Route Amtrak Pacific Surfliner

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  1. timbrown#2725

    timbrown#2725 Member

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    Is it possible to recreate the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner route but shortened due to the line being too long I'd say LA Union Station to Oceanside Station with stations as follow:

    LA Union Station
    Fullerton
    Anahiem
    Santa Ana
    Irvine
    San Juan Capistrano
    San Clamente Pier
    Oceanside


    The Pacific Surfliner is a 350-mile (560 km) passenger train service serving the communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo.

    Trainsets used for regular service are composed from a fleet of 52 bi-level Surfliner coaches (39 owned by Amtrak and 13 by Caltrans), plus nine leased Amtrak Superliner long-distance coaches modified for push-pull operation. These Superliner's are called flex cars, as they can be used for additional business class or coach seating, depending on the demand.

    Also the engines used are Siemens Chargers new to Amtrak and slowly becoming the new road engines for them
     

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  2. -_-LivvuAurora-_-

    -_-LivvuAurora-_- Well-Known Member

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    Siemens Charger locomotive is an instant buy for me.
     
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  3. jedi247

    jedi247 Well-Known Member

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    This is a must for me. Plus, we'd get BNSF freight layered on (or included with) the route, Coaster Commuter Rail (also with SC44s) from Oceanside-San Diego (if that section is included or added as a DLC extension), and Metrolink on parts of the route (F125 and F59PHI from Metrolink Routes layered onto this one). Also, Amtrak's older P42DC Genesis would be a perfect loco to add as a DLC.
     
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  4. ehz0689

    ehz0689 Well-Known Member

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    You're the hundreth person to suggest this
     
  5. timbrown#2725

    timbrown#2725 Member

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    Yesssss I love it
     
  6. timbrown#2725

    timbrown#2725 Member

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    Yes we all would love to have it evidently.
     
  7. timbrown#2725

    timbrown#2725 Member

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    rmarulli#5039 New Member

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    Yes would love to see the SD-Oceanside Coaster
     
  9. NSMotherSlug#881

    NSMotherSlug#881 Active Member

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    Just a Head's up on Am-Trak for you

    Owned and Operated by Union Pacific Not Am-Trash I mean Am-Trak. If a line would be made in-game Metrolink own's and operates more trackage than Am-Trash in California, Am-Trash only owns a total of 623 miles in all the United States the rest of trackage is owned by Major Freight Railroads. Am-Trak uses a share treaty to run on Freight owned trackage mainly meaning Am-Trak pay's the Freight Railroads Money to service on their lines. Am-Trak's major owned lines are in Chicago and Boston as well as Philadelphia.
     
  10. timbrown#2725

    timbrown#2725 Member

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    Yea I know so they would need both UP and BNSF permission since they use their rails
     
  11. LuFeDuTi

    LuFeDuTi Member

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    I realize why we don't have the full or separate Route. Getting a license is a pain, which is why you don't see many American routes, which are my only favorites. You see more European routes. Europe seems to be winning on many routes.
     
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    razmatus#2517 Well-Known Member

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    where can I sign this :D
     
  13. planevan#7914

    planevan#7914 New Member

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    This route could also be layered with the metrolink Orange County line
     
  14. pleasewait

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    yeah its gonoby cool but i want F59PHI
     
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  15. LuFeDuTi

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    I hope no problems because they were all purchased by Chicago Metra unless they had the Amtrak paint of EMD F59PHI before being purchased by Chicago Metra. But I would like to see that locomotive since it is the real one that started the Pacific Surfliner without leaving behind the GE P42DC and GE P32-8BWH. The EMD F59PHI have the sounds of Metrolink EMD F59PH uses the same engine
     
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  16. lacky#9009

    lacky#9009 Active Member

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    560km?! Its a Great route but it will have to be cut somewhere.
     
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  17. LuFeDuTi

    LuFeDuTi Member

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    I was able to watch the full video of the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Head End DVD it's like 2 CD Parts If they ever make that Route, one idea would be from Los Angeles Union Station to Anaheim as a DLC, then from Anaheim to Oceanside as another DLC, ending with Oceanside to San Diego as another DLC. Since it's a long route, it's better to cut it into 3 parts. It's the only solution I see. It's just an idea
     
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