With the new Cajon Pass route recently released, I'd like to suggest a possible DLC for the route, and it's one that should have been included in the base route: the BNSF GP60-series diesel locomotives. GP60s were built by EMD between 1985 and 1994. They have a 710 prime mover that produces 3800HP. The locos were often seen on several railroads in fast intermodal service, including SP, ATSF, and NS, in the mid 1990s and can be seen on BNSF, UP, CSX, and NS in the present day. BNSF currently rosters three different versions of the GP60 that they inherited from ATSF in the late 1990s. The first is the original Spartan-Cab version, simply called a GP60 (ATSF had 40 of them). The second version is the GP60B, which is a cabless engine unique to Santa Fe and later BNSF (there were 23 of these). The final version is the GP60M, which is also unique to ATSF and BNSF (which had 63). The GP60M has a wide cab similar to ATSF's F45/FP45 locos. BNSF has since rebuilt all their remaining GP60Ms as GP60M-3s. Some of the units were scrapped after wrecks, and one of the BNSF GP60Bs was rebuilt as a standard GP60 with an SD40-2 cab. My idea for the BNSF GP60 DLC should include the following: -BNSF (ex-ATSF Patched) GP60 in the Blue/Yellow ATSF Freight Livery -BNSF GP60 in H3 "Swoosh" Livery -BNSF GP60B in Superfleet Warbonnet -BNSF GP60B in H3 Livery -BNSF GP60M in Superfleet Warbonnet -BNSF GP60M-3 Rebuild in H3 Livery -Several new pieces of rolling stock for the Cajon Pass Route (maybe coal gondolas, more intermodal cars, cement hoppers, etc.) The GP60 is a perfect locomotive for local freights, and yard switching on Cajon Pass. Perhaps later on we could also get UP, CSX, and NS versions of the GP60. The UP version would be perfect for Sherman Hill, Peninsula Corridor, or Cane Creek local or switching operations. The CSX version would be a great yard switcher in Cumberland Yard on Sand Patch Grade. The NS version could be used on Horseshoe Curve for the same purposes. Hopefully, the GP60 will come to TSW3 in the future.
Excellent idea I can probably see them making this this and achievement wise CSX and Norfolk Southern versions still count towards the original Burlington northern Santa Fe version achievements. This is seen on GP38-2 CSX counting towards Norfolk southern SD40-2 AC4400CW CSX counting towards Union Pacific version.
