Train Simulator: Union Pacific U50 Loco Add-On DLC

Dynamic BRAKES DON'T WORK. Overall its a good loco , sounds are autistic as usual.

Digital Train Model (DTM) offers another historic Union Pacific locomotive; this time it's the General Electric U50. The UP owned 23 of these units (#31-53), and the Southern Pacific owned three (orig. #8500-8502). The first three UP units were delivered in 1963, and the rest arrived in 1964 and 1965. All but three lasted until 1974, with the last three units being sold for scrap in July, 1977. GE offered the allegedly "improved" U50C version (not part of this DLC) in 1969 (it had a disappointing service life, at just over 7 years), at which time the earlier U50 was informally, though never officially, redesignated the U50D. DTM did a good job capturing the look of the twin diesel locomotive, with it's distinctive B+B - B+B wheel arrangement and the detail of the so-called "squirrel cages" under the radiatiors is nicely done. Historical photographs and the official mecanical specifications list the unit as having a rotating beacon atop the cab, which is not modeled. In Editor Mode, the locomotive is three seperate parts: the carbody, the front truck assembly (which includes the pilot plow), and the rear truck assembly (no plow). As it can be difficult to know when all the parts are 'connected', most will likely opt to use the ready-to-run "light engine" variant in the consist menu. Even so, attempting to turn the locomotive around without all the parts selected can result in the incorrect arrangement of the plow at the wrong end of the locomotive. The driver icon placement is the center of the unit, not the cab. While the look is good, the feel of being in control of the big diesel is somewhat lacking. The smoke from the twin stacks is as anemic at full throttle as it is at idle. On the Sherman Hill line, a test run from Cheyenne to Laramie with a single unit, 29 loaded flat cars and a caboose, the 5,000 HP unit struggled uphill at no more than 30 mph, and full dynamics could not hold the train back on the downhill run to Laramie without help from the train brakes. One visulal glitch also reared it's ugly head on the test runs over Sherman Hill: the wheelsets on the forward most and rear-most trucks would not play the wheel-turning animation in anything but Idle, a wheel-slip condition, or dynamic braking. In power, any movement of the throttle above Idle would bring the wheels on those sets of trucks to a screeching halt. The locomotive is being marketed as a Pro locomotive. Normally, that would mean a model with advanced features like a cold-engine start (for a diesel) or more realistic operation of valves and levers (for steam locomotives). There are no differences of the in-cab switches or controls of this locomotive than any other non-pro locomotive being offered. It does, however, include the script to change the braking difficulty setting. Inside the cab, the view pretty well replicates the excellent visibility these locomotives were known for, though I would have preferred slightly "less dirty" windows. The texture of the perforated sound-absorbing panels of the cab walls are a bit on the blurry side-particularly behind the engineer's seat, but it isn't terribly noticable unless one spends most of their time staring at the walls instead of driving the train. The train horn, however, leaves a lot to be desired. For those acquiring the various sets of historic UP locomotives from DTM, the U50 isn't a bad addition. Apart from a strange visual glitch with the wheel sets, which can probably be patched, and the texture limitations of what is essentially a 20 year old game, this model does a good overall job of capturing the look of one of UP's experiments with "big power". It just lacks the visual or audio cues to make it feel like you have the power of 5,000 horses at your fingertips.

This is the 2nd time only ever having problems with an add-on,So starting anything to drive this unit makes my brakes stay at 67% on and i can't release them i can drive it but as soon as i step off the throttle to try and slow down the train goes into emergency stop which ruins the game as driving this unit,it plainly sucks.have No clue why this happens tried uninstalling it reinstalling it maybe something did load right i don't know and 2 of the scenarios don't work for me

