Product Description

New and Exciting Locomotives painstakingly recreating the F9 and GP20 locomotives, 45 additional work cars just like the ones at the Hoyt Lakes steel mining operation, Features Virtual Cabs and Beneficiation Plant, New Railroad Activities to give you even more hours of train-simming enjoyment!

System Requirements:
Microsoft Train Simulator, 16 MB RAM, 75 MB HD Space, CD-ROM drive

Format: WIN 95,98,ME,2000
Genre: ENTERTAINMENT
Rating: 
UPC: 090869554677
Manufacturer No: S4673

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7356 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Abacus
• Model: S4673
• Released on: 2002-01-30
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD-ROM
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Features

• Add-on for Microsoft Train Simulator
• Very fine details
• Gorgeous and powerful F9 locomotive
• Outstanding scenery
• Many new cars included

From the Manufacturer
Its name gives you a hint as to how these trains were used. These mighty railroads move 8,000 tons of iron ore in one swoop! The men and woman who worked on the LTV-EMC line were in business for the "heavy haul" for parent company LTV Steel Mining Corp.

The line operated in northern Minnesota from Hoyt Lakes to Taconite Harbor. The 74 mile long route winds from the head of the mines to the shores of Lake Superior.

What is amazing is that these locomotives were designed and made more than 40 years ago. The longevity of the EMD-F9s demonstrate the care and dedication that the company and the crews put into maintaining their equipment. While other locomotive types came and went, nothing outlasted the F's.

Customer Reviews

Trainsim at its best
travel, hills, vallys opperating a f-9 loco an old engine but still runs . The senery is nice. And design is also good ,nice work microsoft and abacus games.

Very Good
This Is a Good Add on. It comes with 3 trains. The only thing that I dislike about this add on is that it comes with no routes you have to get them sepratley. The way how you get the routes is to send in the registration card and the route certificate. On the route certificate it said we'll send you a cd-rom with the routes in 3-4 weeks. I sent the registration card and the route certificate. When 4 have passed they never arrived! So I sent an E-mail to Abacus and I spoke angriliy to Abacus because they weren't responsible for sending the routes! Which means that using a registration card is innapropriate because when you send it can be lost easily so it's better to register via internet.

A fun, interesting historical route in Minnesota
This add-on to Microsoft Train Simulator will not be of interest to everyone, but for those who are interested in Minnesota, mining operations, or historical routes, this may be for you. The route included is the route from the LTV Steel Mining Company (originally the Erie Mining Company) in northern Minnesota (near Hoyt Lakes) to Taconite Harbor on Lake Superior.

This route has some fairly steep grades, which can be a challenge when you have a train loaded with taconite ore! The route is a fairly long route, but the changing grades keeps it interesting, and the scenery is nice, too.

The included manual has a lot of information about the history of the mining company, details about the route, and even a section that explains what taconite is and how they obtain and use it. Very interesting reading.

This route is no longer in operation, as LTV Steel Corporation closed the plant in January 2001. Over 1400 workers lost their jobs as a result of the closing. According to the manual, "Abacus will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this software to the LTV Fund of the United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEM) to help the families of LTV Steel Mining."