Has there ever been an NEC route thru Baltimore/Washington?

[tg626]

I see New York/New Haven in the store, and I *thought* there was one from New York to Philidelphia (maybe not?) But as a former Baltimoron I've always been disappointed that there were no routes covering the Baltimore/Washington area of the old Pennsy mainline.

[Fleegle411]

Back before even the New York-Philadelphia line came out (Or even Horseshoe Curve for that matter) there was a freeware project ongoing to re-create the Corridor form Washington to Philly, but to my knowledge, aside from a beta release, nothing came of it.

[tg626]

Was that the one that was supposed to have the Pennsylvania and the B&O lines? Went by the name Capital Division? I think that was in the MSTS days, and I had totally forgotten about that.

EDIT: found a post discussing speed limits, it was called CSX Capital Subdivision. (The B&O may well has been wishful thinking on my part. Had family long ago that worked on steam power in the Mt. Clair shops).

[drivertime61]

..... I've always been disappointed that there were no routes covering the Baltimore/Washington area of the old Pennsy mainline.

I share your pain!

There is nothing so far in TS20xx to provide the same coverage as found in the old MSTS routes. While the original NEC Philly-D.C. route that came with MSTS was better than nothing, Vince Cockeram vastly improved upon it with his NEC 4.0 masterpiece. It provides complete, detailed trackage between 30th St. Philly and Wash. Union Station. And, it adds the parallel CSX freight trackage in detail between the same points. He also "threw in" a good bit of MD Light Rail commuter trackage as a bonus. I don't know how many times Vince apologized for mistakenly electrifying the CSX tracks and making it a two-track mainline, but no one ever cared or complained about it - even on that other forum where complaining can rise to an art form - the route is that good. Notice I'm using present tense here talking about the route; although it's not available anymore, it still reverently resides on my other PC.

In more recent times, NEC 4.0 was integrated into the massive, broadly expansive PRR Eastern Region Route. http://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showthread ... ern-Region I was on the verge of getting it, but the TS20xx bug bit me, along with being spoiled by wide-screen HD graphics.

I'm sure TS20xx coverage of Philly-D.C. has been suggested to DTG many times, but so far - nada. To be sure, for them to do the route to the same standards as they have done NY-New Haven, etc., would be a hefty task, but heck, if they did it I'd even be tempted to buy it without a sale! Well......maybe.

[buzz456]

Truth be told I have never seen it talked about here until now nor anywhere else that I can remember.

[drivertime61]

Thanks Buzz. I could swear I read requests in the past, perhaps on either DTG's Facebook or Engine Driver pages. I'm thinking it was around the time they released the NEC NY-NH. Or maybe it's just wishful thinking.

Just a thought: might be a nice way to introduce the new game engine. More wishiness.

[buzz456]

Thanks Buzz. I could swear I read requests in the past, perhaps on either DTG's Facebook or Engine Driver pages. I'm thinking it was around the time they released the NEC NY-NH. Or maybe it's just wishful thinking.

Just a thought: might be a nice way to introduce the new game engine. More wishiness.

Is there any railroad on the planet that has not been requested on Engine Driver?

[drivertime61]

Is there any railroad on the planet that has not been requested on Engine Driver?

Well sure. But I LIVE on the NEC! I want another route where I live! Who WOULDN’T want another route where I live? Everyone everywhere NEEDS a route where I live! It’s about ME, man!

IOW, you’re right.