TSW needs more US freight routes.

[PNWR1854]

I think that it would do the sim good to have a route set in the past, as all the other routes have been modern.
I think the UP/SP brooklyn sub would be neat to have in the game but it probably won't happen...
We'll have to see what the editor has to offer!

[Griphos]

I’d like to several good freight routes with good operating potential. There are a number in TS201X. But many more famous sections of well-known routes have been done already and don’t have great operating potential either. Most of the routes we have from DTG are long stretches between two yards.

The best routes for operation have been the fictional short lines from the Workshop, like Adriana County, or third party routes, like Stevens Pass, or Keith's routes for Scotland, or Allaboard's old routes. China Clay for Export shows just how fun a freight oriented shortline in beautiful scenery can be, but I don’t know how popular it was.

I like the idea of a historical route, not only for the historical and scenic interest, but because of the increased operating potential of '50's RRs and earlier. The Horseshoe is still one of my favorite DTG routes (although it’s operations are largely limited to yard work at either end). The Western Lines of Scotland has superb operations (love all the dock switching). These could serve as models. Even a pre-war version of the NY&NH would offer both recognizable RRing with excellent operating potential. I’d love to see something like that and would buy it in a heartbeat.

But, doing something like this would mean making a whole new set of assets. I hope they do so, but at least part of the reason they focus so much on modern passenger lines has to be the number of assets they’ve built for those already.

[krellnut]

and I guess that DTG would still probably only be able to sell them at the current price for ordinary routes, so, they won't get any extra money for doing this, I personally can't see them doing any really long routes for a few years yet, to be fair.

If they built a long route, I would have no problem paying alot more for it. Long routes, more time, more money. Works for me.

[Boss1]

I agree, more time equals more money!

[ex-railwayman]

and I guess that DTG would still probably only be able to sell them at the current price for ordinary routes, so, they won't get any extra money for doing this, I personally can't see them doing any really long routes for a few years yet, to be fair.

If they built a long route, I would have no problem paying alot more for it. Long routes, more time, more money. Works for me.

Well, it might work for you Walter, but, I bet the general consensus of opinion worldwide might not be as enthusiastic.
Anyway, in TS19 we have Pacific Surfliner that went on for 145 miles, or whatever, and that is the same price as all the other American routes of half the mileage, so, unsure what would happen in the future to be honest.

Cheerz. Steve.