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VIA Rail "The Ocean Limited"

3,559 TheCanauckNamedCody  yesterday
Auto Credit Based on LunarEclipseSP's (SimpleTrains) EMD F40PH Brown Streak Livery

This train features two of my new F40PH units in a back-to-back configuration. The Budd cars have been upgraded to include detailing underneath (because why not?) and the addition of a brand new Budd car, the "Chateau" sleeper. The Ocean (French: L'Océan), previously known as the Ocean Limited, is a passenger train operated by Via Rail in Canada on its Atlantic Canada route between Montreal, Quebec, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the oldest continuously operated named passenger train in North America.The Ocean's schedule takes approximately 22 hours, running overnight in both directions. Together with The Canadian and Via's corridor trains, the Ocean provides a transcontinental service across Canada The Intercolonial Railway of Canada (IRC) inaugurated the Ocean Limited on July 3, 1904, as a summer-only "limited stop" service to supplement the Maritime Express. In Halifax, it connected with the Dominion Atlantic Railway's luxury train, the Flying Bluenose. During the immigration boom of the early 20th century, the Ocean Limited and other passenger trains on its route saw increased use as they provided key wintertime connections for both the Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway in moving sponsored immigrants to lands in the Prairie provinces.

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.018
  • Wing Loading 3,529.6lbs/ft2 (17,232.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 228.7ft2 (21.3m2)
  • Drag Points 99706

Parts

  • Number of Parts 3417
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 15,206
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    Originally, I wanted to add more railcars, but honestly, 3.4k parts is pushing it. Just the two locomotives alone are around 800 parts, so womp womp. Feel free to add more coaches; it's made with modularity in mind. The consist looks like this:

    2 EMD F40PH DC locomotives (6418 & 6407)
    Budd Baggage Car
    Budd Sleeper Manor (Abbot & Elgin Manor) (type 1)
    Budd Sleeper Chateau (Chateau Dollier)
    Budd Diner & Kitchen (Acadian)
    Budd Sleeper Manor (Bell & Ulster Manor) (type 2)
    Budd Sleeper Chateau (Chateau Blair)
    Budd Park Car Lounge & Bar (Banff Park)

    Pinned yesterday
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    Those who noticed I have used Budd Sleeper Bell Manor multiple times, that's because it's the very railcar I stayed in on the Canadian.

    yesterday