Nec: New York - Stamford

There is no such thing as a dual mode P42. You were correct with the P32 designation, as the Genesis model that is dual mode is a P32AC-DM

Usually no one refers to the P32-8BWH as a P32, usually a Dash 8.

 

I admit at times I mix them up, but yes the P32AC-DM thanks for that correction. Those are the ones I see in the tunnel but again via Hudson River area and yard move between New York Penn and Sunnyside Yard.

 

Though now because line 2 of the east river tunnel is closed for repair , many Amtrak trains on the Hudson run with a locomotive on each end. (One of which is usually a P42DC), or 9700 (A P42C - Non powered control unit). A dual mode P32AC-DM will run on one end.

NYP- WAS NEC trains also tend to run with an ACS-64 at each end.

Edit: Another note, Metro-North put in an order for a pantograph/ battery version of the SC42-DMs for use on the Penn Station Access (NEC).

 

I wonder if the inclusion of both the Metro-North / New Haven and Amtrak alignments / approaches to NYC affected the length of the route. GCT and NYP are pretty huge. I imagine that may have affected the bandwidth.

 

Spot on. Besides, isn't NY Penn to New Haven around 2 hours in real life? I'm seeing trains on Amtrak's site list 1h45m to about 1h53 min.
Granted everyone's schedule and free time is different, but a round trip on that route can easily take a good chunk of one's day. I imagine it would be tough to make that work for the various consoles this game would be on, within budget and timelines. Along with the fact it would include both GCT and NY Penn.

Imagine any glitches or train traffic, those two hours could increase. I'd love to see New Haven in one of these, but I wonder how DTG could make it work.

 

As a Hudson line commuter, I can confirm towards the end of 2024, P42's have become a common occurrence on the Hudson line. Many more empire service trains have a P32AC-DM trailing on the northern end in push mode with a P42DC at the southern end of the pulling the consist. There are some consists where a P42C (P42 cab car with engine components deactivated) pulls the train. Double ended Amtrak trains became official on the Hudson line to reduce the time taken to switch ends at the end of the line

 

Up to now, as for freight, i see the SD40-2 confirmed by the screenshots , which is my favorite locomotive along with the GP40-2

 

Any old EMD is welcome! i would also like a GP35