Conrail To Trainsimulator With Erie Lackawanna Mainline?

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  1. trainsimplayer2020

    trainsimplayer2020 Well-Known Member

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  2. dbsegamanx

    dbsegamanx New Member

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    Sounds cool perhaps include Conrail diesel units like
    C40-8W
    SD80MAC
    B30-7
    SD60
    C40-8
    SD40-2
     
  3. Cyclone

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    As a side note, there are a lot of Conrail and Erie Lackawanna things not available on Steam. For instance, Golden Age of Railroading has this Conrail SD7. Railworks America features user-made reskins, and a quick search brings up the CR Low Gondola (for the NS GP38-2 High Hood) and two SD40-2 models, including this United Way one based on a Searchlight Simulations model.

    As for Erie Lackawanna, GAR has that covered as well with this SD7. RWA includes this GP9, and you can also find this HH660 which I believe requires Maine Maritime (the old Portland Terminal). (If it doesn't work on the Maine Maritime version, there is another possible source model at RWA as well.)

    So you just have to know where to look. I know I have also made a recommendation for the Clinchfield Railroad model to be created of the SD45-2, and it turns out this and the Erie one are owned by CSX, who also now owns the Seaboard ones, leaving CSX and BNSF as the only operators of them. All three models exist of that train in real life, . We will see if this project ever comes to be. Meanwhile, here's a picture of the real thing from this month. From Elizabeth, New Jersey, here is CR JR-5, which is Erie Lackawanna #1700 (an SD45-2) getting around, tugging a couple of CN locos as helpers, taken on March 6.

    Image link as it seems to not be embedding and saving.
     
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  4. NEC Railfan

    NEC Railfan Well-Known Member

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    I guess the New York Division: Bergen Line from Hoboken to Port Jervis would suffice my desires for now, but there's no way I can disagree with more backdated American content.
     
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  5. jedi247

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    Add a Conrail C39-8 to the loco list.
     
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  6. itstypicalrailfanner16

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    There's a conrail C39-8.
     
  7. USRailFan

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    Wasn't the Horseshoe Curve route part of Conrail?
     
  8. Blacknred81

    Blacknred81 Well-Known Member

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    Yes, since the Pennsy went to Penn Central, which went to Conrail, which was given to Norfolk Southern, however, the route itself is set in the PRR era. And the only DLC for it are either PRR or NS locos. No PC or Conrail (Outside of unbranded C39-8's).

    But Conrail still isn't happening unless DTG get's ahold of a license from the CSAO.
     
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    They have Conrail. Clinchfield, etc. Or would this need a specific additional license?
     
  10. NEC Railfan

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    If you're thinking of the heritage unit, that was probably because of NS. In order to actually have a Conrail DLC, they'd have to make a deal with CSAO.
     
  11. USRailFan

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    Wasn't Conrail split up between Norfolk Southern and CSX?
     
  12. Blacknred81

    Blacknred81 Well-Known Member

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    Yes, and the HSC was given to NS
     
  13. itstypicalrailfanner16

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    Yes it was... until it was given to NS. Speaking of Norfolk Southern, sorry to be off topic, but is DTG planning or working on a modernized NS Horseshoe Curve Route for TSW2?
     
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    Unlikely. But no way to know.
     
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