Kicking Horse Pass - Canadian Pacific's Laggan Subdivision

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  1. richardwwoodward

    richardwwoodward Active Member

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    CP Rail's spiral tunnels on the Laggan sub are an amazing site to behold and the scenery is stunning beyond belief. Some epic railroading here
     
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  2. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Would be a great route to see in TSW or at least 50 or 60 miles of it. Take the era back to when VIA were still running the Canadian via Banff. Also need to capture the unique sounding CP horns, that send a tingle up your spine.
     
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  3. jedi247

    jedi247 Well-Known Member

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    Locos to include: VIA F40PH for the Canadian, CP ES44AC or AC4400CW(M), CP SD70ACU (including military liveries), CP SD40-2/SD40-2F, CP SD60/SD60M, CP GP38-2. The rebuilt SD30C-ECOs and GP20C-ECOs would be cool to see.
     
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  4. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    When I travelled over the route in 1986, the Canadian was still worked by F units!
     
  5. driverwoods#1787

    driverwoods#1787 Well-Known Member

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    Are you trying to have TS 22 Canadian Mountain Pass route arrive for TSW 2? For the sister game, TS 22 version it's 250 km155 mi from end to end think of it as a longer Sand Patch Grade Cumberland, MD to Pittsburgh, PA via Connelsville, PA. This will affect Sand Patch Grade by allowing Calgary, AB to Baltimore, MD freights on that route and use ES44AC Canadian Pacific as a substitute for CSX locomotives. The Canadian Pacific ES44AC can be made from Norfolk Southern ES44AC to save time. Worst case scenario use Dynamic Independent and Air Brakes to slow down by walking to the whole set
     
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  6. richardwwoodward

    richardwwoodward Active Member

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    I'd love for Dovetail to add the SD60M
     
  7. steamfan#1309

    steamfan#1309 Well-Known Member

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    Would be great if it also included the Canadian or the Rocky Mountaineer
     
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  8. pugilist3

    pugilist3 Active Member

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    Would definitely like to see Kicking Horse Pass!
     
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  9. Mich

    Mich Well-Known Member

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    The problem I always have with suggesting Kicking Horse Pass is that as scenic as it is it really wouldn't have much variety. There's not really any industry or yards to interact with, it's pretty much just main line runs, it would end up being a one trick pony.
     
  10. steamfan#1309

    steamfan#1309 Well-Known Member

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    And Sand Patch is any different
     
  11. Mich

    Mich Well-Known Member

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    And that's one of the key reasons why I dislike Sand Patch Grade. I vastly prefer Peninsula Corridor with the DLC because it has a good mix of freight and passenger work on it. And even among freight routes Clinchfield has a variety of branches included, each having their own unique set of services.
     
  12. Michael Newbury

    Michael Newbury Well-Known Member

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    I too would like to see Kicking Horse Pass in TSW2
     
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  13. steamfan#1309

    steamfan#1309 Well-Known Member

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    The only reason I would be it is just for the passenger cars.
     
  14. Tanglebones

    Tanglebones Well-Known Member

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    Yup, if we had polls I'd get my vote. Bring it on.
     

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