Sand Patch Grade Info

Discussion in 'TSW Troubleshooting & Issues Discussion' started by dal#7945, Jul 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM.

  1. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    So playing sand patch grade and some of the seem really under powered. Now os there a way I can add a few extra locos myself. Thanks
     
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    Anthony Pecoraro Well-Known Member

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    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    Ahh never thought of that
     
  4. Crosstie

    Crosstie Well-Known Member

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    Of course the challenge is to get over the mountain with the assigned loco(s). Not easy with some services, especially westbound!
     
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    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    Your telling me 44 wagons and 2 GP38-2 going westbound. Thats a challenge and half. Lol
     
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    Princess Entrapta Well-Known Member

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    SPG loco substitution is an absolute state. Very often you will get an impossible consist.
     
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    An impossible consist, yes, this is true, with an exception like Q249 Autorack Baltimore - Connellsville, even with x2 C40-8W, I could not get up the mountain with a good snowfall. More often than not, you get an SD40 paired with an AC4400CW, and only doing a few restarts will change that to two AC4400CWs or Dash 8's. I have tried to spawn another two pusher locos, but it will not let me do so directly on the same track.
    This is on my Xbox Series X
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    With the built-in spawn tool, if you will
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    Using the God mode mod on PC, I am able to spawn in a pair of pusher locos, but I can't sit in the seat, or I get the "Do you want to give up your current service?" Message.

    Sand Patch is very much overdue for a revamp.
     

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