Route Chicago’s Metra

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  1. surfliner457

    surfliner457 New Member

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    Chicago Metro would be another fun add-on to train some world! There’s many different routes to explore along with Metros, diverse fleet of locomotives and Gallery cars
     
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    jedi247 Well-Known Member

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    Still hoping DTG can get the licensing for Metra. I want the BNSF Racetrack with Metra along with BNSF and Amtrak power. The 37.5 mile long ex-CB&Q/BN Racetrack would be great. The route has everything an operator would ever want, all packed into a fairly short but busy rail line. The route sees Metra commuter trains, Amtrak's SW Chief and Empire Builder long-distance passenger trains, Amtrak Midwest trains, and BNSF freights. The speeds are higher (70mph) too.
    Locos: BNSF ET44C4, C44-9W, GP60/M/B, SD40-2, GP39-3; Amtrak Midwest SC44 Chargers w/ Siemens Venture Coaches, Amtrak ALC-42 Chargers or P42DCs w/ Superliners, and Metra F40PH-3 and/or F40PHM-3 (modified slant-nose versions) w/ commuter coaches/cab cars.
    Even if we can't get Metra in game, we could get CB&Q or BN locos and rolling stock, including E8s or E9s for commuter trains and some older diesel power (SD9s, GP30s, GP35s, SD45s, SD40s/SD40-2s, F45s, U-Boats, Dash-7s, etc.) BN's rebuilt GP39E/M/V units (which are formerly GP30s and GP35s) should be included in a BN 1990s-era Racetrack route.
     
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