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Buy TANE DLC: Amtrak P42DC - Phase V

 

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This session lets you jump straight in and drive the Amtrak P42DC - Phase V in 'easy' or 'realistic' mode.

For the full experience, select 'Realistic Mode' and start driving this beautiful locomotive!

Features Include

  • full custom Cab
  • auto Running Numbers
  • animated Wipers
  • fan Animation
  • ditch Lights
  • marker Lights
  • night Lighting
  • fire Script
  • cab Signals
  • gecko Script


Amtrak began operations in May 1971 with a mixture of equipment from its predecessor railroads, much of which was painted in a variety of railroad-specific paint schemes. This era was later referred to as the Rainbow Era, due to the mix-matched colorful trains Amtrak used. Amtrak elected not to keep the same rolling stock on the same routes and it was not unexpected to find rolling stock from anywhere in the US on any train. To build the brand of Amtrak as a unified passenger railroad, the equipment was gradually repainted into system-wide Phases starting around 1972 with Phase I.

The phases are referred in numerical sequential order, usually in Roman numerals. Up until the introduction of the Acela, phases were painted on all equipment. However since 2000 Amtrak has started splitting phases up between equipment with locomotives getting Phase V & cars getting Phase IVb. While previously locomotives and rail cars could be painted in different styles they were still referred to as being in the same phase, with often the locomotive versions getting an unofficial nickname.

phase V


Phase V was introduced with the arrival of the Acela Express high speed train set. It is currently the most common paint scheme on Amtrak's locomotives. The new paint scheme was originally used on the 'Genesis' locomotives, starting with units 123-207, and eventually spreading to all units in the class. The current Phase V consists of a red stripe that runs down the bottom of the locomotive/car, and then a blue nose which runs up the side of the locomotive in a 'wave' form. Not all cars in this phase have the blue wave. This is the first paint scheme to use the current Phase V paint on Genesis units sporting the most recent Amtrak Travelscape logo,[5] which is portrayed on the side of most Phase V engines. Originally on Genesis units Phase V had a wider red stripe with a blue stripe just below it and near the front of the locomotive, there was a small Amtrak logo.[6] Phase V has sometimes been referred to the 'Shamu' design after the SeaWorld killer whale.

The Phase V scheme is used on Amtrak Genesis locomotives, Acela Express power cars, HHP-8, AEM-7, and ACS-64 electrics, some Material Handling Cars (now out of service; known as 'MHCs'), and all Autoracks on the Auto Train. The Auto Train's Autoracks and the MHCs have no 'waves'. More recently, the scheme has started to appear on Amtrak's GE Dash 8 locomotives, new switcher locomotives, as well as EMD F40PH 'Cabbage' NPCU (non-powered control unit) cab cars. There is no 'wave' on the 'cabbages'. Phase V has not appeared on any passenger cars. Amtrak has decided to keep the Phase IV stripes with the introduction of the Phase IVb paint scheme. The ACS-64 version is slightly different. It has a thin red stripe around the blue under the cab windows.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 64bit
    • Processor: Intel 'i' series/AMD K10 series introduced 2009 onwards. 2 physical cores, 2Ghz 64 bit
    • Memory: 4 MB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GT 430 or better/ AMD ATI 5550 or better
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 30 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10 64bit
    • Processor: Intel i5 3330/AMD FX 8350 or better, Quad physical core, 64 bit, 2.3Ghz or better
    • Memory: 8 MB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 or better/ AMD HD 6950 or better
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 30 MB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: 10.9
    • Processor: i5 2 Ghz
    • Memory: 6 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel Iris Pro with 1GB VRAM supporting OpenGL 3.3
    • Storage: 30 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: 10.10
    • Processor: i5 2.3 Ghz
    • Memory: 8 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Dedicated Graphics card with 1 GB VRAM supporting OpenGL 3.3
    • Storage: 30 MB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

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