The balance in this game IS horrid. It seems that there is no difference in acceleration between a loaded train or and empty one.
I agree. I have a train with 2 gp40-2s and 23 coal cars, 15 each load, and the train moves alone like there is nothing in it. Even tho I don’t mind that, it is very unrealistic for a train carrying that much to accelerate to full speed as if it’s empty. This game has NO realism what so ever that I can see. again I don’t mind. I don’t play for realism, I just like the game but it would be nice to have something to act like the real thing since this is a simulation supposedly.