Train Simulator: Union Pacific Big Boy Loco Add-On

Overview

Train Simulator: Union Pacific Big Boy Loco Add-On is a Steam DLC connected to Train Simulator Classic. It was prepared by Dovetail Games, published by Dovetail Games - Trains, and released on Nov 23, 2012. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

Train Simulator: Union Pacific Big Boy Loco Add-On is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to Train Simulator Classic.

Language and system requirements

Train Simulator: Union Pacific Big Boy Loco Add-On is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Recommendations and store value

Train Simulator: Union Pacific Big Boy Loco Add-On has recommendation data pending. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Train Simulator: Union Pacific Big Boy Loco Add-On overview details

Train Simulator: Union Pacific Big Boy Loco Add-On is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Classics Range The Classics Range features a selection of must-have products at value for money prices from the TS back catalogue. About the Game The Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive is undoubtedly the beast of American railroading history, and this epitome of heavy haulage is now available for Train Simulator with a number of challenging scenarios for the Sherman Hill route. In the early 1940s, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) sought to build a locomotive capable of hauling heavy freight trains across Wyoming without the need for double heading and helper operations over the 1.55% gradient of Sherman Hill and the Wasatch mountain region. Adaptations of the previous Challenger Class locomotives showed that larger fireboxes, longer boilers and more driving wheels achieved their aims. What followed was the monster Big Boy with its articulated wheel configuration, huge water tank and 68in (173cm) driving wheels. In 1941, Alco Locomotive Works delivered 20 Big Boys and another five were put into service in 1944. Although rarely run at such a speed, the Big Boy was capable of an 80mph top speed and towards the end of their life were regularly hauling more than 4,000 tons up the Wasatch gradient unassisted. The last revenue service by a Big Boy was in July 1959 and eight of the original 25 locomotives have been preserved in the USA. The Union Pacific Big Boy V2.0 is available for Train Simulator in the famous UP black livery with accurate locomotive simulation, detailed cab interior, full TSX effects, and new smoke and steam particle emitters. The Sherman Hi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Train Simulator: Union Pacific Big Boy Loco Add-On is listed as a DLC with $9.99 (60% off from $24.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

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