Finding a good diesel

[valenti_scott]

Hello,
I am working on my first route. I wanted to put a diesel locomotive on the route, and I sort of chose one at random. The visual quality of the loco doesn't seem too good, and I was wondering if someone could recommend a good diesel. Or, in general, how one approaches the issue of trying to sort various assets by quality. Thanks.
-Scott

[LordBT]

If you're working with just the basic game, I find the content in the game for base diesel locomotives pretty visually appealing. I'm more of a American diesel fanatic, locomotives like the SP SD40T-2 are about as fleshed out as they can get, the next step would need the game to upgrade its graphics to something along the lines of the Unreal Engine 4, or UE4.
I'm not too keen on European models, so I couldn't tell you if they are detailed to what they are supposed to be, but I can tell you, the locomotives included are detailed like what you would see in real life.

If you are talking about stuff off the Download Station, its a massive pool of all the content out there from the Trainz series, some content have the graphics that a graphing calculator could render, others are top of the line, at least that I find.
If you are getting stuff off the download station, might I recommend the ES44 Tier 4 models by davidakridge.
<kuid:578474:100187> - a BNSF ES44T4.
If you want older models, i recommend content by btvfd, SP SD40T-2 ver 3 Speed Lettering is one of my favorites up loaded. kuid to it - <kuid2:359354:100790:1>

Or if you are willing to spend a little cash, Jointed Rail has good content for sale, Mostly modern models, but good none the less. Payware and freeware they actually have, which are also good content.
This link is a screenshot of a pair of Union Pacific Dash 9-44CW's I bought from Jointed Rail. http://steamcommunity.com/id/Btrainz2mcraft/screenshot/492394111304028322
The link to their site - http://jointedrail.com/index.php/

Hope this helps at all.

[valenti_scott]

Thanks, I'm new to the game, using the default content, and I just wasn't sure what the range of quality is on the diesel locomotives. I'll try the SP SD40T-2 like you suggest.

[artimrj]

JR stuff is top notch. However there is nice free stuff on the Download Station. You need to set up a search filter for newer uploads, like at least 2016. Some are real good, some are real bad. But they are free.

I have at least $400 in JR items as well, so I am not downgrading them at all. It just depends on how much mad money you have I guess.

[valenti_scott]

Thanks, I am very new to the game, only using it about four days now. Can you tell me the best way to find JR items?

[J4CKI3]

I agree that the SD-40 is a good choice, as it is simple and very common.

[artimrj]

JR - http://jointedrail.com

[valenti_scott]

OK, thanks!