harbor, one of those countless harbors that dotted the eastern seaboard in the first half of the twent...2.2k downloadsupdated 18 mo ago
• GGreat Northern X-1510by Dark DerbySeason's greetings! And a quick upload for the holidays. X-1510 was built at the ALCO Brooks Works in 1927, and is one of quite a few ex-GN plows still in service for the BNSF. It's currently numbered BN972561 and is stationed in Wenatchee, Washington, paired with ex-BN F7B no. BN972577. Comes wi...2.0k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• OOrient Express Dining Carby Dark DerbyAlongside its luxurious sleeping cars, the Orient Express served the finest cuisine you could get on a train anywhere. For a sample, the first dinner served on the train: oysters, soup with Italian pasta, turbot with green sauce, chicken ‘à la chasseur’, fillet of beef with ‘château’ potatoes, ‘c...1.8k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• OOrient Express Baggage Carby Dark DerbyPart of the world-famous Orient Express, one or two baggage cars like this would be coupled on for the long journey from Paris to various points in southeastern Europe. This one displays the striking crest of Compagnies Internationale des Wagons-lits (CIWL), the operator of the Express.1.8k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• OOrient Express Sleeping Carby Dark DerbyForming the bulk of the famous Orient Express, these sleeping cars--usually six to a train--were some of the first sleeping to enter service in Europe. By the 1930s, they were renowned as the very pinnacle of comfort, rivaling some of Europe's finest hotels. Even today, over a decade after the la...1.8k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• OOrient Express Lounge Carby Dark DerbyAs the Orient Express traveled from Paris to Istanbul, its passengers had beautiful lounge cars like this at their disposal to socialize, sample drinks, solve murders, and all other manner of pursuits befitting the European bourgeoisie.1.8k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• GGN Snowplow Tender (Berkshire)by Dark DerbyOne of two tender options for my Great Northern snowplow livery. Like most of the plow liveries on the Workshop, I used the Berkshire tender as a close match to the stock plow tender.1.8k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• GGN Snowplow Tender (KA)by Dark DerbyThe Great Northern snowplow and matching Berkshire tender had been sitting on my hard drive for about a year, but this KA tender was made just today. Awhile back I'd noticed that the KA tender goes really well with the rotary plow, so now I've finally done a livery to show that off.1.7k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• KKKstB 310.23by Dark DerbyIf you played the original Microsoft Train Simulator, this next set of liveries might be familiar to you. Or read Agatha Christie. Or seen the many movies set on this train. Or played The Last Express. The point is, few trains are as famous as the Orient Express, which I've chosen to head up with...1.4k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• KKKstB 310.23 Tenderby Dark DerbyThe tender for kkStB No. 310.23.1.3k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• NNord Railway 38.232by Dark DerbyAs an alternate engine for my Orient Express set, consider this engine, a fairly standard representative of the Chemins de Fer du Nord (or Nord for short). The Nord has its share of glamorous luxury trains, famously the Orient Express and the joint Golden Arrow/Fleche d'Or with Great Britain's So...1.2k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• NNord Railway Tenderby Dark DerbyThe tender for Nord 38.232. Incidentally, that number doesn't fit the Nord numbering structure at all. Might have to fix that.1.2k downloadsupdated 5 y ago

28 1920s mods, most downloaded first. Each one has its own page here with what it needs to run and where its author publishes it; the files themselves stay with the author and are never re-hosted on this site.