SC44 Charger & Venture – Caltrans (7Cars)
Caltrans with Venture Coach and Cab
The Siemens Charger is a family of diesel-electric passenger locomotives designed and manufactured by Siemens Mobility for the North American market. There are four models of Chargers: the SC-44 for state-supported inter-city services, the SCB-40 for Brightline inter-city service, the SC-42 for VIA corridor service, and the ALC-42 for Amtrak long distance service.
The first production SC-44 was unveiled on March 26, 2016, and entered revenue service on August 24, 2017, followed by the SCB-40, which inaugurated Brightline service on January 13, 2018. The first ALC-42 was delivered to Amtrak on June 17, 2021 and entered revenue service on February 8, 2022 on the Empire Builder.
– SC44 Charger with Caltrans
– Modeled interior compartment, that is quite noticeable
– Interior lightning with Additive Shader (works between 18h00 to 07h00)
– Venture Coaches: Contains Coach, Business classes and Cab Car – Standard entry
– Adjusted Caltrans livery – Since livery is stil WIP and final design is not in service yet as complete set.
– As seen in screenshot, entire Charger is made as a part of this 2 months project. They will released continiously.
– Next update will focus on vehicle effect and sounds with the release of Brightline set.
– Munskaa, for commission
– Anonymous SC44 driver for refs.
Keywords for Workshop research: Siemens, SC44, Charger, Amtrak, Caltrans, train, America, United States, Venture, coaches
