Railroader Virginian AE mod teaser

Thanks to Luna, James Wolf Gaming, Greenninja, the WNCRR team and everyone involved for getting this model into railroader!
This locomotive is still very much a work in progress. The model in the video will be updated and changed prior to release. There is no timeline for the release of the mod.
We're very excited to see this behemoth brought into railroader and it will make a great addition to the game.
Thanks for watching!
Stay tuned to the Western North Carolina railroad youtube channel for future updates and more railroader content!
Music "Gimmie back My Bullets" by Justin Johnson.
WNCRR discord : discord.gg/Mk62WcasvY
#railroader #multiplayer #trainsimulatorgames #steamlocomotive #mods

[@joeythecat7482]

Does my railroad need such an engine? No. Do I want such an engine? Yes

[@TheWNCRR]

Can you justify it? Probably.

[@joeythecat7482]

@@TheWNCRR Yeah, mainly for the cars for Interchange, I just leave cars ready for interchange at where they were unloaded for awhile so I don't have to dig through a cut to get to them.

[@BigManSue]

Devs: “There is no support for compound locomotives now or in the future for Railroader.” The WNCRR a week later: “Hold my beer!”

[@strykerplays848]

More like adlibbing an Adam Savage quote from Mythbusters: "The WNCRR rejects this reality and substitutes our own!"

[@mokou2526]

THOSE FRONT CYLINDERS ARE FREAKING MASSIVE HOLY SHIT

[@Gayacegunslinger]

I love these things! ALCO and the Virginian showing Santa Fe and Baldwin how to build and use a 2-10-10-2!

[@darkflame2601]

The mods you guys pump out is crazy good… you should just get hired at this point

[@ww32]

I have no idea how I would use this on my line, but boy do I want it.

[@strykerplays848]

Coal drag perhaps....?

[@ww32]

@@strykerplays848 I only run to Robinson, at T5 it is like 1,800 tons of coal max a day. My K-35's handle that pretty happily. So I don't know. #BIGERMIKADO

[@TheWNCRR]

Mods are always an option if you’d like more coal loads. With mods, the WNCRR server is handling something like 70-100 coal empties every day.

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

@@TheWNCRR pardon me asking, which exact mod is that?

[@Rocker-1234]

personally id be using it for my bryson-whittier runs. cause with the amount of map mods i got im pulling like 5600t some days then again thats mainly only when i have expantions happening but still

[@09JDCTrainMan]

Man oh man to say this thing will be a beast on this line will be an understatement. This'll be perfect for going up Red Marble on my line.

[@voidwalker9223]

Honestly it’s Probably over kill for this type of railroad but I’m all for it lol

[@jamesbuckner4791]

It's a shame none of these made it into preservation. What have been wonderful to see something that was actively working some of the heaviest gradients in the states. For those curious red marble was not the exception. It, was fairly common in that area. For those curious on the other side of andrews was the Saluda gradient. It was the steepest gradient in active use for a time. Her three other grades relatively close by that are still above three percent, including one that is still a four.

[@Train_Tok_Man]

That model looks badass, y’all.

[@TheWNCRR]

Thanks! The model was made by Lunar Locomotive works and imported to railroader by the WNCRR mod team. It’s got a long way to go but we’re glad people are enjoying it.

[@wesw9586]

I need about eight of these and I need them by yesterday! 🤩 seriously though, this is lookin' fantastic! Cannot wait. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@TheWNCRR]

Thank you! It'll be a while I'm afraid but we'll get there eventually

[@simontrainbrainz6038]

Man, this looks absolutely amazing! This is bringing a whole new category of possible Mallet type locomotives for railroader. You guys are doing fantastic, and I can’t wait to see all these mods in railroader.

[@TheWNCRR]

Thank you!

[@AJ_LIKES_TRAINS]

awesome work, can't wait for the mod to come out.

[@legotrainman]

Ooooo!!! I don't normally like steam that much but I cannot wait for this!

[@Rascal-yx6ir]

awesome work, even better music taste.

[@Citrinehornet77]

YES. THE VIRGINIAN AE LIVES.

[@stevescott4266]

Red Marble will never be the same.

[@user-lq2yh3vv3v]

Honestly would be better than using 2 Santa Fe's like I have to on my modded Railroader save (I haven't even unlocked the Alarka Branch yet 0_0)

[@stevescott4266]

@user-lq2yh3vv3v The 2% marble mod and the tunnel mod (if you're using track mods) help pretty significantly. But having mid train and end of train DPUs make the climb a heck of a lot easier. You just need to release the independent to get them to start moving. They'll stay on speed restrictions and even stop as a whole but to get moving from a stop, you'll need to release the independent on one unit for all units to release.

[@TransTaey]

​@@stevescott4266 see, I just don't like that2% grade mod the land cuts aren't done well on it, the track literally just shoves through it it's an easier solution to the Red Marble grade, yeah, but it needs to be better crafted imo

[@cadetkohr5508]

The biggest engine I have on the Roswell Northern is a G-25. However, I am gearing up for the Red Marble extension, and if I can justify and F-71 I could probably justify and AE...

