1894 Brooks - Mastodon's Bundle

Finally, we are extremely pleased to announce another Machine Rail ™ release for your DTG Train Simulator and the last one this year 2021! This time, you'll take control of a powerful and massive 4-8-0 "Mastodon" made by Brooks in the late 19th century. Put it to the test and challenges to pull your heavy freight trains!

The Machine History

The 1890s brought another period of depressed sales following another financial crisis. The company produced 226 new locomotives in 1891, but only 90 new locomotives in 1894, among them, the great 4-8-0. The company briefly gained some positive publicity in 1895 when one of its locomotives held the land speed record for rail vehicles; a Brooks-built locomotive was driven at 92.3 mph (149 km/h) on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway on October 24, 1895.[1][6] Brooks also gained positive publicity for building some exceptionally large locomotives at the end of the 19th century, including locomotives for both Great Northern Railway and Illinois Central Railroad that were hailed as being the largest in the world.

Arriving 1894 Brooks 4-8-0 Bundle!

Just over a month later, we're here again to let you know that our next release is coming:

With the launch of this wonderful and colorful locomotive, our Dom Pedro II Railroad project comes to an end. Anything and anything new related to this project will only be improvements for everything we've done, this goes for the route and for the rolling stock available here. It is also interesting to mention the fact that all these locomotives that came to Brazil belong to an original design of your factory (which in most cases are all american).

This project started more than a year ago with the 1895 Baldwin Decapod Pack Locomotive + Freight Cars. Unfortunately we lost all files for this project in a power outage that resulted in the death of one of our hard drives, right where this project was. That's why we don't have an 1895 Baldwin Decapod in a typical American exclusive setup. After this event, our care needed to be doubled and now we are launching our latest machine from the Dom Pedro II project together with two (at the moment) american units!

One year since we released our first machine officially under the title Machine Rail, and 2 years since the creation of our studio; we always seek to improve the quality of our products. Everything you see in these new Mastodons in your Train Simulator, every detail has been thought through and tested over and over again until it is pleasing to the eyes, ears and feelings. We have prepared a simple simulation, without complications as this is not our focus, we want you to enjoy the best your eyes can see and your ears can hear. But as you take control of this machine, you'll be aware that it's a great 4-8-0 built by Brooks, and that all of its operational and dynamic characteristics have been extracted from its original datasheet and fed into Train Simulator.

We hope you enjoy this new release! Unfortunately, our projects were delayed by about two full months. December was scheduled by our team to release Sierra No.3 and Eureka No.4, this Mastodon would have been released between October and November... But let's catch up! Check out our gallery below, and we'll be back in the next few days with the release of the 1894 Brooks 4-8-0 Bundle.

1894 Brooks L. Works - Mastodon being forged!

For now, this is the conclusion of our project with the Dom Pedro II railroad, started almost two years ago. We have a route that represents 20km of the original stretch of railroad that depicts the mid-1912s; where locomotives from the late 19th century were still running at full steam. Finally, we started the manufacture of a rare type that unfortunately no longer exists, a 1894 Brooks type 4-8-0 Mastodon, this was a luxury locomotive; as the old Central do Brasil railroad workers called them.

Later on, you will find out why it was known as a luxury locomotive. Stay tuned for updates on this project directly on our Facebook page.