coal district scenario pack 01

Coal District Scenario Pack 01

Realistic Contemporary and Historical Scenarios for Train Simulator

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The Norfolk Southern Coal District Route

What was, historically, the Monongahela Railway is today owned by Norfolk Southern and is often referred to as NS’s “MGA Mine District,” or simply the “Mon.” South from the Brownsville area and east of the river is the Monongahela’s old Eastern Division (now known as the Loveridge Secondary), which reaches deep into West Virginia. And from West Brownsville, a group of interlinked “branches” – the West Brownsville branch, Ten Mile Run branch, Manor branch, and Waynesburg Southern branch – combine into what was the Monongahela’s West Division. The Monongahela was incorporated in 1900 as a joint venture of two railroads - the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pittsburg & Lake Erie (which was controlled by the equally mighty New York Central) in order to tap the coal fields of southwest Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. In1927, yet another eastern railroad giant – the Baltimore & Ohio – acquired a one-third interest in the expanding Monongahela, thus joining PRR and P&LE as owners. By 1930, the Monongahela was operating more than 170 miles of track and served more than a half-dozen active coal mines.

For the first half of the 20th century, the Monongahela was an active but small Allegheny-region coal hauler. Then, in 1968 came the opening of the Waynesburg Southern branch, which extended from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania to Blacksville, on the Pennsylvania/West Virginia border. Built to tap a new range of mines and originate coal largely bound

for the power plants of Detroit Edison, the Waynesburg Southern began the transformation of the short line railroad into a heavyweight. With the 1980s came further growth. The mines along the Waynesburg Southern remained busy and two massive new tonnage sources – Emerald Mine at Waynesburg, and Bailey Mine at the north end of an extended Manor branch – brought millions of tons of new coal traffic to the Monongahela Railway.

With the creation of Conrail in 1976, CR had acquired the ex-PRR/PC ownership stake in the Monongahela and in 1989 a fast-fading P&LE sold its share of the railroad to Conrail. The following year, the Baltimore & Ohio’s successor, CSX, likewise sold its share to Conrail in return for trackage rights considerations. Then came Norfolk Southern. In 1998, after protracted negotiations, Norfolk Southern and CSX acquired and divided Conrail (formally, NS purchased 58 percent of CR and CSX 42 percent). In the case of the MGA lines, it was agreed that NS would own the lines, but CSX would enjoy full access to online shippers and operating rights for its trains. With massive amounts of originating coal traffic ongoing and joint access by each of the east’s two rail giants secure, the MGA lines emerged in the new century as one of the most fascinating, heavy-haul railroad operations in North America.

The Scenarios

This pack includes 10 career scenarios based on authentic operations along the Train Simulator Norfolk Southern Coal District route (ex-Monongahela Railway) as jointly operated by Norfolk Southern and CSX. Career scenario scoring for all operations in the scenario pack are based upon a starting score of 1,000 with deductions made for operating errors. All scenarios require Dovetail Games’ Train Simulator and the Norfolk Southern Coal District route. Individual scenarios require additional DLC (downloadable content) as detailed in the individual scenario descriptions (pages 3-6). Train Simulator and all required products are available at the Steam Store: http://store.steampowered.com High Iron Simulations scenario packs are available at the Steam Store: http://store.steampowered.com and at the Dovetail Games Store: https://store.dovetailgames.com/us/highironsimulations For Train Simulator and scenario product support, visit: http://dovetailgames.kayako.com/

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[CD 1.01] NS Train N28, Part 1 You are the engineer of Norfolk Southern Train N28, a turn operated between Shire Oaks, Pa., and Bailey Mine on the Manor Branch for coal loading. You are awaiting an eastbound CSX train to clear West Brownsville, then you will be begin the journey west over the ex-Monongahela Railway mainline. Your power is a pair of Norfolk Southern General Electric ES44ACs and your consist includes 120 empty NS coal gons. This is the first installment of a three-part scenario. Duration: Approximately 50 minutes. Featured equipment: Norfolk Southern GE ES44AC. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route; CSX SD80MAC Add-On.

[CD 1.02] NS Train N28, Part 2

You are the engineer of Norfolk Southern Train N28, a turn operated between Shire Oaks, Pa., and Bailey Mine on the Manor Branch for coal loading. In Part 1 of the scenario, you made your way to Gate Siding and are awaiting a meet with NS Train N21, then you will be continuing west over a busy railroad. This is the second installment of a three-part scenario. Duration: Approximately 50 minutes. Featured equipment: Norfolk Southern GE ES44AC. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route.


