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GE DASH 8-40CW - Conrail locomotive set for Microsoft Train Simulator JULY 22, 2007 Original Model by: Diesel-West Copyright 2007 - Diesels-West www.dieselswest.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation: 1.Extract the folders from this .zip into a temporary location. 2.Copy and paste,or click and drag, the locomotive folders into your 'TRAINSET' folder > C:/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Train Simulator/TRAINS/TRAINSET 3.Build your consist using the MSTS Activity editor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEADLIGHTS & FLASHING LIGHTS (for lead unit #6205) When you sound the locomotive horn, the bell can be activated automatically. Unfortunately, the parameters are not in place in MSTS to allow the flashing ditch lights to be activated when the horn is pressed, nor is there a switch to turn them off. Therefore, it must be done manually by going to the 3rd 'bright' position of the headlights. The 'dim' position must therefore be used as our 'bright' stationary setting, and our bright setting must be used as our flashing setting for grade crossings. After you have crossed the grade, you can use the shift+H action to go back to your stationary bright lights. SOUNDS DIESELS WEST 8-40CW locomotives come with air system sounds that include 'spitters' (for the lead locomotives, when in the throttle's idle position), and periodic momentary discharge of air from the Main Reservoir tanks on all units(Main Reservoir Drain Valves). The spitters and Drain Valves allow air to bleed off from the Main Reservoir tanks discharging corrosion causing moisture. On the trailing units we have included periodic compressor sounds. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: You must have the 'DASH9' and 'GP38' folders in the 'TRAINSET' folder with all of their sound files intact so that your new locomotive can use some of those sounds. If you altered these folders, you will need to reinstall Microsoft Train Simulator. If you want to check it, it should be here> ../Train Simulator/Trains/TRAINSET/DASH9/SOUNDS and ..GP38/SOUNDS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAILING UNITS VS. LEAD UNITS If you attempt to run a TU locomotive as the lead loco, the simulation will not load properly. That's why it has a unique name in the activity editor (i.e., 'UP TU #5767 AC4400CW'), and the activity editor will prompt you that the consist is not drivable upon saving. TU locos work well as idle units on a siding etc., and will throttle up when coupled by a drivable unit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Locomotive information can be found by clicking the 'details' tab in Train Simulator These locomotives come with the 1024x1024 textures only. If you don't already have the Train Simulator update, you can get it from the website: www.microsoft.com/games/trainsim/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------