( New Engine! ) Racing with a load in Railroads Online!

I'm back again racing all of the locomotives in Railroads Online, now including the all-new Cooke 2-8-0. I decided to add a load of 4 fully loaded lumber cars on realistic physics, which seemed to change the results. I did not include the new snow plow because it only increases top speed, not acceleration so it likely wouldn't have affected the results of the race.

[@KerboOnYT]

A good test, thanks for making the effort to set this up

[@PlentyStyx276]

Thanks! It totalled 52 cars of lumber, which was plenty of log runs. It took me a good few hours to load each car and set them up with each locomotive.

[@brunothebat4122]

@@PlentyStyx276 The handcart cheated anyways, so glad that you did the setup to make a more fair winner.

[@sparda169leon]

Very interesting that the Cooke 2-8-0 seems to do a little sprint (0:45) almost like a "I finally have adhesion!" *eurobeat intensifys* and that sprint separates 2-8-0 from Glenbrook by a solid lead. I daresay the Glenbrook is a solid choice for most of the game.

[@Racer69]

VTEC

[@Demonslayer20111]

The glenbrook is quite good. I went straight for it early game skipping the eureka and Montezuma and it does the iron ore run no problem with 8 hoppers. Then got a mosca and run 12 cars lumber up and 8 cars ore down as one consist double heading the glenbrook and mosca.

[@PennsyPappas]

If the one spread sheet I found is accurate the Glenbrook is the 2nd best engine to buy under the $4000 mark (Class 48 being the best). Really can't go wrong with a fleet of glenbrooks running around.

[@railmastergaming]

nice to know my favorite 2-8-0 got the job done the fastest! definitely going to purchase it first

[@PlentyStyx276]

Well it will take a while to get it, though. The Glenbrook and class 48 are both great late-game engines that aren’t too hard to get early, so I think those would be a better bet to get first.

[@railmastergaming]

@@PlentyStyx276 i already managed to grind online with my friend. i bought alot of cars first while he bought the first "big engine" i think the Mosca. and we used his while i saved up 5k. it really does help to have friends lol! class 48 will definitely be my next engine.

[@JackReacheround]

@@PlentyStyx276 i can't seem to fill the Calls 48 with water for some reason so that fucking sucks

[@BeefTechnology]

Make the end a 5% grade and then a tall bridge and let the trains fall off the end.

[@ricosiscoentertainment3759]

This is good stuff keep it up 👌

[@Dinkleberg96]

I had no idea what engine would win but i for sure knew the one would be placed last... What a SHAYme 🤣

[@pat9353]

Taking the handcar out of the mix to make it a fair competition I see.

[@PlentyStyx276]

Well, I don’t think the handcar would fare well trying to push 4 loaded cars on realistic - it takes multiple handcars to start even 1 empty boxcar on level ground

[@meroddaglenholm7924]

Strange how a few of the trains had great starts where they quickly pulled ahead, but then suddenly stopped accelerating.
And not a gentle slow to the max speed, but what seemed like a sudden stop at what I'm guessing is the top speed for that engine.
This let slower accelerating trains build up speed and slowly overtake them.

[@PatrickAguilar]

It was the geared loco. They pull any load up 10% at 5mph

[@Dallen9]

Welp the new Meta is You get enough for a Glenbrook, Then you save up for a Big Cooke. This is good to know.

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

The Connie and C70 are essentially the penultimate road engines (until we get Mudhens)

[@user-ee2ml4yx5g]

1.Traction Power 0:29〜0:39
2.acceleration 0:39〜0:49
3.high speed 0:49〜(0:59〜1:09〜)1:18〜1:29〜2:09〜2:16
0:03〜0:09 Locomotives with red roofs were slow

[@mikecarter8158]

Awesome man how about up grades? And or the pulling limit..!👍🏻

[@CathodeRayKobold]

When you fly around like that it just looks like there's a giant John Railroadson racing the trains on foot

[@radiation3041]

Now you have to do it again with the updated physics

[@jrf0789]

Poor Shay being left behind lol

[@HMSHOOD1920]

He’s got the best pulling pulling power.

[@drjoci]

Class 48 totally OP :D

[@Saxquatch_]

Can u also race them on different grades of steepness

[@TrajectoryT]

cooke 2-8-0 might be the best loco in the game rn, along with the class 48

[@RollestonRails]

Can you as DX Guru if the DJ is booked on 939 today?

[@LordGadwin]

Do one on climbing a grade. Just make a super long track that goes up to 10% and see which ones get the farthest.

[@patrickwilliamson7185]

Haha we used to do that with ho. A hundred years ago

[@graythewolf6096]

Shay has a good start but it's low top speed killed it. Good power for it's size but fails to stay with the rest.

[@RollestonRails]

So is there a DJ on 962 or no?

[@Astro_dreagonz]

I think the Cooke 2-8-0 won because it’s physics haven’t been perfected yet

[@TheLinAndre]

No audio?

[@danthiel8623]

Interesting good question

[@SherrifOfNottingham]

i honestly can't wait for them to nerf the porters

[@LoPhatKao]

speed is nice until your cars decide to yeet themselves 😒

[@ChristmasChris385]

Oh this is real trains 😒 not