When it comes to Union Pacific DLCs in this game, I usually consider old-school era DLCs as pretty cool. The General Electric U50s aren't quite as good as some of the others. Here's why: For pros, we have: -The rolling stock, which includes stock cars, centerbeams, reefers, and the little yellow caboose, all of them having fairly good texturing and design. -The locomotive textures, especially with the paint scheme and, surprisingly, the cab. And the cons? Well..... We have: -Overused sound effects of course. -Bad choice of horn. In real life, the U50s came with Leslie S5T-RF air horns. But DTM unfortunately got the horn wrong, as they put a Nathan New-Cast P5 on it. -Iffy brakes at times. For some reason, the dynamic brakes don't really work too well when descending gradients like Sherman Hill and Wasatch Grade (there's a scenario pack for that, in case you don't know). And the advanced air brakes become less effective with time. That of course makes this pack difficult to deal with. Overall, although the U50 Loco add-on was sharp in terms of aesthetics/textures and rolling stock, it otherwise was somewhat underwhelming. Therefore, I give this a 5/10. Not high on my list of UP DLCs from best to worst in my opinion

i have had only 2 issues i have had with the engine 1 is the fact that when you turn on the guage lights or "Instrament" lighting the guages black board goes see though witch is kind of painful to look at considering the fact that none of my other engines have this issue even the freaking BNSF standered engines dont have that happen and the otherthing is that why the trailing bogie set on the u50 when coupling an uncoupling just detaches and lets the u50 drive with 1 bogie its very annoying and again painful for such a quality engine with rolling stock but nevertheless the engine is a beast with its growling engine and loud horn its just a beutiful engine even for a failed experiment for the real world

Brilliant model but unfortunately on a run down from Sherman Hill on the last scenario i lost all the brakes and ended up with a runaway train, lack instructions in the manual on how to operate the locomotive properly and dynamic braking which doesn't seems to have much affect.

As is ever so common with any DTM pack, the model is decent but the sounds are trash. They're, again, reused sound files from previous models that really do not capture what this thing should sound like. That being said, the model itself is pretty well done. The lighting inside is a bit wonky and off, but otherwise it is an all around nice model. The included rolling stock is decent. Not outstanding, but passable. The caboose is the best part of the rolling stock included. I'd say pick this up on sale, don't pay full price for it.

Well I must say once you get use to the POWER and braking systems! absolute brilliant! Best Train on the Sherman Hill to date! I have completed all the scenarios and they are challenging, again though "BRILLIANT 12/10" a must have for all avid TS collectors to there collection! More Career Scenarios would be Great for the Union Pacific U50! Well done Developer and DTG for publishing.

This is the Mac-Daddy of General Electric's U-Boat fleet, and the only thing i have to say is DTM has recreated it fantastically! The sound of the old GE Engines is amazing and this is a very powerful locomotive on the track and will be another amazing addition for you UP giants set! Pros: -Great Engine and Bell Sounds -Horn is okay but could be better -Modeling is fantastic -Physics are amazing! -Great Rolling stock options! What i want to see from DTM: I'd like to see some marketplace repaints for this like SP!

Union Pacific’s U50 locomotive from DTM is mostly a really good add on for American freight with a couple of let-downs. Exterior: The exterior is fantastic! You can see that from the screenshots. When driving through snow, there is a bit of snow blowing around the front that adds a cool effect. The exterior sound is pretty good but the interior sound is really lacking, especially when the diesels spin up and down. Occasionally I would get sound glitches in the engine sounds. The smoke from the exhaust is kinda poor. I’m not sure what happened as some of the other DTM locomotives have quite good exhaust, but this looks like small little individual clouds floating up into the sky. Hard to see in the screenshots, but very noticeable when you see them moving. Interior: The interior is mostly passable but the gauges are a bit of a letdown. In daylight they look fantastic, but in the dark the lights don’t light well, leaving them hard to read. The interior cab lights do work well though, so if you want to drive at night and use that, everything can be seen perfectly. There is a few working parts that many TS Locomotives do not have such as working windows and doors that add a nice touch. Overall, definitely a thumbs up from me despite a few flaws. All 4 scenarios are well done and work flawlessly.