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What would be your choice of locomotives?
Posted by
Anonymous
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Fri, May 28 2004 10:22 AM
If I were Bill Gates (a known rail fan- he can afford to rent real trains for vacations) I'd want some locomotives on my MSTS different from what is on there now.
For example, I'd like to see an accurate depiction of a GG1. The route is there- the NEC- but the locomotive is not. I know, I know, the MSTS designers miked and photo'd live, operating locomotives... but if you're Bill Gates and own most of the known universe (or known cyberspace) can't someone pull some strings, or a GG1 out of a museum, run the pantograph up to a line, and catch the noise it makes? How hard is it to photograph and model the inside of the thing?
I'd dearly love to see a Big Boy simulation, too.
Someday I'm a gonna decrypt the editor instructions into plain English and simulate the NHRR between New Haven and Old Saybrook... because it ran through my hometown.
What locomotives would you most want to see simulated?
Erik
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Posted by
Allen Jenkins
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Fri, May 28 2004 10:41 AM
SCL GP16's, GEU18B, U25B, U30B, if you surf the links pages on train, and Trainz sim websites, you'll find most everything. Some are mor detailed than others, and "re-skins" are the norm, for custom content. Gmax, available from Discreet is all that's needed to create your own content at http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax . Enjoy your virtual motive power! ACJ.
Allen/Backyard
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Sat, May 29 2004 9:17 PM
I would love the former Wisconsin Central route (now CN) between Chicago and Antioch. The locomotives would be a set of Wisconsin Central SD45s (with the beautiful Nathan P3 in A#), the some Wisconsin Central F45s, and a set of Metra F40PHs and passenger cars so I can do the north Central Service. I would also like a set of freight cars from the WC and CN. And I would create an activity called "Celebration Train" to celebrate the fake reprise of the Wisconsin Central, wich would have become its own company again. And I would like to have fake signs on some areas of the route that say "CN horns are really bad sounding".
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Posted by
TrainFreak409
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Sun, Jun 6 2004 7:03 PM
I would like to see Union Pacific's #80 Coal Turbine!
[8]TrainFreak409[8]
Scott
- Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern
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Posted by
guilfordrr
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Mon, Jun 7 2004 6:16 PM
1. The Darjeeling-Himalaya "toy train"
2. Big Boy
3. Some sort of trolley or interurban
4. Hiawatha
5. Flying Yankee
6. American 4-4-0
7. Shay, Climax, or Hiesler
8. Alco PA-1
9. GG1
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Posted by
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Mon, Jun 7 2004 7:14 PM
Okay, saying #80 didn't exactly cover it all. But now that there are lists appearing, here's mine.
1)Union Pacific's #80 Coal Turbine
2)Union Pacific's Veranda Turbine
3)Union Pacific's Steam Turbine
4)The Centipede, Pennsy preferably
5)Pennsy's S2 Turbine
6)Pennsy's Q1, and Q2
7)Any form of a garratt locomotive
8)Texas's 2-10-10-2
9)Triplex
10)Union Pacific's 2-12-4. Or was is 4-12-2?
11)C&O's M1 Turbine
12)The Jawn Henry
13)Pennsy's T1 Duplex
14)4 Truck Shay
15)The ACE 3000
And I am sure there is more.[:D]
[8]TrainFreak409[8]
Scott
- Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern
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Posted by
passengerfan
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Mon, Jun 7 2004 8:54 PM
I would settle for a Alco PA - PB - PA in Warbonnet pulling the CHIEF say over Raton Pass to Albuquerque. Or the same set pulling the CHIEF over Cajon say L. A. to Barstow.
Or how about PA - PB - PA on the SHASTA DAYLIGHT between Eugene and Redding
Another possibility that would offer variety would be either a EMD E7A or EMD F3 A B set operating the INTERNATIONAL Seattle to Vancouver.
A-B-A set of CP FP9A - F9B - FP9A pulling the CANADIAN between Lake Louise and Kamloops.
RDC-3 in PG&E or BCR operating between N. Vancouver and Lillooet.
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Sat, Jun 12 2004 8:05 PM
There are lots
1. ANY logging steam locomotive. Heislers, Shays, Climaxes, small mallets, anything
2. A big boy or a challenger series(any of them, 1 and up). I'd love to take a challenger up sherman hill
3. The Brittish Mallard, the world speed holder for a steam locomotive
4. The Hiawatha, both the 4-4-2 and the 4-6-4(which has unoficially claimed to be even faster than the Mallard)
5. The Royal Canadian Hudson
6. The UP Veranda Turbine
7. UP 4-12-2
8. A Crampton
9. A UP, DRGW, or SP Mikado
10. Any Alco diesel, particularaly a RS-3
11. A consolidated
12. Baldwin "shark nose"
13. A Baldwin VO-1000
14. A GG1
and a load of others.
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Thu, Jul 15 2004 3:56 PM
Any Norfolk and Western steam engine
Conrails SD80MAC
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Sat, Jul 17 2004 8:28 AM
The british A4 Mallard is available from 3D trainstuff. It's under the UJ section, along with an awfull lot of other rare britich and American stuff! I sugest you all go have a looksie! :oD
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Wed, Jul 21 2004 6:10 AM
A lot of the engines listed are on train-sim.com
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Posted by
kevarc
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Wed, Jul 21 2004 10:05 AM
For British stuff, go to www.uktrainsim.com.
Kevin Arceneaux Mining Engineer, Penn State 1979
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