Western Pacific’s fabulous and legendary Feather River Canyon Route is coming 15 February to Train Simulator Classic in an expanded and enhanced edition, re-creating the railroad’s entire 118-mile Third Subdivision from Oroville to Portola, California! This includes enhanced scenery from end to end, you can see a preview of this in the video below.
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The upcoming Feather River Canyon Enhanced Route for Train Simulator Classic will also feature a portion of the Western Pacific’s Fourth Subdivision (the “Inside Gateway”) and the entire Quincy Railroad short line, bringing total route mileage to 130 richly detailed route miles.
Five types of Western Pacific diesel locomotives, a Burlington Northern locomotive, and 16 types of freight equipment, all provided in a variety of authentic liveries, will deliver superb operational variety and realism to the upcoming route.
Created through a collaboration between Dovetail Games and High Iron Simulations, the Feather River Canyon Enhanced route will include:
- Western Pacific’s entire Third Subdivision as it existed in the 1970-1980 era, and with major yard and terminal facilities at each end (Oroville in the west and Portola in the east).
- An all-new 34-mile addition of the route between Quincy Junction and Portola, including famous landmarks such as towering Clio Trestle and the remarkable Williams Loop.
- Enhanced and richly detailed scenery from end to end and including a variety of new custom-built stations, structures, and assets. Special attention has been devoted to enhancing the detail and realism of the route’s many lineside shippers and industries.
- Five types of Western Pacific diesel locomotives, including the EMD F7 (cab and booster), GP9 (with dual controls), SW9, and GP40-2, plus the GE U30B. All locomotives will feature advanced braking and are offered in 14 total livery variations!
- An all-new Burlington Northern EMD GP35. Western Pacific and Burlington Northern conducted joint operations via the “Inside Gateway” and over the west end of the route.
- Sixteen types of freight equipment appropriate to the line and era, including open-side auto racks, 86-foot auto parts boxcars, bay-window cabooses, and a variety of rolling stock in liveries including Western Pacific, Union Pacific, Rio Grande, Burlington Northern, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle.
- To further enhance the realistic operating characteristics of the line, route speed limits have been set as authentic to the 1970s era, signaling has been improved, and the route is fully equipped with lineside operational signage.
- Bringing the enhanced experience of the Feather River Canyon to full life will be a set of ten new career scenarios that include end-to-end operations and a free-roam scenario – plus the route is Quick Drive enabled.
Head to the store page below to find out more. Owners of the original Feather River Canyon Route (Released in 2016 by Dovetail Games) will receive a special limited-time -15% discount on the purchase of Feather River Canyon Enhanced. Available for the first two weeks of launch only. To get this you need to have the original route in your Steam Library and be signed in. Add to your Wishlist on Steam to make sure you don't miss it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662410/