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## About This Content
The second generation EMD GP20 ushered in a new era of turbocharged
locomotives on American railroads, and now this 2,000hp heavy freight hauler
is available for Train Simulator in Southern Pacific livery.
The EMD GP20 was seen as leading the way in a new age of turbocharged diesel
locomotives, even though some of EMD’s competitors had been experimenting with
higher horsepower models several years earlier. In reality, the GP20 only
offered a small increase in horsepower over its predecessor, the GP18, but
EMD’s salesmen touted the locomotive’s ability to reduce consist sizes and
maintenance costs, and increase speeds to secure sales.
GP20s could be identified ahead of similar GP7, GP9 and GP18 models by an
additional small radiator fan ahead of its large aft fan, the prominent bulge
behind the cab which housed its turbocharger, and a single large exhaust
stack.
Of the 260 models built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division between
November 1959 and April 1962, Southern Pacific operated 34 locomotives and
also took ownership of the four demonstrators originally used by EMD. Many of
the locomotives served reliably for more than 30 years but were less promising
for rebuild programmes than other GP classes, and most were scrapped. However,
some can still be seen on short lines today with two models officially
preserved.
The EMD GP20 for Train Simulator, developed by Reppo, is available in Southern
Pacific livery and features a highly detailed cab interior with operating
switches, advanced and standard driving controls, realistic engine start up
procedure, accurately modelled simulation, engine overheating and working unit
selector.
The locomotive is also Quick Drive compatible, giving you the freedom to drive
the EMD GP20 on any Quick Drive enabled route for Train Simulator, such as
those available through Steam. Also included are scenarios specifically for
the Donner Pass route (available separately and required to play these
scenarios).
## Scenarios
Two scenarios for the Donner Pass route:
* Freshly Frozen Norden Waters
* Sparks-Reno Shuttle
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 exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why
don’t you check it out now!
Click here for Steam Workshop scenarios.
## Key Features
* EMD GP20 in Southern Pacific livery
* Quick Drive compatible
* Realistic engine start up procedure
* Accurately modelled simulation
* Working unit selector
* Opening interior switch cabinet
* Highly detailed cab interior
* Advanced and standard driving controls
* Scenarios for the Donner Pass route
* Download size: 164mb
Minimum System Requirements | ||
CPU | 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (3.2 GHz Core 2 Duo recommended), AMD Athlon MP (multiprocessor variant or comparable processors) | |
RAM | 2 GB RAM | |
OS | Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 | |
Graphics Card | 512 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0 (AGP PCIe only) | |
Direct X | Version 9.0c | |
SOUND CARD | Direct X 9.0c compatible | |
HDD Space | 6 GB available space |