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## About This Content
The final steam locomotive built for Union Pacific, the FEF-3, comes to Train
Simulator from Smokebox with an extensive array of detailing and features.
The FEF was a class of three steam locomotives built by the American
Locomotive Company (Alco) and operated by Union Pacific Railroad. ‘FEF’ was an
acronym of the locomotive’s wheel arrangement – 4-8-4 – although they were
also called ‘800s’, after the running numbers they carried.
The first 20 FEF locomotives – named FEF-1 – were delivered by Alco in 1937
with a second batch of 15 locomotives – FEF-2 – delivered two years later. The
remaining 10 locomotives in the Class – FEF-3 – arrived in the early 1940s,
and except from the use of some substitute materials, were almost identical to
the FEF-2 locomotives.
The FEF-3 were the last steam locomotives delivered for Union Pacific and
survived well beyond World War II, with many of the locomotives being
converted to oil burning due to the short supply of coal following the War.
Locomotive 844, the last of the FEF-3 Class, holds the honour of being the
longest continuously operating 4-8-4 locomotive in the World, and the only one
never to be retired by a Class I Railroad, continuing on regular services to
this day. Three other locomotives in the Class have survived, two of which are
on permanent display in the USA.
The FEF-3 for Train Simulator, developed by Smokebox, is available in two all-
black Union Pacific liveries, one of which includes white-walled driving
tyres, chrome finish on some parts, silver grey striping along the edge of
runboards, and gold painted cab front windows frames. The FEF-3 is also fitted
with diesel multiple unit (MU) controls, meaning it can run in tandem with a
diesel locomotive, and features functioning in-cab signalling equipment.
You can drive the locomotive in both simple and advanced modes, and it also
includes a wealth of detailing and animated features, such as animated valve
gear and running gear, animated brake rigging and brake pistons, opening cab
doors, side windows, ventilator doors, roof hatch, front storm windows, and
side windshields, animated water level in tender, and realistic
wheelslip/wheelskid.
The locomotive is also Quick Drive compatible, giving you the freedom to drive
the Union Pacific FEF-3 on any Quick Drive enabled route for Train Simulator,
such as those available through Steam. Also included are scenarios
specifically for the Sherman Hill route (available separately and required to
play these scenarios).
## Scenarios
Three scenarios for the Sherman Hill route:
* UP Employee Excursion, Pt 1
* UP Employee Excursion, Pt 2
* UP 844 Excursion from Denver
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
* FEF-3 in Union Pacific liveries
* Simple and advanced controls
* Diesel multiple unit (MU) controls
* Functioning in-cab signalling equipment
* Animated valve gear and running gear
* Animated brake rigging and brake pistons
* Opening cab doors, side windows, ventilator doors, roof hatch, front storm windows, and side windshields
* Animated water level in tender
* Realistic wheelslip/wheelskid
* Quick Drive compatible
* Scenarios for the Sherman Hill route
* Download size: 206mb
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | Processor: 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) | Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required |
Direct X | 9.0c | |
SOUND CARD | Direct X 9.0c compatible | |
HDD Space | 6 GB HD space |