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The EMD FL9 was arguably one of the more unique locomotive designs ever conceived, but plied its trade on New York’s commuter lines for more than 40 years. Born from a drive to replace worn out and ageing ALCO DL109 and Boxcab Electric locomotives, New Haven president Patrick McGinnis ordered 60 of EMD’s FL9 locomotives in 1956 to operate solely on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NH).
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- Developer:
- Dovetail Games
- Release date:
- 19 February 2015
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- Recent Steam reviews:
- Not specified
- All Steam reviews:
- Positive (19)
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Description
The EMD FL9 was arguably one of the more unique locomotive designs ever conceived, but plied its trade on New York’s commuter lines for more than 40 years.
Born from a drive to replace worn out and ageing ALCO DL109 and Boxcab Electric locomotives, New Haven president Patrick McGinnis ordered 60 of EMD’s FL9 locomotives in 1956 to operate solely on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NH).
The hybrid electro-diesel model was seen as direct competition to the less popular Fairbanks-Morse dual power P-12-42 locomotive, and was designed specifically to run under both diesel and electric power to accommodate the electrified lines running under the East River and into New York’s Grand Central Terminal.
The FL9 was considered successful, despite being underpowered when compared to the electric locomotives they replaced, and survived a number of railroad mergers that saw them eventually retired under Metro-North ownership in 2009. Despite this, a few FL9s are still in occasional revenue-generating service, whilst some have been preserved in museum collections.
The EMD FL9 for Train Simulator is available in New Haven ‘McGinnis’ heritage livery, as operated by the Connecticut Department of Transport in the 2000s. Features of the model including in-cab signalling as seen on the New York-New Haven line. Also included are Metro-North Shoreliner III passenger cars with passenger view, and driveable cab car.
The locomotive is also Quick Drive compatible, giving you the freedom to drive the New Haven FL9 on any Quick Drive enabled route for Train Simulator, such as those available through Steam. Also included are scenarios specifically for the NEC: New York-New Haven route (available separately and required to play these scenarios).
Three scenarios for the NEC: New York-New Haven route:
More scenarios are available on Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now!
Born from a drive to replace worn out and ageing ALCO DL109 and Boxcab Electric locomotives, New Haven president Patrick McGinnis ordered 60 of EMD’s FL9 locomotives in 1956 to operate solely on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NH).
The hybrid electro-diesel model was seen as direct competition to the less popular Fairbanks-Morse dual power P-12-42 locomotive, and was designed specifically to run under both diesel and electric power to accommodate the electrified lines running under the East River and into New York’s Grand Central Terminal.
The FL9 was considered successful, despite being underpowered when compared to the electric locomotives they replaced, and survived a number of railroad mergers that saw them eventually retired under Metro-North ownership in 2009. Despite this, a few FL9s are still in occasional revenue-generating service, whilst some have been preserved in museum collections.
The EMD FL9 for Train Simulator is available in New Haven ‘McGinnis’ heritage livery, as operated by the Connecticut Department of Transport in the 2000s. Features of the model including in-cab signalling as seen on the New York-New Haven line. Also included are Metro-North Shoreliner III passenger cars with passenger view, and driveable cab car.
The locomotive is also Quick Drive compatible, giving you the freedom to drive the New Haven FL9 on any Quick Drive enabled route for Train Simulator, such as those available through Steam. Also included are scenarios specifically for the NEC: New York-New Haven route (available separately and required to play these scenarios).
Scenarios
Three scenarios for the NEC: New York-New Haven route:
- Grand Journey: Part 1
- Grand Journey: Part 2
- A Stormy Trip to the Big Apple
More scenarios are available on Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now!
Key Features
- EMD FL9 in New Haven ‘McGinnis’ heritage livery
- In-cab signalling
- Metro-North Shoreliner III passenger cars
- Passenger view
- Driveable cab car
- Quick Drive compatible
- Scenarios for the NEC: New York-New Haven route
- Download size: 180mb
Recommended system requirements
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- OS *:
- Windows® Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor:
- Processor: 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (3.2 GHz Core 2 Duo recommended), AMD Athlon MP (multiprocessor variant or comparable processors)
- Memory:
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- 512 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0 (AGP PCIe only)
- DirectX®:
- 9.0c
- Hard Drive:
- 6 GB HD space
- Sound:
- Direct X 9.0c compatible
- Other Requirements:
- Broadband Internet connection
- Additional:
- Quicktime Player is required for playing the videos
recommended*
- Graphics:
- Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required
- Additional:
- Quicktime Player is required for playing the videos
User reviews
HingusDingus
Recommended | 25 Aug 2015
To start, I was wary about this one, because of reports of horribly reused sounds, and reused rolling stock, but, I was pleasently surprised!!! Model: The model, to my knowledge, is dead on.... Nicely done small details
Helpful: 22
robert.lacagnina
Recommended | 20 Feb 2015
Needs the K5LA horn, also in push mode when put to full throttle the sound stays fully reved up even after decreasing the throtle or turning the engine off. Otherwise the actual model is nicely detailed, though as
Helpful: 10
fireflyer40
Recommended | 06 Jun 2015
Agree with others about the sound bugs, most notably the fact that once you go to notch 8 (in diesel mode), the sound effects of the trailing unit stay in notch 8 no matter which notch you decrease to. I was rather
Helpful: 6
DerGeraet
Recommended | 20 Sept 2015
During third rail operation there is no more loco sound. No cooler fan, no traction equipment, nothing. Okay otherwise. Too expensive, but that goes for most TS 2016 DLC.
Helpful: 5
UthersonL
Recommended | 30 Mar 2023
Depending on your budget, three short-ish scenarios may not be enough content for the price outside of discounts, perhaps. Personally, I don't regret the purchase, though, but will warn you about a couple minor
Helpful: 1
gertj3
Recommended | 21 Mar 2023
I am amazed by the quality of this DLC especially for its age, I was bit hesitant to buy but I am glad I did, really something special and I am proud to have it in my Train Simulator, probably very close to the best out
Helpful: 0