SOAC (State of the Art) Car Download

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 SOAC (State of the Art) Car Download


Disclaimer

Please note that I don't own the train, credit to the original creators & devs: Ilia (1970s-1970s Lover), 1960s-1970s Lover, The R44 Project Team, Manuel Mejias, and Fan Railer. It is unknown where the train files are currently at. No infringement of any kind is intended nor do I plan to take full ownership. I do adhere to all takedown requests.

The SOAC was built in 1972 and ran on 6 various transit systems in the United Stated including the NYC Subway starting in 1974. It is not in service today and currently resides in the Seashore Trolley Museum as a static display.

Car speculations

Formed in: 2 cars
Builder: St. Louis Car Company
Material used: Unknown
Operated by: United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Year built: 1972
Track gauge: 1,435 (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Standard gauge
Top speed: 80 mph (130 km/h)
Powered by: See operations section
Formation: 2 motors

The train is similar to the build of the R44; it and the latter were the last train cars to be built by St. Louis before the factory was shut down for good in 1974.

Compatible with OpenBVE only. Conversion for Hmmsim is required.
Has A, D, E, and N train rollsigns (route map inside and route indicator outside), and also "Car on Display, Not in Service" rollsign.

Operations

From 1974 to 1977, the SOAC operated on the following lines per subway or railway.

May 17th to July 19th, 1974 on the NYC Subway (powered by third rail):

  May 17th-18th, June 14th, June 16th-20th on the D.
    June 21st, June 23rd-28th on the N.
    June 30th - July 5th on the A.
    July 8th-14th on the E.
    July 15th-19th on the D for the 2nd time.

August 19th to September 3rd, 1974 on the CTS Airport Line in Cleveland, OH (pantographs were installed as that line runs on overhead wiring).

January 1975 (was in service for 13 days, exact dates unknown) on the CTA Yellow Line. (Before 2004, the Yellow Line was powered by overhead wiring).

March 6th to April 2nd, 1975 on the SEPTA Broad Street Line (pantographs were removed as the Broad Street Line operates on third rail).

On May 1, 1975, the SOAC ran on the PATCO Speedline on a non-revenue test run.

After a total of 104 days, about 312,000 passengers, and 19,595 miles of revenue service, the SOAC ceased operations on January 24th, 1977. It sat in storage for 2 years until being sold to the Seashore Trolley Museum in 1979.

Photos




3D cab with working lever and speedometer (measured in MPH).

Car 1 interior.

Car 2 interior.

Original in train advert.

Side rollsign (Press 7 in OpenBVE to change it).

Download

Download from Google Drive.

If the link doesn't work, please contact me or leave a comment below and I will fix it.
Contents of neither train were modified. And once again I do not own the train models and adhere to any takedown requests.

For OpenBVE only. To run the train on Hmmsim, you will need to convert it.

How to import into OpenBVE

  1. Download the zip file. Uncompress and the folder will be there.
  2. Copy the file into the trains folder. Directory should look like this: "C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\openBVE\LegacyContent\Train" while copying the file.
  3. Launch the train with any route you'd like to run and enjoy!

Final notice

This is a non-commercial use download. If you have paid for it, you have been scammed! Content is not to be redistributed to any other sites nor used for commercial purposes.

❌Do not copy or redistribute this blog nor this page. Doing so will result in a copyright claim or termination.

©️TopsangthemanYT. All Rights Reserved. Contents of the train belong to their respectful owners.
























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