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NP & SP&S Superpower Pack

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-----===== HISTORY =====-----
In the mid 1920s, the Northern Pacific railroad was in need of stronger motive power for their passenger trains. They worked with Alco to create the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement in 1926, what would soon become one of the most ubiquitous locomotive types of the Superpower era. This new wheel arrangement was dubbed the Northern, as the NP was the first to use it, and many more of this type soon followed on dozens of roads, with NP themselves acquiring 6 classes of this type, starting with the 'A' class, followed by the A-1 to A-5 classes, being built as late as 1943.

In 1936, Alco's 4-6-6-4 Challenger type, delivered to the Union Pacific, caught the NP's attention, and they soon ordered some of the arrangement for themselves. The Z-6s, Z-7s, and Z-8s worked on heavy freight trains, though their size and weight made them unsuitable for some areas of the railroad.

The Spokane, Portland & Seattle, brainchild of the NP and Great Northern, acquired copies of some of these locomotives. Its E-1 locomotives were copies of the NP A-3s, and the Z-6s and Z-8s were copies of the same NP locomotives. Two Z-6s were purchased by the GN in 1940, though they were both reacquired by the SP&S within a few years.

By the late 1950s, almost every single one of these locomotives were fully scrapped, except for the SP&S E-1 No. 700, which was donated to the city of Portland. SP&S 700 was restored in 1990, and had a short excursion career before being taken out of service for its FRA required 1472 day boiler inspection, which should be finishing soon.
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-----===== MOD CONTENTS =====-----
NP A-3 locomotive and tender (white lining, black lining, grey boiler)
NP A-5 locomotive and tender (white lining, black lining, grey boiler)

NP Z-6 locomotive and tender (white lining, black lining, grey boiler)
NP Z-8 locomotive and tender (white lining, black lining, grey boiler)

SP&S E-1 locomotive and tender (white lining, black lining, lighter smokebox/excursion version)

SP&S Z-6 locomotive and tender (white lining, black lining)
SP&S Z-8 locomotive and tender (white lining, black lining)
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-----===== ADDITIONAL INFORMATION =====-----
All items have livery support. Feel free to make liveries with these mods, however, please do provide a link to the original mod, and don't just reupload them without making modifications or claim them as your own.
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Hey folks, my interest in the game has continuously dwindled over the last few months, but I decided I should get this project finished before the end of the year, as I've been teasing it for a while now on the RL discord. I do have a few ideas I'm somewhat interested in, but don't expect many uploads in the future. Hopefully I can build up some more interest in the game soon though.
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Mar 8 @ 7:26am
why SP&S is only SP
stanfordma
22 Comments
jpzygila Mar 2 @ 6:05pm 
Mainly McCloud River railroad No. 19 & 25
jpzygila Mar 2 @ 5:53pm 
may i suggest the McCloud River Railroad and their fleet of engines?
Alessandra Roma Lancillotti Feb 19 @ 12:11pm 
Btw this is a suggestion a galaxy railways pack but with real trains but galaxy railways style
manoidave Feb 8 @ 9:46pm 
that could be a good idea!
TrainBoi119 Jan 18 @ 10:27pm 
why are the wheels modeled after NC&StL 576?
Mxple4Leafs Jan 10 @ 12:31pm 
WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK
Hammaneggs Jan 3 @ 6:02pm 
This is well timed, I was thinking about doing a PacNW mixed power fic that includes SP&S trackage!
stanfordma Jan 3 @ 6:59am 
W cygnusOX for the mods
shlerp (real one) Jan 2 @ 10:57am 
hey can i ask a suggestion? its ok if you dont do suggestions
skyblubandit Jan 1 @ 1:59pm 
n o r t h e r n p a c i f i c