SCENARIOS
1 - Tour of King's Arm
Train Driven: Class 47 BR Green
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 48 mins
Start Time: 16:00
Weather & Season: Cloudy. Summer.
Briefing: It's a sunny summer afternoon. You will drive a train on a relaxed Tour Run of the King's Arm Highway stopping at most of the passenger platforms along the way. During the journey some information about the various locations in the King's Arm region will be mentioned. This is a good run to become more familiar with the King's Arm Highway.
2 - Express Run 1
Train Driven: EMD F7 UPRR
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 20 mins
Start Time: 08:30
Weather & Season: Stormy Showers. Summer.
Briefing: It's a warm summer morning with some rain showers forecast. You'll be making a scheduled Express Passenger Run starting in the King's Central area at KA Express Platform. After picking up the waiting passengers you will make your way to King's Market for a passenger stop at KA Platform 4, then make the return journey to arrive at your destination stop at KA Platform 1A to complete this run.
3 - Shipyard Hustle
Train Driven: EMD SD40-2 Weathered
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 45 mins
Start Time: 04:00
Weather & Season: Stormy Rain. Summer.
Briefing: There's an early morning summer rain storm, but there's still work to be done. You need to do an express job of picking up and delivering four container cars. Starting in the King's Shipyard area, after navigating the ship yard turntable there, you are to pick up a consist of four empty container cars at one of the sidings, then use Shipyard Crane 1 to load them all. Once the loading is complete, you will then make your way to King's Container Yard Crane 1, unload the container cars then drop them off at CY Siding 1. To finish, you will navigate the container yard yurntable then make your way to CY Shed 1 to park your engine. Stay alert and follow the Dispatcher's instructions.
4 - King's Coal Mover
Train Driven: BR52 2-10-0 OEBB
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 30 mins
Start Time: 16:00
Weather & Season: Cloudy. Summer.
Briefing: On this warm summer afternoon you'll be driving a classic steam engine on a coal run. Starting at King's Coal Yard, you'll refuel your tender with water and coal, then connect to a consist of coal hoppers and load them with coal. Then make your way to King's Processing Coal Unloader pit to unload the hoppers and complete the job.
5 - Express Run 2
Train Driven: High Speed Train BR Blue
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 35 mins
Start Time: 19:30
Weather & Season: Overcast Rain. Autumn.
Briefing: The sun is setting on a rainy Autumn evening. You'll be making an Express Passenger run from Ridge to Reach and then back to Ridge. Try to stay on schedule.
6 - Grain and Containers
Train Driven: BR294 DBAG Red
Difficulty: Hard
Duration: 70 mins
Start Time: 13:00
Weather & Season: Light Fog. Autumn.
Briefing: Today you'll be busy doing a couple of pick-ups and deliveries. Starting at King's Grainey, you'll be loading up five grain hoppers then delivering them to the ship yard where you will unload and drop them off. After that you'll navigate the shipyard turntable so you can back-up and connect to a consist of container cars at Shipyard Crane Track 2 and load them all with the crane there. Once loading is complete, you'll make your way to King's Container Yard to use Crane 2 there to unload them. After unloading you'll drop off the container cars at a designated siding, then navigate the Container Yard turntable so you can finish the job by parking your engine in Shed 2. Follow the Dispatcher's instructions.
7 - Worker's Evening Run
Train Driven: BRV200 DBAG Red
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 55 mins
Start Time: 18:00
Weather & Season: Snow Storm. Winter.
Briefing: It's a snowy winter evening and workers along the King's Arm Highway are eager to get back to their warm homes. Starting at the passenger platform near the King's Container Yard area, you will be making stops at the King's Grainery passenger platform, King's Ridge, the Shipyard Platform, King's Coal Platform and the KA Express Platform, with your final stop in King's Reach. It's dark and the tracks may be slippery in parts, so stay alert.
8 - Winter Coal Run
Train Driven: Class 37 BR Green Split Headcode
Difficulty: Hard
Duration: 80 mins
Start Time: 15:00
Weather & Season: Cloudy. Winter.
