Take the throttle for contemporary CSX heavy-duty railroading on the historic B&O Mountain Subdivision Route – with the new CSX Scenario Pack 03!
Stretching from the Potomac Valley of Maryland across the summit of the Alleghanies in West Virginia, the railroad was called the “West End” in an earlier time and then the Mountain Subdivision of the historic Baltimore & Ohio and today’s rail goliath, CSX.
Train Simulator Classic’s acclaimed B&O Mountain Subdivision Route re-creates this famed 101-mile rail line that extends from Cumberland, Maryland to Grafton, West Virginia – and now CSX Scenario Pack 03 brings modern-day CSX railroading to this extraordinary route!
CSX Scenario Pack 03, created by High Iron Simulations, features ten new and realistic career scenarios that bring heavy haul railroading to life as CSX totes massive coal trains as well as manifest freight across the scenic and rugged spine of the Alleghany Mountains.
Set in the era from 2014 to the present day, CSX Scenario Pack 03 will put you at the throttle of five locomotive types ranging from third-generation titans such as General Electric’s ES44DC to CSX’s unique and versatile SD40-3 rebuilds, all ready to tackle the route’s unforgiving 2.2 percent twisting grades and tonnage.
The Mountain Subdivision, opened in 1852, has through its long history been renowned for coal-hauling, and you will handle 100+ car loaded unit coal trains with head-end and DPU (distribution power unit) locomotives as well as manned helpers to lift tonnage over the Alleghanies. You’ll also climb aboard CSX power to usher empty trains back toward the mines, operate the line’s workhorse manifest freight, and handle local and switching duties.
With CSX Scenario Pack 03, you will:
Make an end-to-end, Grafton-to-Cumberland run across the Mountain Subdivision in a challenging four-part scenario. En route, the train will, over specific portions of the line, authentically operate with and without mid-train DPU locomotives and with and without rear-end manned helpers.
Take the controls of CSX’s westbound workhorse manifest freight – symbol Q-317 – in a two-part scenario that includes the tough climb of legendary 17-Mile Grade and the equally unforgiving descent of Cranberry Grade.
Aboard a CSX EMD GP40-2, work the Mountain Subdivision’s westbound L-163 local freight, handling switching duties en route at Keyser, West Virginia, and the sprawling paper plant at Luke, Maryland.
Handle a heavy coal train coming off the ex-Western Maryland Thomas Subdivision bound for Newport News, Virginia. It’s a snowy, slippery day, but your power set led by a veteran CSX General Electric C40-8W will be up to the task.
Work a westbound empty hopper train that’s also been called upon to lug overflow manifest tonnage from symbol freight Q-317. With a trio of CSX’s unique SD40-3 rebuilds, you’ll make a pickup at M&K Junction, then climb the Cheat River Grade.
Serve as engineer of loaded eastbound coal train U787 making the crossing of Newburg and Cranberry Grades on a wintry day. Despite the weather, local railfans surely will be out, because on the point of your train is a power-pooled BNSF diesel.
Note: For full use, this scenario pack requires the B&O Mountain Subdivision Route; CSX Hanover Subdivision Route; BNSF ES44DC Loco Add-On; CSX ES44AC Add-On Livery; GP40-2 Loco Pack Add-On; and CSX SD80MAC Loco Add-On. The ten new career scenarios of CSX Scenario Pack 03, based closely on actual railroad operations and train symbols, deliver the remarkable experiences of big-time, heavy haul railroading on one of America’s most historic, scenic, and challenging mountain railroads. From High Iron Simulations, CSX Scenario Pack 03 is available now at the Steam Store!
Train Simulator Classic’s acclaimed B&O Mountain Subdivision Route re-creates the famed 101-mile rail line that extends from Cumberland, Maryland to Grafton, West Virginia – and now CSX Scenario Pack 03 brings modern-day CSX railroading to the extraordinary route! In the Potomac River Valley, CSX General Electric ES44AC diesels meet powering eastbound coal and westbound empty trains.
With CSX Scenario Pack 03, you’ll make a 100-mile Grafton-to-Cumberland run across the Mountain Subdivision in a challenging four-part scenario. With a duo of CSX ES44AC diesels on the point, the heavy coal train rolls east near Thornton, West Virginia (above), then nears the end of its journey as it enters Cumberland, Maryland (below).
Behind a pair of veteran General Electric C40-8W diesels, CSX’s westbound manifest freight workhorse – symbol Q-317 – is slowly clawing its way up legendary 17-Mile Grade and has just cleared Hitchcock Tunnel en route to the line’s summit at Altamont, West Virginia.
Working the Mountain Subdivision westbound local, a duo of Electro-Motive GP40-2 diesels are bridging the North Branch of the Potomac River as they switch the massive paper plant located at Luke, Maryland.
Snow is falling as CSX GE C40-8W 7853 leads a unit coal train off the ex-Western Maryland Thomas Subdivision and ducks under the Mountain Subdivision main line near West Virginia Junction as an eastbound coal train powered by EMD SD40-2 diesels glides overhead.
At Tunnelton, West Virginia, a set of unique CSX SD40-3 rebuilt diesels have westbound mixed tonnage on the move. The SD40-3 is the result of CSX’s locomotive remanufacturing program based upon veteran SD40-2 diesels. With CSX Scenario Pack 03, you’ll climb aboard five types of second- and third-generation CSX diesel power.
Grinding upgrade alongside Racoon Creek, CSX unit coal train U787 passes through Newburg, West Virginia. Immediately ahead is an unforgiving climb to the top of Newburg Grade at Tunnelton. In the lead of the eastbound train is a power-pooled BNSF General Electric ES44DC.
At Altamont, CSX GE C40-8W 7906 reaches the summit of the Alleghanies at an elevation of 2,826 feet above sea level. CSX Scenario Pack 03 delivers the remarkable experiences of big-time railroading on one of America’s most historic, scenic, and challenging mountain railroads. From High Iron Simulations, CSX Scenario Pack 03 is available now at the Steam Store!