The Southern Railway was one of North America’s great and admired railroad institutions. Stretching its rails nearly 10,000 miles across America’s Southeast and Midwest, the Southern called at Washington, D. C., Atlanta, New Orleans, Cincinnati, and St Louis. The remarkable railroad was at once known for its beautiful passenger trains as well as being an innovative, tough-as-nails mountain railroad that was home to the likes of legendary Saluda Grade.
Now, the Southern Railway in all its glory comes to Train Simulator Classic with Southern Railway Retro Pack 01 from acclaimed developer High Iron Simulations!
With Southern Railway Retro Pack 01, you will take the throttle of four types of classic and potent diesel power – the Electro-Motive SD40-2, GP35, GP18, and F7 – and battle tonnage on the rugged Saluda Grade: Asheville – Spartanburg route (route available separately). The locomotives feature road-specific details (including Southern’s distinctive “Hi-hood” carbody style) and advanced air braking and performance; the GP18 is provided in Southern and Central of Georgia liveries; the GP35 is featured in Southern, Central of Georgia, and Savannah & Atlanta liveries.
Joining the motive power in Southern Railway Retro Pack 01 is the railroad’s distinctive and innovative “receiver” car used for mid-train operations, its noted steel bay-window caboose in two liveries, and a remarkable selection of six types of freight rolling stock in a wide variety of liveries including Southern, Central of Georgia, Savannah & Atlanta, Norfolk & Western, and Nickel Plate Road.
A selection of ten realistic career scenarios, closely based upon Southern Railway operations and train numbers of the 1960s and 1970s and featuring main line manifests, coal trains, switching, and local duties, will put you to work on the spectacular 70-mile Train Simulator Classic Saluda Grade: Asheville – Spartanburg route. Content of Southern Railway Retro Pack 01 will also be an ideal fit to bring the Southern Railway era to life on Train Simulator Classic’s Norfolk Southern N-Line route.
Experience all the challenges and drama of railroading, Southern style, with the remarkable and content-rich Southern Railway Retro Pack 01 for Train Simulator Classic!
Included Scenarios
Ten realistic and challenging career scenarios representing Southern Railway operations of the 1960s and 1970s are included, putting you at the throttle of EMD diesels for mainline freight, coal, local, and switching operations on the Train Simulator Classic Saluda Grade: Asheville – Spartanburg route (route available separately). The pack is also Quick Drive compatible and features a variety of Southern Railway Quick Drive consists.
- Morning Run to Hayne, Pt. 1
- Morning Run to Hayne, Pt. 2
- A&S Local East
- First Climb to Saluda
- Second Climb to Saluda
- Taming the Beast, Pt. 1
- Taming the Beast, Pt. 2
- Feeding the Furnace
- Asheville East Yard Switcher
- Bound for the Mines
More scenarios are available on the Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now!
Key Features
- Southern Railway EMD SD40-2 hi-hood diesel locomotive
- Southern Railway EMD F7A and F7B locomotives
- EMD GP18 hi-hood locomotive in Southern and Central of Georgia liveries
- EMD GP35 hi-hood locomotive in Southern, Central of Georgia, and Savannah & Atlanta liveries
- Locomotives feature road-specific details and advanced air braking systems
- Southern Railway “receiver” car as used for mid-train operations
- Southern Railway steel bay-window caboose in two liveries
- Six types of freight equipment including 40- and 50-foot boxcars, 70-ton hopper, bulkhead flats; and 40- and 50-foot Airslide covered hoppers, in a variety of liveries
- Ten authentic career scenarios on the Saluda Grade: Asheville-Spartanburg route
- Quick Drive ready and compatible.
- Download size: 388.7 MB
