Doug and tf51d,
I'm guessing you didn't read the first of my links in the #1 post in this thread.
The issue is not that there's NO stock. The issue is that it's just very old stock and not of today's standard
. It's an all too familiar MSTS issue. Great stock but no decent route to run it on or Great route with no decent stock to run on it.
Of course to those who only run the SIMS from the cabview, and therefore only see the exterior of the AI traffic that may seem an odd idea but the majority (judging by the screenshots) want current standards of stock and like me enjoy running the Sim outside the cab for much of the time.
Sadly none of the payware providers have done many of the old or original DMU's or any EMU's. BLW has excellent RDC's but of course the LIRR only had a couple for a shuttle service between Babylon and Patchogue, and on various fan trips. They had several classes of EMU and these overlapped in operation. Like all roads the most interesting periods for stock were the early 20th Century. Plenty of different liveries to keep the reskinners busy too
What's needed is, and this is just basics :-
MP41's - EMU's
MP72's - EMU's *
MP75's - EMU's *
DD1's - Electric Locomotive
M1's - EMU's
M3's - EMU's
ACF celestory and round roofed passenger cars.
401 & 402 Box cab loco's
Some BB3 overhead AC electric loco's
* ...the 72's and 75's were also used as coach stock.
Most of the diesels used by LIRR have been modelled but some could do with updates and all could do with current stste of the art skins? (see previous thread)
The LIRR also had some custom built freight cars for intermodal traffic.
For those who want to simulate current LIRR practice there is of course a whole lot more. IF, more interestingly IMO, you want to go back to the days of steam there's a whole stable of loco types needed to compliment the camelback. Then you'd need the wooden coaches too.
Vince has given us a great route and it's obviously a labour of love? It's a route that cries out for activities with loads of AI traffic. It would be great to create a stock pack for the route with OR physics and then it would really come to life?
I'm guessing you didn't read the first of my links in the #1 post in this thread.
The issue is not that there's NO stock. The issue is that it's just very old stock and not of today's standard
. It's an all too familiar MSTS issue. Great stock but no decent route to run it on or Great route with no decent stock to run on it.
Of course to those who only run the SIMS from the cabview, and therefore only see the exterior of the AI traffic that may seem an odd idea but the majority (judging by the screenshots) want current standards of stock and like me enjoy running the Sim outside the cab for much of the time.
Sadly none of the payware providers have done many of the old or original DMU's or any EMU's. BLW has excellent RDC's but of course the LIRR only had a couple for a shuttle service between Babylon and Patchogue, and on various fan trips. They had several classes of EMU and these overlapped in operation. Like all roads the most interesting periods for stock were the early 20th Century. Plenty of different liveries to keep the reskinners busy too
What's needed is, and this is just basics :-
MP41's - EMU's
MP72's - EMU's *
MP75's - EMU's *
DD1's - Electric Locomotive
M1's - EMU's
M3's - EMU's
ACF celestory and round roofed passenger cars.
401 & 402 Box cab loco's
Some BB3 overhead AC electric loco's
* ...the 72's and 75's were also used as coach stock.
Most of the diesels used by LIRR have been modelled but some could do with updates and all could do with current stste of the art skins? (see previous thread)
The LIRR also had some custom built freight cars for intermodal traffic.
For those who want to simulate current LIRR practice there is of course a whole lot more. IF, more interestingly IMO, you want to go back to the days of steam there's a whole stable of loco types needed to compliment the camelback. Then you'd need the wooden coaches too.
Vince has given us a great route and it's obviously a labour of love? It's a route that cries out for activities with loads of AI traffic. It would be great to create a stock pack for the route with OR physics and then it would really come to life?
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