[@GilsoniteRoad]

Every day I check the nexus and discord. Then i am sad. I hitch three 2-10-2s to the cars bound for Andrews and begin the slog up the hill. 😢

[@YourLocalFrenchMain]

I know what engine is gonna be taking stuff out of the interchange and doing coal drags

[@Pyrotrainthing]

I see an articulated loco in the game and I don't know what to think right now.

[@2334animelover]

LETS GOOOOO

[@cadelgent1617]

I need this in my game right now

[@HighlandWinterWolf51]

superb work. Is there any possibility this magnificent beast would make it into Trainz railroad simulator?

[@TheWNCRR]

We currently have no plans to branch out to other simulators.

[@owenmccarthy2521]

Looks incredible. What’s the song by the way?

[@iblistichead]

I'll like to try this on my american grand railways map to see how it preforms om a 1000 car train can't wait to get this on my map soon

[@TransTaey]

Intrigued about this, American Grand Railways map? Is that your company name or a mod?

[@warrenash5370]

Soon is not soon enough!

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

Oh dear ALCo. Anyone know the song playin'?

[@arkroyal1598]

idk if this can be answered already, but at how much tractive effort are we lookin at here? cuz damn i can only guess its gonna be a lot more than the current strongest engine we got, lol

[@TheWNCRR]

The AEs had two ratings for tractive effort. Compound was somewhere between 135,000 and 147,000ish pounds of tractive effort. When running as a "simple" articulated, It was rated at over 170,000 pounds of tractive effort. For the time being, we are sticking with the compound configuration.

[@arkroyal1598]

@@TheWNCRR ah nice! even with the compound one thats a lot of tractive effort, almost double then what the Santa-fe has, or close to it i guess perhaps as an idea the loc could be added twice, a sort of 'cheaper' variant with the compound, and then a more expensive variant with the second option?

[@TheWNCRR]

@@arkroyal1598 We currently have no plans to add the "simple" variant. It's an idea that we've tossed around but due to game limitiations, it has been ruled out for the time being.

[@southern207hobbies]

finally big chungus steam

[@darrelljones5960]

As the President of the VNR we are looking for larger steam locomotives but i do not know if we need a 2-10-10-2 beast, but boy would it take the job of #111 and #112. 2-10-0 Decapods. Whats the cost of this beast in-game.?

[@TheWNCRR]

We haven’t settled on a price for the locomotive yet. There’s still a lot more to do before we reach that point.

[@warrenash5370]

What? When? Need it NOW!

[@iankerr1486]

However there’s always a bigger steam engine on the line and nice 👍

[@DavesModelTrains]

Will this work with the tender swaps mod?

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

it could be done, but there isn't a whole lot of point in making it work. (i don't have the model myself so am guessing) theoretically if its scripted the same way as the other engines it could work, but there isn't a point to it really, what it would do best in Railroader is be a helper up Red Marble, other than that in my personal opinion it is too big strong and powerful to be practical

[@falfan7.62]

mmm DMC air pumps real

[@knightryder6068]

Interior shots?

[@TheWNCRR]

There will be a follow up video eventually. The AE is one of about a dozen projects we are working on "as time permits".

[@MumtazAndrew-hd2oy]

Ok it more powerful as a big boy

[@themanformerlyknownascomme777]

oh the Virginian AE 2-10-10-2s were absolutely more powerful then the Big Boy by a significant margin.

[@nicowolters8959]

How is this possible? The devs said they can't make articulated steam engines. Edit: I need this for the coal trains.

[@TheWNCRR]

A lot of late nights and coffee.

[@strykerplays848]

@@TheWNCRR and talented modders?

[@TheWNCRR]

@@strykerplays848 Well, That goes without saying. Thats they get mentioned in every video and in the description of each video. People are what make the WNCRR what it is, not the trains.

[@user-lq2yh3vv3v]

@@TheWNCRR Why wont the Railroader devs make any articulates?

[@TheWNCRR]

@@user-lq2yh3vv3v It's not that they "won't". The game itself isn't set up to handle articulated locomotives.

[@jcgamer892]

Sees this.. Me: Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! "it'll still be some time till it's add to the game" Me: No! No! No! No! No! F***! S***!

[@Ricky-manic]

When will the mod be out?

[@TheWNCRR]

In short : When it is ready. Full answer is this : The AE is one of about a dozen projects we are working on but it isn't "priority number one". It'll be done when it gets done, we don't really have a timeline.

[@Ricky-manic]

@TheWNCRR god I would love the drive this locomotive I love coal drags me and a server I play on the santa fes are having a hard time with 70 to 80 empty hoppers worse when loaded

[@kydossergal4348]

when is this coming out i want it hahahaha

[@strykerplays848]

There is no timeline for the release of the mod.

[@coreybonsall]

Mmmm... Ridiculous Compound Steam...

[@turb218]

holy sigma!1!!1 🗣️🔥🔥💯