Miami Commuter Rail F40PHL-2

Miami Commuter Rail F40PHL-2

1 BACKGROUND... 3 1.1 Loco...3 1.2 Design & Specification...3 2 ROLLING STOCK... 4 2.1 F40PHL-2...4 2.2 Coaching Stock...4 3 DRIVING THE F40PHL-2... 6 3.1 Cab Controls...6 4 DRIVING THE F40PHL-2 DRIVING TRAILER... 7 4.1 Cab Controls Driving Trailer...7 4.2 Locomotive Keyboard Controls...8 4.3 General Keyboard Controls...8 5 SCENARIOS... 9 5.1 [F40PHL] Capital of Latin America: Part 1...9 5.2 [F40PHL] Capital of Latin America: Part 2...9 5.3 [F40PHL] Shuffle to the Shuttle...9 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... 10 Page 2

1 Background 1.1 Loco The EMD F40PH is a four-axle 3,200hp (2.38MW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive, built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in several variants from 1975 to 1992 and used by Amtrak and commuter rail roads on passenger trains. F40PH variants were also built by MK Rail and Motive Power Industries from 1991 to 2000. The F40PH was originally intended to haul short- to medium-length trains on Amtrak's shorter routes. Soon after entering service it also began to replace the long -distance EMD SDP40F (Amtrak's first new locomotive model), which had a troubled reputation after reports of rough riding and several derailments blamed on its C-C trucks (which differed from EMD's freight C- C locomotives). The F40 was based on the EMD GP40-series freight locomotives, with a twoaxle truck. The term "F40" by itself can lead to confusion; the first locomotiv e with that designation was the F40C, a passenger C-C locomotive derived from the SD40-2, similar to the SDP40F but with an HEP generator. Hundreds of F40PH units were built and many are still in use today on passenger, tourist and freight railroads. These include CSX (on business trains), the Grand Canyon Railway, the Panama Canal Railway and the Algoma Central Railway. The F40PH was purchased by commuter railroads such as Metra, MBTA, Tri-Rail, Caltrain, NJ Transit and GO Transit; all but GO Transit still use these locomotives. After years of service, Amtrak's large F40PH fleet has been retired; the locomotives were stored, scrapped, sold or converted into non-powered control units after the purchase of new GE Genesis passenger locomotives during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The largest fleet of these locomotives now operates in the Chicago metropolitan area on the Metra system, totalling 117 units. Included in this fleet is the last F40PH built by EMD (as a F40PHM-2) in 1992, Metra #214. Metra's F40PHM-2s are similar in appearance to the GE Genesis. After Metra, Via Rail Canada has the secondlargest fleet of F40PH-2s (54 units). The MBTA in Boston has 18 original-model F40PHs, and all but one are in service. It also has several after-market F40PH-2C and F40PHM-2C locomotives in service, built by EMD in 1987 88 and MK in 1991 and 1993. Commuter agency Metrolink purchased four F40PHs from Amtrak to re -power them with prime movers from second-hand EMD SD60s bought from UP. Only one survived, as SCAX #800. A handful were bought by Shortline railways; some continue in operation after th e addition of a front platform (made possible by shortening the nose). 1.2 Design & Specification Power Type Diesel-Electric Locomotive Weight 260,145lbs (118t) Vehicle Length 56ft 02 (17.11m) Build Date 1991 Vehicle Power 3,200hp (2,387kW) Top Speed 110mph (177km/h) Brake Types AutoBrake, Independent Brake, Dynamic Brake Page 3

2 Rolling Stock 2.1 F40PHL-2 2.2 Coaching Stock Page 4

Coach Car Passenger View Page 5

3 Driving the F40PHL-2 3.1 Cab Controls 1 AutoBrake 8 Reverser 2 Independent Brake 9 Power Handle 3 Horn 10 Headlights 4 Sander Control 11 Speedometer 5 Bell 12 Instrument Lights 6 7 Ditch Lights Dynamic Brake 13 Wipers Page 6

4 Driving the F40PHL-2 Driving Trailer 4.1 Cab Controls Driving Trailer 1 Headlights 8 Horn 2 Cab Light 9 Sander Control 3 Wipers 10 Speedometer 4 Bell 11 Reverser 5 AutoBrake 12 Combined Throttle/Brake 6 Main Reservoir Dial 13 Ammeter Dial 7 Brake Cylinder Dial 14 Engine Start/Stop Buttons Page 7

4.2 Locomotive Keyboard Controls Key Equivalent Action Decrease or Increase Power Handle. Move Reverser Control Forward or Backward. Decrease or Increase the AutoBrake (Train Brake). Decrease or Increase the Independent Brake (Locomotive Brake). Decrease or Increase the Dynamic Brake. 4.3 General Keyboard Controls Key Equivalent Action Load/Unload. Press once to load/unload passengers or freight. Lights. Repeatedly pressing will cycle through headlight states where appropriate. Windscreen Wipers. Press once to switch on and again to switch off. (Expert) Engine Stop/Start. By default engines will already be running at the start of a scenario. Press this button to stop and then again to restart the engine. (Expert) Alerter. The Alerter is a system used on some trains to ensure that the driver has seen a signal. If the alert sounds (a black/yellow striped symbol is shown on the Driver's display), this must be acknowledged by pressing the Alerter button or the emergency brakes will be applied. (Expert) Sander. Causes sand to be laid on the rails next to the wheels to assist with adhesion. Press once to apply sand and again to stop. Horn. Press to sound the horn. Bell. Press once to sound the bell. Handbrake On/Off. This icon is displayed in the Coupling view. Couple manually. Page 8

5 Scenarios **For driving tutorials, please visit the Academy from the main TS2015 menu screen** 5.1 [F40PHL] Capital of Latin America: Part 1 The start of a full route stopping passenger service. The first part starts at Mangonia Park, stopping at all stations en route to Cypress Creek. Duration: 60 Minutes Difficulty: Easy 5.2 [F40PHL] Capital of Latin America: Part 2 We begin where we left off in this second part of the early morning run south. The passengers are aboard so you can head straight away to the next stop at Fort Lauderdale Broward. Duration: 60 Minutes Difficulty: Easy 5.3 [F40PHL] Shuffle to the Shuttle Take control of this F40PHL-2 stopping service half way through its run. Start at Fort Lauderdale Airport and finish at the current local service terminus station, Hialeah Market. Commuters will be shuttled on a bus down to Miami International Airport. Duration: 40 Minutes Difficulty: Medium Page 9

6 Acknowledgements Dovetail Games would like to thank the Beta Testing Team and QA Department for their contribution to the development of the F40PHL-2. Page 10