Updated: 2/19/2020 11:12 MST
Welcome to SoCalTrains where you can find quality content for Trainz 2012 and Trainz A New Era, Simulator. You can also find a little bit of history here on the ATSF 3751 4-8-4 steam locomotive.
!!!TRAIN CALCULATOR!!!
I created a train calculator for myself to operate a train as realistically as I can in T:ANE. These are based on real world calculations,
( https://web.archive.org/web/20090408120438/http://www.alkrug.vcn.com/rrfacts/hp_te.htm ), They don't directly apply to Trainz but it will give you a very close estimate. Testing was done with Jointedrail's rolling stock and C44-9w's locomotives. The locomotive doesn't really matter but the Enginespec does. I use JR's Enginespecs for all my locomotives.
How it works is, you will need to input the necessary info in the blue areas and your answers will be in the green. There is a list of locomotives I use frequently use on the right with their basic info needed for the calculator. Feel free to add to it.
( https://web.archive.org/web/20090408120438/http://www.alkrug.vcn.com/rrfacts/hp_te.htm ), They don't directly apply to Trainz but it will give you a very close estimate. Testing was done with Jointedrail's rolling stock and C44-9w's locomotives. The locomotive doesn't really matter but the Enginespec does. I use JR's Enginespecs for all my locomotives.
How it works is, you will need to input the necessary info in the blue areas and your answers will be in the green. There is a list of locomotives I use frequently use on the right with their basic info needed for the calculator. Feel free to add to it.
In the above picture, is what you'll see when you open the calculator. (You will need Microsoft Excel) As you can see an example is already set up. All is green.
If certain requirements aren't met based on the info you have inputted they will turn red.
Locomotives 1-9... Class 1 railroads have a max limit of powered axles. 9 locomotives will give you, 36 four axle or 54 six axle locomotives. Input the info for each locomotive even if they are all the same. (EG: If you have four sd40-2's, you would input 368000 lbs and 3000 hp for locomotives 1-4)
Locomotives 1-9... Class 1 railroads have a max limit of powered axles. 9 locomotives will give you, 36 four axle or 54 six axle locomotives. Input the info for each locomotive even if they are all the same. (EG: If you have four sd40-2's, you would input 368000 lbs and 3000 hp for locomotives 1-4)
