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Hello and welcome to Mexico!
This is my free interpretation of one of the most challenging lines in Mexico, the Ferrosur Distrito Acultzingo - also known as the Linea S/C. The scenery and most cities are fictional, although the track layout in Veracruz and Orizaba are semi - correct at times. The line is approximately 60 kilometers long (37,5 miles) and stretches from the port of Veracruz and its steel mill through the rainforest and 27 tunnels up to a high plateau near (fictional) Orizaba and the border to a yet unnamed country. The line has a ruling grade of 2,7% and sees heavy freight traffic, with trains up to 1400m long. Main cargo are iron ore and coal for the mill and the export of products like grain, oil, chemicals, automotive and of course intermodal units. The FdAM uses a large mix of usually older equipment phased out by the large US railroads. Commonly used are older U and -7 GE units, as well as SD40s and 45s. Some AC44CW have been aquired from FXE, and the newest engine in the fleet is a GE AC44i.
Based on: Distrito Acultzingo - Linea SC
Linea S is the Ferrocarril del Sureste Mainline from Mexico City to the Port of Veracruz. The original Line featured the Distrito Maltrata, a 4,7% grade, climbing more than 4000ft in under 30 miles between Jesus de Nazareno, Puebla and Orizaba, Veracruz. In the 1980s, a new alignment, called the Distrito Acultzingo (Linea S/C) was built, reducing the grades to a more manageable 2,5 - 2,7%. This new line features 32 tunnels, curves up to 4180 degrees with multiple levels and horseshoes and a large Viaduct called Puente Vaqueria. The line itself is dark territory, but with signals indicating the siding switch positions. Speeds range from 22mph in the hills up to about 55mph on open terrain. Although Linea SC is a huge improvement over the original line, it still poses an operational challenge for the many Intermodal, Grain and Auto Trains traversing it every day. Additional problems are created by the many migrants using the trains to get to the US border (La Bestia / El Tren de la Muerte) and frequent robberies and caused derailments by criminals and the Los Zetas cartel operating in the are
Comparison Trainz/real life
Hello and welcome to Mexico!
This is my free interpretation of one of the most challenging lines in Mexico, the Ferrosur Distrito Acultzingo - also known as the Linea S/C. The scenery and most cities are fictional, although the track layout in Veracruz and Orizaba are semi - correct at times. The line is approximately 60 kilometers long (37,5 miles) and stretches from the port of Veracruz and its steel mill through the rainforest and 27 tunnels up to a high plateau near (fictional) Orizaba and the border to a yet unnamed country. The line has a ruling grade of 2,7% and sees heavy freight traffic, with trains up to 1400m long. Main cargo are iron ore and coal for the mill and the export of products like grain, oil, chemicals, automotive and of course intermodal units. The FdAM uses a large mix of usually older equipment phased out by the large US railroads. Commonly used are older U and -7 GE units, as well as SD40s and 45s. Some AC44CW have been aquired from FXE, and the newest engine in the fleet is a GE AC44i.
Based on: Distrito Acultzingo - Linea SC
Linea S is the Ferrocarril del Sureste Mainline from Mexico City to the Port of Veracruz. The original Line featured the Distrito Maltrata, a 4,7% grade, climbing more than 4000ft in under 30 miles between Jesus de Nazareno, Puebla and Orizaba, Veracruz. In the 1980s, a new alignment, called the Distrito Acultzingo (Linea S/C) was built, reducing the grades to a more manageable 2,5 - 2,7%. This new line features 32 tunnels, curves up to 4180 degrees with multiple levels and horseshoes and a large Viaduct called Puente Vaqueria. The line itself is dark territory, but with signals indicating the siding switch positions. Speeds range from 22mph in the hills up to about 55mph on open terrain. Although Linea SC is a huge improvement over the original line, it still poses an operational challenge for the many Intermodal, Grain and Auto Trains traversing it every day. Additional problems are created by the many migrants using the trains to get to the US border (La Bestia / El Tren de la Muerte) and frequent robberies and caused derailments by criminals and the Los Zetas cartel operating in the are
Comparison Trainz/real life
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