Metro North New Haven Line

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  1. evyev#3084

    evyev#3084 New Member

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    hi, if I can make a suggestion for a really important route in America, it would be the Metro North New Haven line, but it would have to be the full line from Grand Central terminal to New Haven, Connecticut, with the two branch lines that come off the main, we can add the M8 and also the P 42 with the bombardier cars, and Amtrak would layer on there as well, with route hopping to the Harlem line, it would be very busy and long, so it would be the full route with stopping at main points such as Stanford, Connecticut and New Haven, as well as Danberry, with almost endless possibilities of entertainment, with all the train similar five features, this would be definitely one of the most popular if not the most popular route that you guys have done in America
     
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  2. trainfan#6965

    trainfan#6965 Well-Known Member

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    Yes pls, the p42dc is a highly requested loco in TSW so it would be great if in tsw5 :D
     
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  3. R3DWolf91

    R3DWolf91 Well-Known Member

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    Metro-North uses the P32AC-DM, not the P42. It's a dual-mode third-rail variant of the Genesis capable of operating on the under-riding third rail in and out of Grand Central. The Danbury branch utilizes them the most on the Connecticut services, I don't think the Waterbury branch is back to operating through trains yet but I could be wrong. Poughkeepsie trains on the Hudson use them the most out of all three of the EoH routes. Amtrak has their own fleet of P32's for Hudson trains that have subtle differences from the MTA ones, most notably the third rail equipment being configured to operate over the LIRR over-running third rail in NYP. Wassaic still has two or three through trains during each peak commute, but it's been a while since I've personally seen a Maxi set laying over up here. That said, I am a huge proponent for getting both the Amtrak and Metro-North variants in-game before they get displaced by the Siemens units.

    As far as the full New Haven Line goes, I highly doubt we'll ever see the complete length developed by DTG due to their aversion for creating routes that exceed thirty miles. I think the most we could hope for would be a GCT to Stamford route with the New Canaan branch. It would be pretty similar to the current Harlem operations and distance, plus you'd get some Amtrak AI traffic coming on and off the line at New Rochelle. In a perfect world I'd like to see the TSC route ported over to TSW, but I think we'll see flying pigs skiing in Hell before that ever happens.
     
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  4. evyev#3084

    evyev#3084 New Member

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    You are probably right in that respect, but if they can do the East Coast way, which was not a complete route, but it was still 75 miles and a American free route that was I believe 75 miles or more than why not do a 67 mile route with a branch line or two, I mean they did a route that was I think 100+ miles lol
     

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