[CD 1.03] NS Train N28, Part 3 You are the engineer of Norfolk Southern Train N28, a turn operated between Shire Oaks, Pa., and Bailey Mine on the Manor Branch for coal loading. In Part 2 of the scenario, you made your way to Waynesburg and soon you will be heading over the rugged Manor Branch to massive Bailey Mine. This is the final installment of a three-part scenario. Duration: Approximately 55 minutes. Featured equipment: Norfolk Southern GE ES44AC. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route; CSX SD80MAC Add-On.

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[CD 1.04] CSX Train N71, Part 1

As are all trains on the Mon Valley lines, Train N71 is operated by Norfolk Southern crews, but N71 is a CSX turn from Newell, Pennsylvania for coal loading at Bailey Mine. You are the engineer of N71 at Bailey Mine with a trio of CSX SD80MACs on the point and a set of NS helpers on the rear. But before departure, the last 10 coal gondolas of the 100-car train remain to be loaded at Bailey Mine. Duration: Approximately 50 minutes. Featured equipment: CSX Electro-Motive SD80MAC. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route; CSX SD80MAC Add-On.


You are the engineer of Train N71 with a trio of CSX SD80MACs on the point. In Part 1 of this scenario, you proceeded over the Manor Branch from Bailey Mine to Waynesburg and soon you will be following another loaded coal train, NS N03, east on the ex-Monongahela main line. This is the second installment of a multi-part scenario. Duration: Approximately 50 minutes. Featured equipment: CSX Electro-Motive SD80MAC. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route; CSX SD80MAC Add-On.



You are the engineer of Train N71 with a trio of CSX SD80MACs on the point. In Part 2 of this scenario, you proceeded from Waynesburg over the ex-Monongahela main line where a three-train meet was occurring at Gate Siding. Soon, you will be continuing east to West Brownsville, where you will cross the Monongahela River and proceed toward Newell, Pa. This is the final installment of a multi-part scenario. Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Featured equipment: CSX Electro-Motive SD80MAC. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route; CSX SD80MAC Add-On.

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[CD 1.07] NS Local C26

Norfolk Southern Train C26 is a local job based from West Brownsville Yard that, as required, works both sides of the Monongahela River. On this summer morning, you are the engineer of C26 ready to handle switching work on the east side of the river at Brownsville and Alicia, then return to West Brownsville Yard. Your power is a pair of Norfolk Southern EMD GP38-2s. Duration: Approximately 55 minutes. Featured equipment: Norfolk Southern Electro-Motive GP38-2. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route; Norfolk Southern GP38-2

High Hood Loco Add-On; CSX SD80MAC Add-On.



You are the engineer of Norfolk Southern Train N09, a turn operated between Alicia, Pa., and the Blacksville Mine on the Waynesburg Southern. You are headed to Alicia with coal tonnage on a wintry day and are stopped at the junction with the Manor Branch for a meet with NS Train N25, but you will soon be headed east with a pair of NS General Electric Dash 9-40CWs as power. This is the first installment of a two-part scenario. Duration: Approximately 50 minutes. Featured equipment: Norfolk Southern GE Dash 4-40CW. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route.


You are the engineer of Norfolk Southern Train N09, a turn operated between Alicia, Pa., and the Blacksville Mine on the Waynesburg Southern. In Part 1 of this scenario you proceeded with coal tonnage as far as Gate Siding and following a meet with Train N16, you’ll be headed to Alicia. This is the second installment of a two-part scenario. Duration: Approximately 55 minutes. Featured equipment: Norfolk Southern GE Dash 4-40CW. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route; CSX SD80MAC Add-On.

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[CD 1.10] NS Extra 8025 West

Historically, today’s busy coal lines as jointly operated by NS and CSX belonged to the Monongahela Railway, and thus it’s fitting that Norfolk Southern’s “Heritage unit” honoring the Monongahela – NS GE ES44AC 8025 – is on the point of an extra totting ballast for track work on the Waynesburg Southern. As the scenario begins, you are holding on the Gate Siding for a meet and soon you’ll be headed westward. Duration: Approximately 55 minutes. Featured equipment: Norfolk Southern “Monongahela” Heritage GE ES44AC. Required: Norfolk Southern Coal District route; Norfolk Southern Heritage ES44ACs Loco Add-On; CSX SD80MAC Add-On.


Acknowledgements and Credits

Our sincere thanks go to Dovetail Games and the team that creates Train Simulator and authentic routes such as the Coal District route. For support in developing this pack, our particular thanks are extended to:

• Simon Sauntson, Third Party Partner Manager, Dovetail Games

• Edward Gates, Third Party Technical Support, Dovetail Games

• Stephen Dark, Product Experience Manager, Dovetail Games

• Members of the Train Simulator beta test team and Dovetail Games QA department Gary Dolzall authored the scenarios included in this pack.

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