UP BIG BOY?

[TheAlmightyFrog]

Just out of pure curiosity, has the thought of adding the amazing UP 4-8-8-4 Big Boy crossed the devs mind?

[RocketBoost]

I believe there is already a thread on this. They said something along the lines of the big boy would be way...... too big for this kind of railroad and would be totally unrealistic. They were used more in the vest.

[James 296]

Yellowstone type would be more in line for this area, (2-8-8-4)(reversed 4-8-8-2 aka AC12) or a Y6A/B. Just give you an idea, the wheel base for a UP Challenger is longer then a Yellowstone/AC12 or Y6A/B.

Edit: I sooo very much want a yellowstone class in game because no other game really has one unless you count a backwards yellowstone aka AC12s

Edit: I almost completely forgot about Western Maryland's 1309 (2-6-6-2), which isn't that much longer then the Berk we have in game....

[Rudolf Jan]

Far to big. For the big boy, buy TrainSimulator Classic (DTG) and find a DLC featuring the big boy. There are several.

[DorniNerd]

Im afraid no, we won't be doing a BB.

[Axehandle]

By the time you get the UP Big Boy fired and up to speed, the line ends. That is, if you don't first derail for going too fast or fall into the icy-cold Tuckaseegee River due to a wooden trestle collapse.

[RocketBoost]

Originally posted by Axehandle:

By the time you get the UP Big Boy fired and up to speed, the line ends. That is, if you don't first derail for going too fast or fall into the icy-cold Tuckaseegee River due to a wooden trestle collapse.

Hey that gave me an idea for a feature! Boiler explosions! I wanna see some steel and cast iron spaghetti.

[Axehandle]

Originally posted by RocketBoost:

Originally posted by Axehandle:

By the time you get the UP Big Boy fired and up to speed, the line ends. That is, if you don't first derail for going too fast or fall into the icy-cold Tuckaseegee River due to a wooden trestle collapse.

Hey that gave me an idea for a feature! Boiler explosions! I wanna see some steel and cast iron spaghetti.

I've never tried the Derail Valley Boiler Explosion thingy.

[RocketBoost]

Originally posted by Axehandle:

Originally posted by RocketBoost:

Hey that gave me an idea for a feature! Boiler explosions! I wanna see some steel and cast iron spaghetti.

I've never tried the Derail Valley Boiler Explosion thingy.

Oh its good.

[CMDR Sweeper]

Nah they are adding a much better locomotive instead, the AA20.
This locomotive helps you find bad track and help you straighten out your railroad and is just as much a locomotive and a track maintenance tool :D

[BornToBattle]

In the future who knows how far the map will branch out - unless this is it which I seriously doubt seeing the railroad codes on the sides of the rolling stock. There’s so many basic things yet that need (or should) be addressed first such as the distortion of multi-loco sounds, etc. What is REALLY nice is that the locotives when coupled together don’t cycle their cylinders in sync with each other. That’s total realism right their right out of the box, so big kudos for that! But I digress…

Naturally when this occurs (route expansion) different and heavier locomotive power will come into play as we may see the mainline fast freights as well. I’m kind of surprised we have the Berkshires actually but the again I’m not familiar with these roadnames. Seeing how the game is keeping to realism in operations since the UP operated them further west I doubt they’d come into play but if they did it would be a heck of a map to scroll around seeing the lines they would have to cover!

Speaking of - since we’re in the southeast neck of the woods how about dealing with the Norfolk & Western at some point (drool)?

“Agile A Class 2-6-6-4s pull high-speed manifest and roll long strings of heavyweight cars at 70 MPH. Huge Y class 2-8-8-2 sluggers shake the Appalachians to their very roots on the heavy grades and the tortuous curves of the Tug Fork.” Ahhhhh…yes please. Oh to dream.

[BornToBattle]

Originally posted by CMDR Sweeper:

Nah they are adding a much better locomotive instead, the AA20.
This locomotive helps you find bad track and help you straighten out your railroad and is just as much a locomotive and a track maintenance tool :D

Good God could you imagine running a 4-14-4 on ANY line? “Oh my God! There’s a curve ahead! No fear, we’ll straighten it out in due time. After all, we’re not articulated.”

[♀⛤WitchyWoman⛤♀]

It would be nice to see a Great Northern F-8 in this or something similar. We have one sitting in a park here in WA state. I know the games focused on East Coast but Im a west coaster.

I haven't bought this yet but looks attractive and I like the fact it has a working economy mechanics involved in moving cars. it mentions early diesels. Do they mean like GE44's and RS1 or 2's or diesels far earlier than that?

[A Fat, Angry Serval]

NO BIG BOY

With that out of the way, like everyone else said the Big Boy is massively overkill for even the fully completed line in this game. Heck, IRL the Big Boy was overkill for the most part, they were designed specifically for hauling long, heavy bulk goods trains across the Rocky Mountains.

I'd honestly be surprised if we got any of the big articulated or superpower locomotives, there's just no use for them in this game.

[godofradio]

Originally posted by ♀⛤WitchyWoman⛤♀:

It would be nice to see a Great Northern F-8 in this or something similar. We have one sitting in a park here in WA state. I know the games focused on East Coast but Im a west coaster.

I haven't bought this yet but looks attractive and I like the fact it has a working economy mechanics involved in moving cars. it mentions early diesels. Do they mean like GE44's and RS1 or 2's or diesels far earlier than that?

The two diesels in the game (so far) are the SW1 and the GP9.

I haven't earned enough money to buy either of them yet but I'm actually having so much fun running steam that I'm no longer in a hurry to do so!