Route Proposal: Mbta Commuter Rail North Station Lines & Amtrak Downeaster Route

Discussion in 'Route Suggestions & Proposals' started by ZootopianDowneaster, Sep 1, 2018.

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  1. ZootopianDowneaster

    ZootopianDowneaster New Member

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    As I Live in the New England Area, I think there should be a route that includes all four MBTA Commuter Rail lines out of North Station, as well as the Full Route of the Amtrak Downeaster train between Boston, Massachusetts to Portland, Maine, as well as the extension to Brunswick, Maine via Freeport. If possible, I believe there should also be the extended portion of MBTA's Fitchburg line to Pan Am Railway's East Deerfield Yard. The Lines included will be The Lowell Line, The Haverhill Line, the Fitchburg Line, and The Newburyport/Rockport Line. Equipment included in the route should be MBTA MPI HSP46, as well as Hyundai Rotem BTC and CTC MultiLevel Cars. Addons could be Pan Am Railways locomotives, as well as the Amtrak Downeaster NPCU's. Here are some Images of the route, which I found on different Wikipedia pages.[​IMG]
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    Please share your thoughts, feelings, and opinions on this route and/or the proposal in the comments section down below.
     
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  2. rare_common_sense

    rare_common_sense Well-Known Member

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    I would personally love some more Northeast-based Commuter DLC. So yes.
     
  3. 777Gaming

    777Gaming Well-Known Member

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    Looks interesting but IDK.
     
  4. npalmer405

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    For Train Sim World I would love to have MBTA Commuter rail. I would love to see the Amtrak Downeaster if a to choose one section of the route it would be from Portland to Rockland the pilot program keeps getting postponed to later dates but I hope they still do it. I would love to see this because I live between Portland and Rockland right by the station in Newcastle.
     
  5. mrchuck

    mrchuck Well-Known Member

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    what about the Haverhill or Lowell line?
     
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  6. dojin19503

    dojin19503 New Member

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    would be worth an idea
     
  7. mrchuck

    mrchuck Well-Known Member

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    It’s only 33 miles from Haverhill to Boston Massachusetts by train.
     
  8. Joey1997

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    It would be excellent if DTG or someone make these MBTA MPI HSP-46 with Kawasaki/Hyundai Rotem Bi-levels as a DLC for Train Simulator 2021. I really want them badly and these are my favorite bi-levels.
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  9. rare_common_sense

    rare_common_sense Well-Known Member

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    Joey1997 I agree. However, in order for those to actually be made, there of course needs to be an official route made to run them on. Sure there's a route out there, but it's nowhere near finished and seems mostly abandoned/neglected.
     
  10. steammaster4449

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    As much Train Sim coverage as the Northeast might have, it's certainly well deserving of it due to how unique the operations are up there. This suggestion has my support.
     
  11. DTG Jamie

    DTG Jamie Staff Member

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    Nice route suggestion ZootopianDowneaster, what locos would you include with the route and what time era would you place it?
     
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