Clinchfield Railroad First Greenbriar Turn Scenarios 1-8

My partner Fiona has just completed all the scenarios in this sequence and has the following observations:
There seems to be a number of bugs in the scenarios, as it says stop at a particular point, but when doing so and moving off the loco becomes derailed. She managed to get through them all after a lot of trial and error, but at the start of each scenario, you have to set everything up again in order to get started. Wouldn't it be more realistic, if the start of the next scenario started at the same point when you finished the last? ie. no need to set everything up again to get moving. Also in scenario 7, the brakes had very impact at all on slowing up the train. I appreciate that the weight of the wagons being pulled is huge, but the brakes should work. There was also an instance when resuming scenario 7, all power was lost at the start - not sure why this was the case.

 

That's timetable mode your talking about dude, not scenarios. If you start the next timetable run straight from ending the last you do by staying in free roam when asked by the game itself, everything's unchanged......

 

Brakes on American freight trains require proper application. You need to use both the automatic and dynamic brakes together and not exceed the speed limit on the descent. The traction limitation is most likely associated with the use of emergency braking, after which it is necessary to carry out the traction restoration procedure.

 

Excellent words that explain in detail to a beginner how to work with the brakes on American locomotives. But why is this given in words on a forum? Why are there guides on starting uphill in training, but there is no detailed guide in the training center on how to properly and safely take a train down a mountain on American routes? I remember my first ride on the Clinchfield route - I found myself without brakes on the descent. It's not like the European routes at all and I just didn't know how to do it right. Yeah Yes, with the help of Google I found some of your old posts on this forum about how to work with the brakes on American locomotives. And it was a great joy for me when descending from the Cajon Pass did not end in a derailment after 5 hours of unsuccessful attempts. After the first unsuccessful attempt on the Clinchfield route, I looked at American routes as something boring, impossible to pass. Gave Cajon Pass a chance, but the same thing again. Why is there no quality training? American routes are great, but they have a fairly high entry threshold due to the lack of training in basic principles. I recently started a trip at the Cajon Pass on an SD-70. My brakes wouldn't release at the end of the train. I went to the locomotive at the end of the train and checked the brake settings: the brake control was engaged. By disabling the brake control from the rear locomotives I got it all working. And the newbie probably went 10 miles an hour uphill and thought how bored he was. For me, as an experienced player, it was an interesting and cute moment that you need to check the brake settings in the whole train. But there is no full-fledged training on setting the parameters. There is basic training for a single locomotive. Yes, tutorials are boring, but sometimes you just can't do without them, otherwise the whole gaming experience will be ruined. I enjoyed the entire Cajon Pass trip. Every descent from the pass is a fascinating story. I discovered American routes as a pearl, just by learning how to ride them.Sorry for my bad English

 

Don’t we still have the issue with Clinchfield that banking comms (or the old school equivalent) doesn’t work? Therefore you’re not getting dynamic brakes kicking in on any mid train or rear DPU’s.

Have to agree with Matt though, still one of the best US freight routes in the game and it would be nice to see another similar style vintage diesel route should the bean counters authorise Matt to task his teams to build it.

 

That was bad luck. Looking forward to it once IT can salvage the discs!

 

It might not be possible to add this to a training center, but as a training module directly on the route, be it Cajon Pass or Clinchfield?
Looking forward to the Clinchfield update!