The metro liner cab car is not electric it just a amfleet car with a small cab in it so the diesel or electric locomotive can be controlled.Tri rail is all Diesel ..
I Agree too much complaining about not having the whole route.I figured before hand that they wouldnt do the whole route..And matt did say in the stream that they adding some more industry freight branches on the south end later, so in theory they gave tri rail passenger and they giving us a decent amount of freight switching that people been asking for vs just point a to b freight runs. Plus im tired of folks dogging on US content especially freight ...tired of ppl saying it boring etc or that US freight too hard to operate people too impatient to wait 10 to 12 min for the brakes to fully release ,or it boring going 18 25 mph up and down the steep grades , sorry thats the way it is in real life a mile or more long US freight train is not the bullet train .it takes skill and patience to get these trains across the lines..and no one understands that freight is the dominant rail operation in USA .and could be why US routes dont sell as well bet if more quality freight DLC and routes were added ppl would open their wallets or more US players would get into TSW.
My complaint is that there are still no safety systems in the cargo transportation industry. It's like someone stole a piece of the game from you.
I bought the santa fe pak day one, and when i saw it i thought oh no this is not going to be well ,they did make it better after all the complaints.i have the GP60m pak as well and it sad they just re did it from C40 8 w..again just makes more dissent on US content,,i hope they do better with the SP Hayden branch but im not getting my hopes up too high..that why we really do need more 3rd partys that will be dedicated and make effort to create some really great US freight orgive us some passenger equipment we really want that,DTG will never touch. As far as the snoot nose BNSF sd40 2 it neat and adamovic hopefully will make it well but we do need more differnet power like GP40 2 for local freight switching new skins how about a GP40 2 in CSX NS UP BNSF skins .
the problem with the safety systems on US freight, is They use PTC and its very complicated system to impliment in TSW before PTC the safety system was the alertor it would just beep every so many seconds and you had to do a function in the locomotive to stop it or they have a bar you would hit with your hand to show that you were still awake and alert .ialso on some rr they had slightly diifferent procedures or systems and most of the more detailed safety systems were on lines that have a lot of passenger and freight traffic.. and in the game on routes or engines the safety system alertor dont work right or at all or cant be heard when you go in camera mode to switch in a yard ..
my dream come true in terms of freight would be the BNSF AC4400CW with proper sounds and BNSF targeted internal (in-cab) and external modifications (e.g., number boards above the windshield instead of on the nose)
