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PRR L1s Mikado Pack

This pack adds multiple variants of the Pennsylvania Railroad's L1s 2-8-2 Mikado, including the paint schemes of all the roads that bought these locomotives secondhand. All feature lods for performance, dynamic weathering, authentic sounds, functional marker lights, and where appropriate selectable class lights.

The L1s was the freight counterpart of the famous K4s, sharing the same boiler and many other components. They were powerful enough to replace the H6 Consolidations on a one-for-two basis, and the design was successful enough to heavily influence the development of the USRA Heavy Mikado.

However, in PRR service they were superseded by even larger freight locomotives within the next decade. More were displaced by electrification of mainlines in the East. While many remained in mainline service, particularly in flatter regions, others were moved to secondary roles such as branch line or helper service. Some drifted in and out of storage with traffic fluctuations.

The versatility of the L1s meant that it was successful in a wide variety of roles. Capable of handling mainline freight, yet economical enough for branch lines, and fast enough to serve as a "snapper", a front-end helper, for heavy passenger trains on steep grades. A few even ended up working as boilers to heat commuter coaches waiting in LIRR yards.

The PRR having a surplus of the type meant that a number were sold to other railroads in the 1940's.

These locomotives can be found under the "multiple units", "steam" category in the buy menu. They also each have one passenger slot, which is not a bug. Both are a result of these locomotives supporting random numbering which allows for unique road numbers without cluttering up the buy menu or making you download additional textures.

• Top Speed: 65 mph
  
• Power: 2,712 hp
  
• Tractive Effort: 61,465 lbf
  
• Weight: 237 tons
  
• Available: 1914-1957

• Pennsylvania Railroad - Early version with class lights. There are versions with each class light indication, off, white for "extra", or green for "section". 1914-1929
  
• Pennsylvania Railroad - 1930's-1940's variant with no class lights. Available with or without the doghouse on the tender. 1929-1946
  
• Pennsylvania Railroad - Post-War modernized version with different detail parts, and simplified paint scheme with wide spaced letters. Also available with an alternate tender. 1946-1957
  
• Lehigh & New England - LNE bought four L1s second hand, and used them until the line fully dieselized. 1941-1949
  
• Cambria & Indiana - C&I purchased two L1s, which worked the line until it was bought out by Bethlehem Steel, who promptly dieselized it. 1941-1950
  
• AT&SF - The Santa Fe purchased three L1s during WWII. While they didn't remain in service for long after the war, they're included here. 1945-1947
  
• Interstate - The Interstate Railroad in Southwestern Virginia purchased a pair of L1s. 1948-1954
  
• Detroit Toledo & Ironton - DT&I, itself a PRR subsidiary, bought two L1s. 1948-1956
  
• Generic Colorable - An unlettered version which lets you paint the cab roof, window frames, and tender deck any color you want. 1914-1957