The unique and timeless appeal of American interurban railroading comes to life on the Sacramento Northern, South End route. Set in the late 1930s and early 1940s, this Train Simulator route features classic interurban passenger and freight operations on the Sacramento Northern Railway’s route that extended from San Francisco’s busy Transbay Terminal to its famed ferry connection on California’s Suisun Bay.
Created by G-Trax Simulations, the Sacramento Northern, South End route delivers the experience of operating SN’s iconic Holman 1003-class interurbans in passenger service as well as its diminutive but powerful General Electric 650-class Steeple Cab electric locomotives in freight duty. Stretching approximately 45 route miles, the Sacramento Northern, South End route includes the four-mile-long Bay Bridge crossing from San Francisco to Oakland over which you will operate with the Sacramento Northern’s innovative in-cab signaling system.
All the captivating – and challenging – features of traditional interurban-era railroading await you on the Sacramento Northern, South End route, including hectic street-running in Oakland and tight curvatures and steep grades to navigate as the railroad climbs up and over the rugged Oakland Hills and through Redwood Canyon. And whether the location is bustling and urban San Francisco and Oakland or the tiny agricultural towns of Contra Costa County, the route marvelously re-captures and rekindles the bygone era of the 1930s and 1940s.
The Sacramento Northern, South End route also features more than a dozen types of freight equipment authentic to the period and, for AI, the Key System’s articulated Bridge Unit and the Interurban Electric Railway’s “red car” interurban.
The Sacramento Northern, South End route brings all the timeless appeal and unique operating challenges of classic American interurban railroading to your Train Simulator experience!
Scenarios
The Sacramento Northern, South End route includes 17 career scenarios, including a tutorial for using the authentic in-cab signal system and a challenging selection of passenger, freight, and switching operations. Also included is a Railfan Mode scenario, and the route is Quick Drive ready.- 1 Driving the SN Interurban Tutorial
- 2a SN Tour Part 1
- 2b SN Tour Part 2
- 2c SN Tour Part 3
- 2d SN Tour Part 4
- 3a The Meteor Pt 1 - Smooth Sailing
- 3b The Meteor Pt 2 - Twisting Hills
- 3c The Meteor Pt 3 - City Streets
- 4a SN Train 10 Part 1
- 4b SN Train 10 Part 2
- 4c SN Train 10 Part 3
- 5 Back to the Barn
- 6 Inbound Challenge
- Cattle to Oakland - Part 1
- Cattle to Oakland - Part 2
- Freight Delivery to Shafter Yard
- Walnuts to Market
- San Francisco Transit Jam (Railfan Mode)
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 gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now!
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Key Features
- The Sacramento Northern, South End interurban route set in the late 1930s and 1940s and extending from San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal to Mallard Island and Suisun Bay.
- Sacramento Northern Holman 1003-class motor and trailer interurbans
- Sacramento Northern General Electric 650-class Steeple Cab electric locomotive in prewar and postwar liveries
- Selection of more than a dozen authentic freights cars authentic to the period
- Key System articulated bridge unit (AI)
- Interurban Electric Railway (IER) “red car” interurban (AI)
- Bay Bridge with authentic transponder and in-cab signal safety systems
- A variety of structures, vehicles, and characters authentic to the period
- Challenging career scenarios for the route
- Quick Drive compatible
- Download size: 340.9 mb
