# Train Simulator: Amtrak E8 Loco Add\-On

Summer DB entity ID: 54fa58e8\-970a\-4ddc\-bc0b\-507ffe86913c

Steam App ID: 678002

Picture the Electro\-Motive “E\-unit\.” For an entire generation it was THE motive power for America’s passenger trains – and now the elegant E\-unit waiting for you in Train Simulator in the form of the EMD E8 in two classic Amtrak liveries\!  When Amtrak was formed as the United States’ intercity passenger carrier in 1971, the company was faced with patching together a fleet of second\-hand locomotives\. Amtrak first turned to Electro\-Motive’s E8 and its younger sister, the E9\. Amtrak would operate nearly 200 E\-units and the stylish EMD diesels became the workhorses of the early Amtrak era\.  The E8 was produced by EMD from 1949 to 1954, and nearly 500 were built\. The E8 derived 2,250\-horsepower from a pair of EMD 567\-series V\-12 power plants, rode on an A1A\-A1A wheel arrangement, and could be geared to operate at up to 117 miles per hour\. During Amtrak service, the E8s operated throughout the country, handling both long\-distance trains as well as short\-haul services\. Amtrak operated its last E\-units into the early 1980s\.  The Train Simulator Amtrak E8 is provided in cab and booster configurations and is available in Amtrak’s original red\-nosed “Phase I” livery and stylish striped “Phase II” scheme\. Single\- and dual\-headlight versions of the E8 are provided as are “as built” and rebuilt variations\.  And there’s even more\! Accompanying the E8 is Amtrak passenger equipment ideal to re\-create U\. S\. passenger trains of the 1970s and early 1980s\. Included with the E8 are an Amtrak baggage car, 48\-seat coach, dome\-coach, 10\-6 sleeper, and diner in Amtrak’s Phase I passenger car livery\. The Amtrak E8 DLC features career scenarios on the Miami \- West Palm Beach Route Add\-On \(route available separately\) and even includes Train Simulator’s popular Seaboard Coast Line General Electric U36B and freight equipment to provide era\-authentic freight traffic\.   Amtrak’s legendary Electro\-Motive E8 is ready to highball in Train Simulator service\!        Included Scenarios    The Days of Old: Part 1   The Days of Old: Part 2   Meteor Shower   More scenarios are available on the Steam Workshop online and in\-game\. Train Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of exciting gameplay\. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now\! Key Features    Amtrak Electro\-Motive E8 diesel in cab \(“A”\) and booster \(“B”\) versions   Amtrak Phase I and Phase II E8 liveries   Single\- and dual\-headlight E8 versions   E8s in “as built” and rebuilt variants   Amtrak Phase I livery baggage car, 48\-seat coach, 10\-6 sleeper, dome\-coach, and diner   Seaboard Coast Line GE U36B and SCL freight equipment   Three career scenarios for the Miami – West Palm Beach route    Quick Drive compatible   Download size: 189\.9 MB

## Game information

- Type: dlc

- Developer: Dovetail Games

- Publisher: Dovetail Games \- Trains

- Release date: Mar 22, 2018

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: 24010

- Genres: Simulation

- Categories: Single\-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

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- Price: 1999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: Not collected

- Steam review count: 27

- Steam positive reviews: 21

- Steam negative reviews: 6

- Steam positive percentage: 77.77777777777777%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T01:22:08\.41446\+00:00

- Player count observed: Not collected

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T01:22:09\.178701\+00:00

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