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DX NZR 2626

A locomotive with an interesting backstory.

This locomotive was originally intended to be added as an official version of the U26C (with the ID "Loco_U26C_red"), as an early variant of the DX when it still featured two main forward cab windows and was painted in the International Orange livery. The model for this unit was mostly complete, though it did not feature numbering on the sides of the body and the right front number board had the text mirrored.

Ultimately, though, this locomotive was never officially implemented. It was in the game and technically accessible, but its existence was unknown until mid-February when I discovered a golden variant of the locomotive in an easter egg. Gauge confirmed its identity, and for a while it was just kind of a neat thing to have since it was officially part of the game yet quite rare and unknown.

In a recent update though, this locomotive disappeared from the game files, having been unintentionally forgotten about during a train conversion process. Fortunately, I still had a copy of the body mesh, and set about making a few finishing touches myself. I fixed the one front number board and added additional numbering in the appropriate places on the hood and rear number boards, but otherwise the model is entirely unchanged from its original appearance (and even features the exact same texture file!). Even some of the more unusual features, such as the longer couplers, have been carefully replicated.


A similar-looking locomotive can be found within the game as a preset QuickMod, but that unit has an entirely different model - essentially a standard DX with modified cab windows - while this one is more along the lines of a U26C with various DX parts swapped in.


Both standard and golden versions are included!

Do not redistribute this mod without my express permission.