I'm making a suggestion list for all of the modern US Class 1 railroads. I will include a number of cool route ideas, as well as wishlists of new locomotives I hope get added to TSW6. I will include some Amtrak, commuter, and shortline railroads too, since some of them also have freight trains running on them. We also need updates to existing routes. Let's start with my favorite railroad: BNSF. -BNSF Routes: -1.) BNSF/UP Tehachapi Pass/Mojave Subdivision: Mojave-Bakersfield, CA: The Santa Fe RR negotiated for trackage rights over SP's Tehachapi Pass Route as they built lines from LA towards the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1870s-80s. The ATSF trackage rights (now BNSF) are still in effect on the modern Mojave Sub (now owned by UP). -Features: 68 miles, steep grades, tunnels, single track w/ passing sidings, world-famous Tehachapi Loop at Walong, BNSF and UP yards at Mojave, Bakersfield UP yard, also San Joaquin Valley RR Shortline (SJVRR) runs on part of this route (cool addition for interchange operations) -2.) Amtrak Cascades, Seattle Sounder, and BNSF: Everett-Tacoma, WA: This is a great route idea. It's set in the Seattle area and has some great scenery on the north Pacific coast. Plus, there is a great mix of train operations, including Amtrak, Commuter, and heavy freight with BNSF. -Features: 81.8 miles, coastal scenery, urban and industrial areas, both freight and passenger trains, unique operations, including BNSF Boeing Fuselage Trains running to the Boeing facility at Renton, WA (which should be included with this route) -3.) Chicago Metra BNSF Line (aka: The Racetrack): Chicago-Aurora, Ill: This is the ex-CB&Q Commuter Line running from Chicago to Aurora. It's a fairly short route with a lot of operations packed into one route. Amtrak runs both Midwest and Long-distance trains on this route. Then we have Metra Commuter Trains and BNSF freights running out of Chicago towards California. The only way we're ever getting this line is if DTG (or a 3rd Party) gets the rights to Metra trains in TSW6. -Features: 37.5 miles, higher speeds (70+mph), both passenger and freight trains, BNSF Corwith Yard, industrial areas, big city -4.) Pacific Surfliner, Coaster Commuter, and BNSF: LA-San Diego, CA: The Pacific Surfliner is a passenger route that is needed in TSW6. The line is one of Amtrak's most popular routes. It features great views of the Pacific Ocean as well as big cities. BNSF also serves industries in the LA and San Diego areas. Coaster, a SD-area commuter line, also runs on the southern part of this route. This route is a bit long, but maybe with future updates, we could see it come to the game. -Features: Big cities, coastal scenery, both freight and passenger trains -5.) BNSF Seligman Subdivision: Needles, CA-Winslow, AZ (or a part of it, at least): This line is one of my favorite train-watching locations. It is a busy, two-track mainline with faster speeds, long, heavy freight trains, and great desert and mountain scenery. Plus, the route sees Amtrak's SW Chief stopping at Needles, Kingman, Seligman, Flagstaff, and Winslow stations. This being a very long route, we would only get part of it. Perhaps we could get the Arizona Divide version from TS Classic. The best way to get the entire route would be through extension DLCs (at least 3 would be needed) -Features: Very long route (293.5 miles!), Yards at Needles and Winslow, two tracks, industrial areas, desert and mountain scenery, history, Route 66, small towns, Grand Canyon RR at Williams, AZ (also needed in game; 4th extension for this route)
BNSF Routes above. Now here's the list of locos and rolling stock. -BNSF Locos: -EMD SD75M and SD75I: -16-710G Prime Mover -4300HP -Liveries: BNSF Warbonnet Patched ATSF SD75M, BNSF Warbonnet, BNSF H2, BNSF Swoosh -Commonly seen in Seattle area; perfect power for heavy freights on the Everett-Tacoma Route -EMD GP60: -16-710G Prime Mover -3800HP -We have GP60Ms/GP60Bs coming soon; GP60 Spartan Cabs needed too -Liveries: BNSF Patched ATSF Yellowbonnet, BNSF H1, BNSF Swoosh -For local and yard duties on any of the routes mentioned above; also Cajon and San Bernardino routes -EMD GP38-2: -16-645E Non-turbo Prime Mover -2000HP -Liveries: BNSF Patched BN, BNSF H1, BNSF Swoosh -For yard and local duties on any BNSF route -EMD GP50/GP25 Rebuild: -16-645F Prime Mover -3600HP (2500HP for rebuilt GP25) -Liveries: BNSF Patched