u/AntiMatter_33

Image 1 — Just found out that this BE2 is really a beast!
Image 2 — Just found out that this BE2 is really a beast!
Image 3 — Just found out that this BE2 is really a beast!
Image 4 — Just found out that this BE2 is really a beast!
Image 5 — Just found out that this BE2 is really a beast!

Just found out that this BE2 is really a beast!

I just have the time to roam and unlock the BE2. first ever try was to haul 130T busses from MF to CS. I have no trouble at all when departing from MF until i passed CW. Problem start when i was in the south of OWC and went through +1.5° gradient. This beast still got the power to pull through, but the TM keep overheated and i need to stop and cooldown for about 5 times.

I wish there is some purchaseable item that can blow the TM and engine to avoid overheating.

After the long curve bridge everything just went easier again, just hold off the speed below 50 kph so it won't blow the motor. I learnt it the hard way in the downhill track.

Surprisingly i arrived at CS and still got the bonus time!

Then i continue with shunting job, and proceed with another job to take empty car to HB.

When i arrived at HB, I realized that i just drain the battery not much than 3/4 capacity, and all the manual service charge is not much than $4000.

With this continous job worth more than $80.000, i just spent $4000 on the service. This is ridiculously amazing.

I really hope that this can be MU-ed together with another BE2 spawn in some places. I really would like to abuse this beast!

Sorry if i wrote a long story 😄

u/AntiMatter_33 — 11 days ago

Heaviest load of DE2?

Me for being crazy by using only two DE2 for 1634 tons of load from Iron ore east to Steel mill. So my DE2 was pulling around 800 tons per unit. Maybe i have no big issue because most of the track is downhill.

What is the most heaviest and possible freight haul non shunting for this DE2?

u/AntiMatter_33 — 2 months ago

DE2 vs DH4

After few works with multiple DE2, I just stepping out and start to use DH4. I used two DH4 for load around 1500 tons, start from harbor to steel mill. Even i gain momentum for 35 kph before the hill, it still loose momentum before the junction and tunnel, it will run only at 5 kph.

I have ever used four DE2 with 1400 tons of load, and in that hill it has not much difficulty and still can keep up at 15 kph uphill. I always makesure all the train set has no handbrake on to slow the movement.

So is DH4 not that powerfull? If we combine it with multiple DE2?

Also DH4 has expensive fees, i already spent 30K just for shunting in harbor and deliver to steel mill. Even four DE2 only spent around 20K for same task in same route. Both in conditions no crash, hard braking and exceeding wheelslip.

Do DH4 not really much an upgrade? Or i should look into DE6 instead?

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u/AntiMatter_33 — 2 months ago