Briefing: Today you'll be making a run to pick up and deliver coal. Starting at the shipyard, make your way to King's Coal Yard, pick up a consist of empty coal hoppers, then fill them up using King Coal Loader. Once loading is complete you will drive to King's Processing Siding and unload the hoppers using the Coal Unloading pit there. When unloading is complete, make your way back to the King's Coal yard area where you will drop off the hoppers at a designated siding. To finish your run, return to the shipyard and refuel your engine to complete your tasks. Follow the Dispatcher's instructions.
9 - Express Run 3
Train Driven: Class 47 Rail Express
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 30 mins
Start Time: 19:00
Weather & Season: Cloudy Snow. Winter.
Briefing: It's a snowy Christmas Eve in the King's Arm region. Some passengers are eager to get to King's Market to enjoy some of the Christmas activities going on in the Market Square and to do some last-minute gift shopping. You'll be doing an Express Passenger Run starting in King's Reach, with the next stop at King's Market. Then after making a brief stop in the King's Central area at the Express Platform, you'll return to King's Reach to finish the run.
10 - Grain & Coal Run
Train Driven: Black 5 4-6-0 Rusty
Difficulty: Hard
Duration: 110 mins
Start Time: 14:00
Weather & Season: Sunny. Spring.
Briefing: On this pleasant Spring day you'll be making pick-ups and deliveries of grain and coal. Starting at CY Shed 1, you'll navigate the turntable then make your way to King's Grainery where you will pick up and load three grain hoppers. Once they are filled, you will proceed to the Shipyard area where you will unload them then drop off the hoppers. Navigating the turn-table there, you will then go to King's Coal Yard to refuel your tender with water and coal then pick up and load five coal hoppers. After filing the hoppers, make your way to King's Processing Siding and empty the hoppers. After unloading the coal hoppers, continue until you arrive at the Container Yard where you will drop off the hoppers at Siding 2. To complete your tasks, you will navigate the turntable there, return to CY Shed 1 and park your engine. Follow the Dispatcher's instructions.
11 - Midday Passenger Run
Train Driven: Class 55 BR Green
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 49 mins
Start Time: 12:00
Weather & Season: Foggy Rain. Spring.
Briefing: You're to do a scheduled midday Passenger Run throughout the King's Arm Highway. The schedule is a bit tight and the weather is bad, so stay alert.
12 - Container & Box Cars
Train Driven: GE ES44AC UP
Difficulty: Hard
Duration: 55 mins
Start Time: 02:30
Weather & Season: Overcast Rain. Summer.
Briefing: It's a very early rainy Summer morning. Starting at the Shipyard, your tasks are to pick up and load a consist of container cars at Shipyard Crane Track 2. After loading is complete go to pick up a consist of four boxcars along with a caboose at Shipyard Siding 1. Then make your way to the King's Container Yard, Crane Track 2 and unload the container cars with the crane. Once unloading is complete, drop off the boxcars & caboose at CY Siding 2, then make your way to CY Siding 1 and drop off the container cars. To finish your tasks, you will proceed to CY Shed 2 where you will park your engine. Follow the Dispatcher's instructions.
13 - Overtime
Train Driven: BR52 2-10-0
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 90 mins
Start Time: 16:00
Weather & Season: Hazy. Summer.
Briefing: It's a hazy summer afternoon, and you're on your last task of the day before ending your shift. You're to pick up train cars with tractors and equipment and deliver them to a farm area. Simple enough, but unexpected things can sometimes happen. Follow the Dispatcher's instructions. Good luck!
14 - Crates, Containers & Coal
Train Driven: Class 47 BR Blue
Difficulty: Hard
Duration: 90 mins
Start Time: 10:30
Weather & Season: Light Storm. Autumn.
Briefing: There's a bit of a storm blowing over King's Arm on this wet Autumn day. Today you've got some pick-ups and deliveries of crates, containers and coal. Follow the Dispatcher's instructions.