BN, BNSF Patched ATSF, BNSF H1, BNSF Swoosh -For yard and local duties -EMD GP39-3 Rebuild: -Rebuilt with 645E Turbocharged Prime Mover -2300HP -Ex-BN/GN/CB&Q/NP/SP&S GP30s and GP35s; rebuilt to GP39E (by EMD), GP39M (by Morrison-Knudsen), and GP39V (by VMV) -Liveries: BNSF Patched BN, BNSF H1, BNSF Swoosh -For yard and local duties -GE B40-8 and B40-8W: -GE FDL-16 Prime Mover -4000HP -Liveries: BNSF Patched ATSF Yellowbonnet (B40-8), BNSF Patched ATSF Warbonnet (B40-8W), BNSF H2, BNSF Swoosh -For yard and local duties -GE C44-9W: -GE 7FDL-16 Prime Mover -4400HP -Liveries: BNSF Patched Warbonnet, BNSF H1, BNSF H2, BNSF Swoosh -For mainline freight -GE ES44AC, ES44DC, and ES44ACH (heavier units; 6 traction motors): -GE GEVO-12 Prime Mover -4400HP -For mainline freight -GE/Wabtec ET44C4 (4 traction motors like the ES44C4 on Cajon) and ET44ACH (heavier units; 6 traction motors): -GE GEVO-12 Prime Mover -4400HP -For mainline freight -Passenger locos for BNSF routes: -Amtrak GE P42DC Genesis: -GE 7FDL-16 -4200HP -Liveries: Ph. V, Ph. VII, Heritage Amtrak liveries -Long-distance passenger; being replaced by Siemens Chargers -Siemens Chargers: -Cummins QSK-95 Prime Mover -4400HP (SC44); 4200HP (ALC-42) -Liveries: SC44: Coaster, Pacific Surfliner, Amtrak Midwest, Amtrak Cascades; Amtrak ALC-42: Day 1, Ph. 6, Ph. 7 -SC44s for regional and commuter trains; ALC-42 for long-distance trains -Amtrak P32-8BWH: -GE FDL-12 -3200HP -Liveries: Amtrak Ph. V, others -For long-distance passenger trains; being replaced by Chargers -Metra EMD F40PH-3 and F40PHM-3: -16-645E Prime Mover -3200HP -Rebuilt F40s with upgraded electrical systems -F40PHM-3s have slanted cabs -Liveries: standard Metra livery, Metra CB&Q Heritage Livery -Seattle Sounder EMD F59PHI and Motive Power MP40PH-3C: -F59PHI: 16-645F Prime Mover w/ HEP; MP40PH-3C: 16-710G Prime Mover -F59PHI: 3000HP; MP40PH-3C: 4000HP -Both locos are EPA Tier 3 Compliant
Some new rolling stock for new BNSF routes. -Freight: -Boeing Fuselage Train: BNSF handles these awesome cars between Wichita, KS and Renton, WA. The trainset includes an 89' intermodal flatcar carrying a full Boeing 737 fuselage load. Since the plane is so long, the train requires a 60' flatcar behind the 89' car. The 60' flatcar also carries a Skybox, which contains wing parts and other equipment for the plane. The trainset also sometimes includes larger Skyboxes on flatcars for the same purpose. On the way from Wichita, the Boeing freight cars are often placed at the front of an intermodal or autorack train. At Seattle, the Boeing cars are switched out and transported to Renton where they are unloaded. It's quite a cool operation. Plus, the airplane fuselages have a cool emerald green paint. -Articulated Autoracks: I see these cars occasionally in real life. They are two-piece articulated autoracks built by Thrall or other freight car manufacturers in the late 1990s. -Gunderson Multimax Autoracks: These are newer autoracks built in that have platforms that can be easily switched out so that the cars can be converted to either a bi-level or tri-level car depending on whether the car is used to carry smaller automobiles or trucks and/or SUVs. -Passenger: -Amtrak Superliners: Amtrak's Superliners are based on Santa Fe's old bi-level coaches that ran on the El Capitan and a few other ATSF passenger trains. Amtrak is currently painting their Superliner Cars into the new Phase 7 livery. Amtrak plans to replace the Superliners with newer passenger cars in the next few years. With Superliners, we would need a Transition Sleeper, Sleeper, Coach, Diner, and Lounge. Of course, we need a baggage car for the Superliner Trains too. We need full interiors in the Superliners (with passengers, of course). -Amtrak Midwest and Cascades Siemens Venture Coaches and Cab Cars: Amtrak runs new Siemens Venture coaches with their SC44 Chargers on the Midwest lines. They also have Ventures coming this year to the Cascades Line to replace older Horizon and Talgo Cars. Amtrak Midwest Ventures come in single and paired cars. Of course, we need full interiors with passengers in these cars too. -Commuter Coaches/Cab Cars: We need Metra Commuter Coaches and Cab Cars for the BNSF Racetrack and Seattle Sounder Commuter Coaches and Cab Cars for the Seattle-area route. The cars need full interiors (again, with passengers), and the cab cars need control rooms and correct horns and bells.
