About This Content Sherman Hill is a fantastic North American freight route, and now you can be the engineer on your own trains on this great railroad line in Train Simulator. Running 60 miles between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming, the route is well-known for the tough grades which resulted in the Union Pacific Railroad building new heavy freight locomotives to work the line. The first single track railroad was laid in 1868, passing over the summit at 8,247 feet, and the route was steadily upgraded with double tracks and stronger bridges in the following decades. The Sherman Hill route for Train Simulator features a superb fleet of Union Pacific diesel locomotives including the SD70M, SD40-2, ES44C and SW10, plus some seriously long freight trains for you to haul over the grades. Six scenarios will help you explore this great railroad line, and drivers also have the option of taking Track #3 to Laramie.Includes:Sherman Hill route from Laramie to Cheyenne, Wyoming featuring Track #3 and the famous Dale Rocks, plus realistic storm effects. Union Pacific ES44AC, SD70M, SD40-2 and SW10 locomotives and appropriate rolling stock.6 scenarios:Introduction to Sherman HillWelcome to CheyenneGranite via WyconRunning the #3 TrackThe Midnight Magnet Arrival of the ThunderheadsOur thanks to Train Simulator player Tim Major who suggested the concept for ‘The Midnight Magnet’. 7aa9394dea Title: Train Simulator: Sherman Hill Route Add-OnGenre: SimulationDeveloper:Dovetail GamesPublisher:Dovetail Games - TrainsFranchise:Train SimulatorRelease Date: 20 Sep, 2012 Train Simulator: Sherman Hill Route Add-On Full Crack [Torrent] Long trains, good uphill drags, no discernible problems except engine sounds, but hey that's a given.The locos provided are OK, whinges others have made about brakes seem not to be an issue as all stopped at a reasonable pace, keeping in mind that with 80 cars, things do take a while. So, if you gauge yourself carefully and keep in mind long stopping distances, all is fine.The scenery is a bit repetitive, but then this is the prairie not Vegas, so it is fairly represented.The scenarios are all easily accomplished with no issues, although some of the jumping around picking up cars at the outset adds nothing to the scenario itself, especially at the speeds required to accomplish.All in all a good DLC that provides some fun with quick drive and lots of opportunities if you create a free roam scenario or two. One thing, I do like the lightning flashes and thunder cracks in the scenarios that feature stormy weather, they add that little bit extra.Get it on sale, it's a good route.. Big Blow is BADASS. Useless f**king route! i thought id go ahead and purchase this route to get some north american flavor, big mistake. while the route itself is stunning, the controls are horrendous. im a conductor in real life and i can tell you whoever programmed this s**tstorm of a download needs to be fired. theres something very wrong with all brakes. the loco (independent) brakes seem to have no effect whether you're engine light or with a train. the train (automatic) brakes always seem to be stuck on "17%" whatever that means, and they only relase when they feel like it. there doesnt seem to be any way to recover from emergency either, except wait it out and the computer will decide your fate for you. the SW engine also seems to have a feature on its train brake that seems like it gives you the opportunity to acuate as well. for those railfans out there that may not know what that means it is a feature ONLY ON A LOCO (independent) brake that allows the engine brakes to release while the train brakes remain applied. why this is on the train brakes i have no idea. also whenever you go thru a turnout (mainline switch) there is no speed limit in the view screen at the bottom, so be prepared to memorize all speeds thru all turnouts. and as stated above, be prepared to apply your train brakes thru said switch and have NO EFFECT other than the stupid game yelling at you while you watch those negative points accumulate. the route itself is pretty scenic, but as for this TRAIN SIMULATOR, very little is actually simulated... Don't buy unless you like being made into a fool by whoever programmed this s**t route. This is a nice route. I recommend it for UP lovers. The ES44AC is very improved. And the SD40-2 has a better horn. So does the ES44AC. It has realistic weather effects. It also has more than one route for each train. I think its going to be in my Top 3 routes at #1. Its the best route ive ever had.. **Disclaimer: This review will be long because I want to make sure that however buys this DLC understands what they are purchasing!This is a really good route to have in your collection, not just because its the primary UP route in the game (as of 2018) but its one of the VERY FEW routes that Dovetail Games has actually gone back an fixed any bugs and actually updated the majority the sounds for the rolling stock and locomotives. The route was originally released in 2012 and was updated in 2016. The route is around 65 miles in track distance and you travel in some of the most boring scenary in the State of Wyoming. You can travel between Laramie WY, and Cheyenne WY on the double track main and have option to travel on the 3rd track but only in freeroam or in a scenario you created or downloaded. The type of track grades you will incounter is 0.8% to around 1.2% in either direction. It takes around 1.5 hours to go either direction. Now the scenary isn't that impressive but where this route really shines is the rolling stock and locomotives. You get 4 locomotives and a good amount of rolling stock. Here are some very specific details about the locomotivesLocos: **All have:-Working cab lights-Ditch lights-Number board lights-"No Driver" in the cabs (Used for editor and building a consist)All the locos run really well and don't have many bugs, however all the locos have several sound errors which ill explain what they are.Sound errors:-ES44AC Horn never got updated and is the same as was before. -SD70M engine sounds are based off of a real life SD70ACE engine sounds which is incorrect. -SD70M horn has some wierd bug where is plays twice -SD70M bell has an E-bell in game but in real life they use a steel bell.-SD40-2 horn never got updated -SD40-2 has a number board error when there is the #9. For example a unit numbered 3459, the 9 will have a white background and the colors are inverted-All locos have inoperable doors and windows.-All locos have very weak headlights and you can't see them far a distance when you use the free camera angle (Ex of this effect can be found on: P42DC, UP SD60M, F59PH, F59PHI, Amtrak DASH 8-BWH). I know this is a bit nitpicky but when these effects are in all the new released DLCs and you updated this one there is no excuse.The rolling stock sounds are really good and don't have any errors or problems.Overall opinion:Apart from some very specific details, all the locomotives and rolling stock run well. This is a great route have in your collection and I can recommend this! However, WAIT FOR A SALE!Score: 9\/10. Long trains, good uphill drags, no discernible problems except engine sounds, but hey that's a given.The locos provided are OK, whinges others have made about brakes seem not to be an issue as all stopped at a reasonable pace, keeping in mind that with 80 cars, things do take a while. So, if you gauge yourself carefully and keep in mind long stopping distances, all is fine.The scenery is a bit repetitive, but then this is the prairie not Vegas, so it is fairly represented.The scenarios are all easily accomplished with no issues, although some of the jumping around picking up cars at the outset adds nothing to the scenario itself, especially at the speeds required to accomplish.All in all a good DLC that provides some fun with quick drive and lots of opportunities if you create a free roam scenario or two. One thing, I do like the lightning flashes and thunder cracks in the scenarios that feature stormy weather, they add that little bit extra.Get it on sale, it's a good route.
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Train Simulator: Sherman Hill Route Add-On Full Crack [Torrent]
Updated: Mar 26, 2020
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