Carina's journey was going well so far. Her train of four boxcars was actually 10 分钟 early. However, she still had to stop for Delta who was heading to Thunder 湾 with his passenger train.

Carina: *Stops in a siding* Oh, how convenient. A refueling depot. *Gets coal, and water while waiting in the siding*
Delta: *Blows his horn twice as he passes with his train*
Carina: *Watching the shiny blue, and yellow coaches on Delta's train*
Delta: *Looking back at Carina* Where's Rachael? I hope she's okay.
Carina: *Leaves her siding* And now I got a clear track to 枫, 枫树 Hill.

A few hours later, Delta...

Song: link

The 下一个 day, Rachael, and Suzie started their work. Each engine had to pull 3 boxcars, and a caboose.

Rachael: Welp, see 你 when I get back from 枫, 枫树 Hill.
Suzie: See 你 when I get back from Sunshine.

They coupled up to their respective trains.

Rachael: *Slips, not able to 移动 her train*
Suzie: *Grunts as she wheelslips*
Rachael: *Blushing as her wheels continue to slip* Ah!! Ah!!
Suzie: *Slowly backs up, and moves her train forward* There we go. Just needed 更多 slack on the couplings.
Rachael: *Continues slipping* I should rephrase what I 说 earlier. I'll see 你 if I get back.
Suzie:...

Chester is a Chesapeake & Ohio GP30. He was refueling when Suzie delivered two centerbeams to him.

Chester: Much appreciated my blue friend.
Suzie: You're welcome my blue friend.
Chester: *Chuckles* I better get these onto my train. Cya when I get back.
Suzie: 你 got it. *Uncouples from the centerbeam, and goes back to Rachael*

Rachael looked down at the manager when Suzie arrived. Both engines felt nervous.

Miss. Teresa: Well, well. The two 2-2-2's side 由 side. You've been on this line for ten days now, and I must say I'm not pleased with what I'm seeing.
Rachael: Come again?
Miss. Teresa: Your...

Rachael continued pulling her boxcar, and caboose towards Thunder Bay. She refueled at 云, 云计算 Lake, and resumed her journey through the snow covered landscape.

Rachael: *Puffing at 45 miles an hour* There's the hill. I don't see any snow on the tracks though.

That would soon change. Thankfully it was towards the 最佳, 返回页首 of the hill. Rachael just had to clear the snow out of her way, and she could continue down the line.

Rachael: *Pushing the snow out of her way while slowing down to 30 miles an hour* Almost there. Almooost...*Wheelslips* Come on! *Pours sand, but her wheels still slip* I can make it!...

It continued to snow as Rachael continue her journey north to Thunder 湾 Canada, but the line ahead of her was already plowed.

Rachael: It's getting really cold. *Watches a snowflake land near her left eye* I bet it's warmer in the refrigerator car. *Blows her whistle twice while increasing speed to 40 miles an hour*

Now actually, a refrigerated boxcar is a splendid way to travel. Splendid that is, if one is a snowman, 或者 a furry coated rabbit. But for Karen?

Karen: *Shivering as she sneezes*
Frosty: Are 你 cold Karen? Now that's a silly question. 你 wouldn't be sneezing if 你 weren't cold....

This is a Trainz 粉丝 Fiction. A prequel 展示 how Rachael, and Suzie joined the Eastern Pacific in 2015.


Maple 爬坡道, 小山 Minnesota. December, 2014

It was a sunny afternoon with plenty of snow on the ground. A freight depot is seen as a brown 2-2-2 steam locomotive happily waits for her signal to turn green. This beautiful engine is named Rachael, and she's about to take a refrigerated boxcar north, to Thunder 湾 Canada.

The only other car in her consist was a caboose. Both cars were the same shade of brown...

Tower was on his cell phone. He wanted to listen to some music.

Tower: *Has his cell phone hooked up to loudspeakers, and selects a song on YouTube*

Song: link

Tower: *Looks down at the ground*

The camera zooms in on his face as the song begins.


Inside the Owensville station a black man was break dancing to the song playing on a radio.

Bystanders: *Headbanging while making a rock sign with their right hands*
Tower: *Headbanging while playing air guitar*
Bystanders: *Surrounding Tower while slowly waving lit candles*

As Tower pretended to play guitar, an actual 鼓手 appeared as he played the...

The majority of engines on Universal Lines are steam powered. Farnsworth, and Jeff are the only two exceptions. While Jeff is a switcher who occasionally helps Doc rescue other engines that either broke down, 或者 derailed, Jeff is normally used for short freights, and maintenance work. Farnsworth is a bigger diesel that only pulls the express. Rachael, one of the new engines, always admired Farnsworth for his sleek design, and wanted to pull the express just like him.

Rachael: *Stops 下一个 to Farnsworth at Basic Station* Hi Farnsworth.
Farnsworth: Oh. It's you. *Looks away from her*
Rachael: You're...