Amtrak's Keystone Corridor

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  1. MetroMad1229

    MetroMad1229 Well-Known Member

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    Hello Dovetail, THE SIEMENS NEXAS IS BACK WITH ANOTHER ROUTE SUGGESTION!! This route this time I wanna see is Amtrak's Keystone Corridor. Why do I wanna see the Keystone Corridor? I wanna see it because it's got a beautiful country side and they should add a new Amtrak route to the game. Other than that, lets get right into this!!

    Route information
    Amtrak's Keystone Corridor runs from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. This route switches of The Northeast Corridor in Philadelphia. The trains that run on this route are ACS-64s, Amfleet Cab Cars and P42DCs (if broken down then Dash 8s).
    Route length: 104 miles

    Loco information

    ACS-64

    Owned: 71
    Numbered: 600-670
    Built: 2012-2016
    Manufacturer: Siemens Mobility
    Entered Service: 2014
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    Amfleet Cab Car
    Owned: Budd Company
    Built: 1981
    Entered Service: 1981
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    Why should they add this route? They should add this route because in TSW there are two different sections of the Northeast Corridor and they should add another section of it, which is this as you already know, and another reason is that they need to add more Amtrak to TSW.

    DLC that should be added at some point
    Amtrak P42DC
    (Maybe) Amtrak Dash 8s.

    Conclusion
    Thank you guys so much for listening to why this route should be added. I hope you enjoyed. Feel free to reply "YESS I AGREE!!" Other than that, it's got a beautiful scenery, so that's the main reason. Once again, hope you enjoyed looking at this suggestion and I'll see you later.
     
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  2. Blacknred81

    Blacknred81 Well-Known Member

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    Wow, 349 miles, like that will ever happen in TSW2, hell that has never been done in TS1 either. Not to mention part of your proposed route is part of Norfolk Southerns Horseshoe curve route thst is being made by Skyhook Games, but with only NS.

    The most realistic scenario for this would be for DTG to include part of the NEC from New York City to Trenton NJ, a length of about 58 miles. Dtg could stretch it to Philadelphia, like the original NEC route for TS1, but that's about 91 miles of trackage.

    The other option is the Philadelphia to Harrisburg line, which is about 104 track miles.
     
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  3. driverwoods#1787

    driverwoods#1787 Well-Known Member

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    Philadelphia Harrisburg 104 miles ACS-64 600-670 reskinned into SEPTA ACS-64 901-915 Comet II-IV 2500s SEPTA Philadelphia 30th Street to Thorndale Silverliner V. Final Destination for those ACS-64 and Silverliner Vs R5 Doylestown Lansdale. If DTG OR Skyhook Games have SEPTA license
     
  4. MetroMad1229

    MetroMad1229 Well-Known Member

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    Oh, WHOOPS, I just re read to where it goes. I'll fix this up!
     
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  5. mariner86

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    If they do this route they should include the Strasburg Railroad as a branch line. It’s only 9 Miles, but when steam comes in to the game could add lots of possibilities. Norfolk and Western J Class 611, Norfolk And Western M Class 475 Great Western 2-10-0 90. I could probably spend hours running steam up and down the Strasburg. Could even have some freight switching with their trans load facility.
     
  6. heyitspopcorn

    heyitspopcorn Well-Known Member

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    As much as I would like to see the Strasburg RR (as I was out in Ronks this weekend and saw N&W 611 running--what an incredibly beautiful machine!) included, that "only" 9 miles of trackage would include a LOT of work and new custom assets for the countryside it travels through including, for example, Cherry Crest farm.
     
  7. MetroMad1229

    MetroMad1229 Well-Known Member

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    Do u know when steam comes?
     
  8. 59321747

    59321747 Well-Known Member

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    When the Shemaner Mountain route is on sale, I think it will be a DLC steam train
     
  9. steammaster4449

    steammaster4449 Well-Known Member

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    When it comes to the game.
     
  10. jedi247

    jedi247 Well-Known Member

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    If we start in Philidelphia, NS has the Conway Yards. Conway could be perfect for handling switching duties with an NS GP60 and we could get an NS SD70ACu, SD70M-2, ES40DC, ET44AC, or SD80MAC for heavy freight services.
     

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