Pro Range
The Pro Range is aimed toward the serious train simulation
enthusiast looking for a complex machine to master. Each product is
designed to provide education and entertainment for users. Xbox
controller and HUD interface support do not come as standard and users
will need to read the accompanying documentation to fully understand
the operation of this advanced simulation.
About This Content
The massive and powerful General Electric E60 electric, born during
the formative years of Amtrak and employed also by NJ TRANSIT, now
comes to Train Simulator Classic through the superb creativity of
developer Reppo!
At Amtrak’s formation in 1971, the passenger carrier’s electrified
Northeast Corridor was entrusted almost exclusively to a gallant fleet
of veteran ex-Pennsylvania Railroad GG1s, the survivors of which had
been built decades earlier by PRR’s own Altoona shops, Baldwin, and
General Electric. Also in Amtrak service were the pioneering
Budd-built, General Electric-motored Metroliners.
It might have been expected that General Electric would play a role
in Amtrak’s goal to replace the railroad’s aging GG1, and so it
was. During 1973, Amtrak ordered 26 GE E60s, which were six-axle,
6,000-horsepower electrics that weighed in at more than 365,000
pounds. That such a beast of a locomotive would be chosen for
passenger service had much to do with the fact that the design was
modified from a freight locomotive – GE’s E60 had been first built for
the coal-hauling Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad. With Amtrak amidst
its transition from steam-heated equipment to HEP, the order for E60s
was split between steam-generator and HEP-equipped units (the former
would all eventually be converted to HEP).
Not surprisingly, the E60 is passenger service struggled from its
excess weight and related tracking issues. After the arrival of the
EMD/ASEA AEM-7 electrics (which began in 1979), Amtrak began selling
its E60s, including ten units sold to NJ TRANSIT in 1984. Nonetheless,
thirteen Amtrak E60s were rebuilt (and renumbered from the 900-series
to the 600-series) and remained in Amtrak service into 2002. The ten
ex-Amtrak E60s sold to NJ TRANSIT worked primarily on the railroad’s
busy North Jersey Coast Line route and remained in service until
1998. Two GE E60s (one Amtrak and one NJ TRANSIT) have been
preserved.
As created for Train Simulator Classic by Reppo, the E60 is
featured in Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT liveries and variants. The Amtrak
edition represents the 600-series rebuilt E60s which operated as late
as 2002 and is accompanied by a beautiful all-new rendition of
Amtrak’s landmark Amfleet 1 coach and café car in attractive Phase III
livery. The E60 features authentic controls and is provided in running
and “cold & dark” configurations. Four career scenarios, including two
each on the Train Simulator Classic NEC: New York-New Haven Route and
North Jersey Coast & Morristown Lines Route (routes available
separately), put the potent and husky E60 to work in realistic and
challenging Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT services.
The E60 experience now awaits you in Train Simulator Classic!
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