The NEC New York to New Haven is out.

[maxsdad]

Just saw this DLC at the store.

maxsdad

[ozinoz]

It certainly is a nice looking route, at least to the casual observer and there is an impressive "pre-release" 3 minute video over on the Farcebook page. There are the usual whiners - No free roam, catenary is wrong, colour is wrong Sunnyside & Penn are wrong etc, etc, but to me at least, it looks impressive.

Not my thing though - I am waiting on Ver 2 of the VNH

[buzz456]

Yep. Maybe on the next sale but I'm really looking forward to next release of VNH.

It certainly is a nice looking route, at least to the casual observer and there is an impressive "pre-release" 3 minute video over on the Farcebook page. There are the usual whiners - No free roam, catenary is wrong, colour is wrong Sunnyside & Penn are wrong etc, etc, but to me at least, it looks impressive.

Not my thing though - I am waiting on Ver 2 of the VNH

[CARex]

(From Steam Description)
... including the Yankee Branch, which serves the New York Yankees Stadium on baseball match days, and the New Canaan Branch north of Stamford, serving one of the wealthiest communities in the US....

Hmmm... Match??
I must be watching too much Top Gear UK.

[Ericmopar]

Match...

Does this mean we'll get to watch the Yankees play Manchester?

[ozinoz]

(From Steam Description)
... including the Yankee Branch, which serves the New York Yankees Stadium on baseball match days, and the New Canaan Branch north of Stamford, serving one of the wealthiest communities in the US...

If not "match" what is the term you use? I would have thought match a perfectly cromulent word to have used...

[CARex]

Match is a perfectly fine word.
Baseball Game would be the typically common expression.
I can't imagine the fans in the South Bronx going to see a 'Yankees Match'.
It's just a cultural thing... I 'spose.

[NorthernWarrior]

Isn't baseball just cricket with round bats..? Or what we used to refer to as "rounders" at school.

Possibly one to put in the sale box but I would probably put the Cascades or CP route above it at this stage.

[johnmckenzie]

The more I look at that ACS-64 the more I like the design... It looks quite German, unsurprisingly, and that's no bad thing. I certainly think it's a big advance in styling over the AEM-7

[Haystack]

I am waiting on Ver 2 of the VNH

Sorry for my noobness, but what is VNH?

[jwtheiv]

I am waiting on Ver 2 of the VNH

Sorry for my noobness, but what is VNH?

At this point, probably easiest to think of it as the Springfield Line. http://vnhrr.blogspot.com/p/about.html

[buzz456]

I am waiting on Ver 2 of the VNH

Sorry for my noobness, but what is VNH?

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[Boldri]

Looking at the videos, pictures, but I cant't help myself to decide buy it or ont.
It has the magic word "new haven" and wires here and there, but maybe it's too modern for me.
What You think people, is the NY - NH + HHP8 worth the money, or not?

[donjgatlin]

Looking at the videos, pictures, but I cant't help myself to decide buy it or ont.
It has the magic word "new haven" and wires here and there, but maybe it's too modern for me.
What You think people, is the NY - NH + HHP8 worth the money, or not?

Retraction of my previous post below, the route is quite worth it, however you've to learn how the signalling system operates before you jump into the ACS-64 or HHP-8 our you'll become frustrated like me and make a silly rant on a forum.

To be quite honest, no. RSC has still not fixed the ATC/ACSES cab signalling systems. When you're approaching a speed restriction, the train will automatically switch the cab signal to that limit without even warning you, then give you a matter of 7 seconds to decelerate at times >40MPH or else you'll see a brake application, which is difficult to release until the train is almost at a dead stop. Not to mention that the ACS-64 is useless on the Northeast Corridor route from PHL-NYC because the cab signalling just malfunctions the entire trip.

[ElphabaWS]

To be quite honest, no. RSC has still not fixed the ATC/ACSES cab signalling systems. When you're approaching a speed restriction, the train will automatically switch the cab signal to that limit without even warning you, then give you a matter of 7 seconds to decelerate at times >40MPH or else you'll see a brake application, which is difficult to release until the train is almost at a dead stop.

What you are being critical of is largely how the "supression" system on MNCR works in reality, and you have 8 second to zero out your throttle, make the supression brake application, and acknowledge the alert. You do not have to have fully reduced your speed in those eight seconds; if you have taken the necessary steps toward doing so, a full brake application will not occur.