GE's Evolution Series (GEVO) of modern diesel locomotives have proven super popular with all the major US and Canadian Class 1 railroads, and even a few shortlines and foreign railroads in Australia, India, etc. Thousands of these locos have been built since 2003. However, TSW5 only has GEVOs for one railroad: the NS ES44AC in both their standard and Heritage Fleet liveries. We should get more GEVOs, please DTG. I'm only including US and Canadian Class 1 units in this suggestion, but it could be cool to see some of the units for shortlines and the foreign units too. -ES40DC: -CSX (originally built as ES44DCs but later downrated to 4000HP; 302 units; #5200-5501) -NS (uprated to 4400HP ES44DCs; 219 units; #7500-7719) -ES44DC: -NS (formerly ES40DCs as mentioned above; same road #s) -CN (125 units; #2220-2344) -BNSF (721 units; #7200-7920) -ES44AC: -BNSF (765 units; #5718-5837; #5844-6438; ES44ACH heavy-ballasted units: 50 units; #3282-3331) -CN (435 units; #2750-2796; #2800-2999; #3800-3987) -CPKC (561 units: #8700-8960; #9350-9379; #4650-4919; w/ #4805 and #9375 painted in CPKC new livery; these should be included with a KCS, CP, or CPKC route in the future.) -CSX (550 units; designated ES44AHs; #700-999, 1776, 1827, 1834, 1836, 1850-1853, 1869, 1871, 1875, 1877, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1982, 3000-3048, 3070-3111, 3113-3249; CSX has a large Heritage Fleet and some 1st Responders and military units, which should be added to TSW5 too.) -UP (1234 units; designated C45ACCTEs: #2010, 5248-5347, 5353-5553, 7345-7468, 7470-7529, 7600-8051; C45AH units: #2520-2569, 2740-2769, 8052-8267; the BSA #2010, Pink Ribbon #7400, and 5000th GEVO #7964 units should also be added.) -ES44C4 (These have 4 traction motors and traction control equipment on their trucks): -BNSF (1299 units; #3250-3281, 4200-4299, 5533-5546, 6500-7199, 7921–8291, 8318–8399) -FEC: (24 units; #800-823; these units have been modified to run on an LNG/diesel fuel mixture and are used in conjunction with a fuel car; these units have also been repainted in a Mexican RR-inspired livery; both the new livery and the FEC Champion livery should be included in game.) -BNSF ET44C4: -311 units; #3675-3706, 3721-3999 -ET44AC: -BNSF (designated ET44ACHs w/ same increased weight as ES44ACHs; 50 units; #3625-3674 -UP (170 units; designated C45AHs; #2570-2739) -CSX: (225 units; designated ET44AHs; #3250-3474) -NS (81 units; #3600-3680) -CPKC (47 units; new CPKC livery applied to these units; original KCS units should be added to TSW5 too; #5000-5024 (original KCS units), 7430-7437, 7450-7463; 170 more units on order in 2025; route needed for these units) -CN (296 units; #3000-3295; Heritage Units should be added to TSW5 too)
You won’t get them if the railroads won’t allow DTG or their partners anywhere near for research, which we’re told is currently the case.
