Norfolk Southern (Monongahela) coal lines

[ElphabaWS]

Dovetail Games has announced its latest US route. See:

http://www.engine-driver.com/article/show/3574/norfolk-southern-mon-line-comes-to-train-simulator

For those not familiar with the NS MGA coal district lines, they host both heavy NS and CSX coal operations.

PS - And as stated in the article, this is NOT the "Where in the World" route, which is yet to be announced.

[mrennie]

The screenshots are amazing! I honestly was fooled by the first one - at first I thought it was a real-life photo!! They've done a fantastic job on the road surfaces, kerbs, roadside clutter, etc.

[imnew]

I am REALLY looking forward to see how this route looks with DTG doing great so far. Can't wait for more screenshots!

Me too !

[ErikGorbiHamilton]

This looks like a paywere version of the PLE.

Looking forward to it

[luifeldur]

or new route for norfolk southern railroad from usa

[Haystack]

Our prayers for an NS route have been answered!!!

[imphantum]

Hopefully this means we will see an SD80MAC some time in the future! West Brownsville looks fantastic.

[nssd80mackid]

Hopefully this means we will see an SD80MAC some time in the future! West Brownsville looks fantastic.

I like your thinking lol

[JohnTrainHead]

Whoa, this route looks fantastic! I love the detailing on the road signs and such! Good work, RSC!

[The_Garbear]

Wow this looks awesome, gonna pick this one up for sure.

[GSkid]

There are tracks down our streets of my town here in California, but it's just short locals. It's cool seeing these full size main line trains going down those narrow streets. I'd say a good call by DTG. Hopefully cuz it's a short route, they will have it very detailed and fairy accurate.

I'm guessing there isn't much of a grade since it follows quite close to the river. Plus the videos I've seen have 2 locos hauling coal with no DPUs or helpers, which says it's a gentle route.

[Haystack]

Hopefully this means we will see an SD80MAC some time in the future! West Brownsville looks fantastic.

If they wanted to earn some brownie points with NS fans they would make a SD60E.

[ElphabaWS]

I'm guessing there isn't much of a grade since it follows quite close to the river. Plus the videos I've seen have 2 locos hauling coal with no DPUs or helpers, which says it's a gentle route.

The portion of the MGA along the river (West Brownsville - Waynesburg) is relatively level. However, the Manor Branch (Waynesburg - Bailey Mine) has a 1% ruling eastbound grade and heavily loaded coal trains require a rear helper set, which is stationed at Bailey. The helpers typically push eastbound to the Manor summit, cuff off, and drop back down to Bailey Mine, but if no other traffic is expected will stay on all the way to Waynesburg and lay over there.

[fecrails]

This is an amazing and unique looking route! Very cool!

[BoostedFridge]

If they wanted to earn some brownie points with NS fans they would make a SD60E.

MDurdan is making an SD60E, so you don't have to wait on RSC

http://thelocoshop.blogspot.ca/