RSC to release Stevens Pass route

[Merlin75]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/222617/ Out now.

[749006]

Now released

http://store.steampowered.com/app/222617/ - the usual £24.99

[rkk01]

... and folks on here were worried that single line 25mph running might be dull on WSR ...
Paraphrased from the blurb on Steam

- single track
- slow running
- 8 mile tunnel



Scenery looks stunning, but scenic details look quite sparse on the RSC screenshots

[Juanillo99]

The route is 123 miles long.
And it's amazing what it includes:

• Three locomotives.
• Thirteen (13) wagons.
• Ten (10) career scenarios.
• Four standard scenarios.

More info here.

[pacerfan]

The route is 123 miles long.
And it's amazing what it includes:

• Three locomotives.
• Thirteen (13) wagons.
• Ten (10) career scenarios.
• Four standard scenarios.

More info here.

Good content included, those wagons with 737 fuselages especially. On the other hand 123 miles at under 40mph with quite allot at 25mph? No, just no for me. It is the reason I do not use Donner Pass much except for shunting scenarios that take a nice little half hour to complete

[push2play]

The route is 123 miles long.
And it's amazing what it includes:

• Three locomotives.
• Thirteen (13) wagons.
• Ten (10) career scenarios.
• Four standard scenarios.

More info here.

That does sound impressive. Not a fan of US freight ops, so this will most likely get a pass from me (at least until a major sale), but if someone's into that kind of a thing, this should do more than just scratch that itch.

[Ajay1]

Just installed and it does look impressive. One niggle though, The collection screen menu for the route is showing a icon picture of the ICE T on my copy instead of what you would expect to see !!!

Antony

[equiglobal]

Ajay - thats now been fixed

[OZINOZ]

Modern US freight routes are not my thing either, but I can certainly appreciate and admire the quality of the route and the work undertaken to produce it.

Was in the US last month and was lucky enough to see one of the Kansas City to Everett Boeing trains with a couple of 737's on board. It is a strange sight.

Cheers

[Stanlow]

Why are American routes so blummin' slow anyway? I noticed it on Canadian trains too when I was over there earlier this year. Is it simply because of the weight being transported?

[Dave4468]

Why are American routes so blummin' slow anyway? I noticed it on Canadian trains too when I was over there earlier this year. Is it simply because of the weight being transported?

Alot of it is down to the way the American system is. The vast majority of railways over there are private freight railways, even the main lines like we see produced by RSC are like this. The Marias Pass for example is owned and operated by BNSF, there is no Network Rail-esque body out there. Nothing is standard, I believe they don't even have standardised signalling. So the main concern of the owners of the various lines is shifting freight not passengers at speed, Amtrak just has to slot in.

As to speed I think the official definition of High Speed Rail in the US is 110mph, in Europe obviously that is still well within the domain of conventional rail. I'm sure I've seen somewhere that outside of the higher speed lines on the East Coast 80mph is generally the maximum. Even a 153 can do 75mph! (in theory)

[749006]

Why are American routes so blummin' slow anyway? I noticed it on Canadian trains too when I was over there earlier this year. Is it simply because of the weight being transported?

As to speed I think the official definition of High Speed Rail in the US is 110mph.

The Acela on the NEC runs up to 150 mph in places and the section between New York and Washington has loco hauled trains running up to 125 mph.

[philabos]

Outside the NEC, passenger trains are usually restricted to 79MPH. There are now a few areas of 110MPH in Michigan and Illinois, but 79MPH is generally the rule of thumb. Mountain railroads, such as Donner and Stevens are often quite a bit slower due to terrain and curves.

[GavNormandale]

Outside the NEC, passenger trains are usually restricted to 79MPH. There are now a few areas of 110MPH in Michigan and Illinois, but 79MPH is generally the rule of thumb. Mountain railroads, such as Donner and Stevens are often quite a bit slower due to terrain and curves.

Hi, I'm curious as to why 79 mph, I noticed this on the L.A route thought it was a mistake!

cheers

Gav

[DaveDewhurst]

Something to with trains that go 80 or over need special in cab signalling equipment.
So easier (and probably cheaper) to enforce 79mph

Dave