LIRR freight pack

dgionet · Joined: 29 Mar 2011 Posts: 24

Hello Gaétan and Rick,

In November 2016 was released Vince Cockeram's Long Island Railroad route
(lirr_install.zip) in the trainsim site. Although it is a beta version and non signalled, it is very detailed with many marked sidings to make activities.

However, there is very little and old LIRR rolling stock in Trainsim. Is there a possibility to have one LIRR freight pack available in the future, like so many you have done over the years?

Thanks

Denis

rfranzosa · Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 6:35 am Post subject:

Salut Denis,

Chris Parker, Max Brisben and I had an LIRR passenger pack on our list. I believe we actually completed a couple of locomotives. My recollection is that, from a freight car perspective, the cars from the PRR set (PRR 1950) would be correct for LIRR, and they are available as a standalone set.

All we would need are locomotives and cabeese, maybe a few house cars.

EDIT: Actual it is the Conn River freight cars that would be support LIRR freight

Back on the list!

Rick

rfranzosa · Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 7:13 am Post subject:

dgionet · Joined: 29 Mar 2011 Posts: 24

Thanks Rick, Max and Chris!

Much appreciated.

lateagain · Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Dorset, UK

Well the LIRR beta is one of the most oustanding routes for a while and totally worthy of a stock pack .....but freight??? It's "raison d'etre" was always mainly commuter traffic surely?

What the route desperately cries out for is some state of the art passenger stock. The BLW/ZT "era" however would need a lot of newer models of the various EMU trains and loco hauled passenger stock.

An updated C Liner too (although the freeware version is pretty good for it's age). http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/li/lirr2006ggC.jpg

There are some brilliantly detailed EMU models around but the MP54's look little better than the default stock.
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/694298/

Obviously some of the LIRR's loco's are already in the BLW/ZT catalogue but we could do with some newer models and types of commuter coach? https://www.railpictures.net/photo/694297/Just look at the variety of cars in this consist : http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/li/lirr2008ggC.jpg

Going back even further the LIRR had a unique Electric loco too before the EMU's dominated. The DD1 for starters. http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/early-electric-engines/earlylirr-electric-engines.htm

They did have some unique freight cars, LI8000 series intermodal wagons.

....so one more for the "wishlist"?

Laughing

rfranzosa · Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:03 pm Post subject:

Hi Geoff,

That’s been on the list since the route was released. Our friend Doug Nash has provided tons of photos for LIRR passenger equipment. This will be a very time-consuming set to put together, which is why it’s still on the list...

But, on the bright side, sometime between 2022 and 2024 I will retire!!