## Description
### Steam Store Description
The Electro-Motive GP20 was designed to satisfy the railroads’ 1960s demands
for ever-more horsepower. In a production run lasting from November 1959 to
April 1962, the EMD GP20 came to symbolize both the beginnings of the “second
generation” of North American dieselization and the “horsepower race” of the
early 1960s.
The GP20 was the first of EMD’s long line of successful “Geeps” to be
turbocharged, providing the locomotive with 2,000 horsepower. A total of 260
GP20s were constructed for seven U. S. railroads – and the first buyer of the
landmark locomotive was the Western Pacific.
Western Pacific’s GP20s were built with high noses (a design that had been the
norm in the 1950s but would soon be replaced by a short front hood offering
enhanced visibility). The units were equipped with dual controls for ease of
bi-directional use, weighed 257,000 pounds, and were dressed in Western
Pacific’s attractive and iconic “Zephyr” silver and orange livery.
WP utilized its GP20s system-wide use, frequently calling upon the versatile
diesels to tote heavy or priority tonnage through the rugged Feather River
Canyon. Most of Western Pacific’s GP20s remained in service until WP was
merged into Union Pacific in 1982, and in 1985 Union Pacific donated Western
Pacific 2001 – the first GP20 built – to the Feather River Rail Society and
the diesel is today preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in
Portola, California.
Developed by Reppo, the Western Pacific GP20 for Train Simulator features a
range of advanced operating features, including authentic start-up procedures
and highly realistic operating controls, and a detailed cab interior with
dual, bi-directional engineer control stands.
The locomotive also is Quick Drive compatible, giving you the freedom to drive
the Western Pacific GP20 High Nose on any Quick Drive enabled route for Train
Simulator, such as those available through Steam. Also included are scenarios
specifically for the Feather River Canyon route (available separately and
required to play these scenarios).
## Scenarios
Four scenarios for the Feather River Canyon route:
* Canyon Works Part 1
* Canyon Works Part 2
* Lumberjill Part 1
* Lumberjill Part 2
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 High Nose in Western Pacific livery
* Authentic Western Pacific details, including high-nose and dual controls
* Full start up procedure
* Working battery charging issues
* Alternative cab
* Dynamic brakes
* Temperature control
* Hot engine alarm
* Alert lights
* Quick Drive compatible
* Scenarios for the Feather River Canyon route
* Download size: 192mb
TS Pro: Western Pacific GP20