BN’s Great Northern Heritage!

Apr 15, 2026

Coming soon, Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02 will deliver Burlington Northern railroading on the ex-Great Northern in Montana!

When the Burlington Northern was created in 1970, it was no surprise that the gemstone of James J. Hill’s legendary “Hill Lines” –the Great Northern main line – took center stage in moving priority tonnage across the great American High Plains and Montana Rockies.

From High Iron Simulations and coming soon, Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02 will include ten all-new and realistic career scenarios re-creating BN operations during the 1970s-1990s era on the Train Simulator Classic Marias Pass and Montana Hi-Line routes.

Train Simulator Classic’s Montana Hi-Line and Marias Pass routes together represent more than 250 route miles of Burlington Northern’s ex-Great Northern trackage extending from Havre to White Fish Montana, plus the railroad’s Kalispell branch line, and with Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02, you’ll go to work across the breadth of these popular routes.

With Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02, you’ll climb aboard and take the controls of eight diverse types of Burlington Northern Electro-Motive and General Electric diesels to handle heavy tonnage, priority intermodal traffic, locals, and switching duties.

With Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02, you will:

Serve as engineer of Burlington Northern hotshot intermodal train No. 1 as it employs EMD SD40-2 diesels to make the unforgiving descent of the west slope of Marias Pass from Marias Summit to Whitefish.
Climb aboard a stylish Burlington Northern EMD GP30 to lead BN Seattle-Chicago manifest freight No. 82 eastbound from Shelby on the Montana Hi-Line.
Answer the call for a heavy Burlington Northern coal drag making its way west on the Marias Pass route from Cut Bank, with a quartet of burly General Electric U25C diesels providing the horsepower.
Work an evening switching job at massive Havre Yard on the Hi-Line with a veteran Burlington Northern EMD SW1200 switcher as your locomotive.
Manage the 14,400 horsepower of a quartet of BN EMD SD45s toting a 100-car train of empty covered hoppers to the Chester Loop on the Hi-Line for grain loading.
Take the throttle of a veteran General Electric U25B still wearing Great Northern “Big Sky Blue” colors to work a local “grain collector” job calling at many of the Montana Hi-Line’s grain elevators.
Aboard a potent ex-Great Northern EMD F45, work Burlington Northern regional freight No. 602 on a wintry day along the Montana Hi-Line.
Experience traditional branch-line railroading as you handle a pair of Burlington Northern EMD GP9s powering the railroad’s Kalispell Branch local from Kalispell to Columbia Falls with switching work en route.

Note: For full use, this scenario pack will require the Marias Pass Route (Dovetail Games); Montana Hi-Line Route (Great Northerner); Bozeman Pass Route (High Iron Simulations, for use of locomotives and rolling stock); BNSF Locomotive Pack Add-On (Dovetail Games, which includes BN locomotives); and Burlington Northern U25 Pack (DTM).

The ten new career scenarios of Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02, which are based closely on actual railroad operations and train symbols, will bring you the challenging and captivating experiences of railroading on one of America’s legendary railroads. Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02 is coming soon to Train Simulator Classic!

Coming soon, Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02 will bring to life BN operations during the 1970s through the 1990s on the Train Simulator Classic Marias Pass and Montana Hi-Line routes. At famed Essex, “white-faced” BN EMD SD40-2 7092 is leading the way as hot intermodal train No. 1 descends the west slope of Marias Pass.

With an ex-Great Northern EMD GP30 on the point, Burlington Northern Seattle-Chicago manifest freight No. 82 hurries eastbound on the Montana Hi-Line. Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02 will put you at the throttle of eight diverse types of BN diesel locomotives.

Heavy-hauling is the task as a quartet of Burlington Northern General Electric U25Cs, including one unit still wearing Burlington Route colors, lug a westbound unit coal train on the Marias Pass route. With the upcoming Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02, you will handle heavy tonnage, priority intermodal traffic, locals, and switching duties.

Working an early evening yard job at expansive Havre Yard on the Montana Hi-Line, veteran Burlington Northern EMD SW1200 rolls a string of covered hoppers past the depot and beautifully preserved Great Northern 4-8-4 No. 2584.

In a classic “Big Sky” railroading image, four potent Burlington Northern EMD SD45s have 100 empty covered hoppers in tow on the Hi-Line bound for the grain loading loop at Chester, Montana.

Montana is one of the world’s great grain producers, and the Burlington Northern is always busy collecting loads and distributing empties to the countless lineside elevators. In a scene from BN’s early years, GE U25B 5400, wearing its Great Northern “Big Sky Blue” livery, is on the point of a “grain collector” local.

Originally built for the Great Northern, Burlington Northern EMD F45 6601 holds with tonnage on the Hi-Line as a priority intermodal overtakes it. The ten career scenarios of Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02 are based on actual railroad operations and train symbols.

Tradition-rich branch line railroading awaits you on the Kalispell Branch (of the Marias Pass route) as a pair of Burlington Northern venerable EMD Geeps operate over the tranquil and scenic line and handle switching and lineside work en route.

A quartet of Burlington Northern EMD GP30s lead manifest tonnage out of Shelby as a pair of EMD GP38-2s look on. Burlington Northern Scenario Pack will bring you the challenging and captivating experiences of railroading on one of America’s legendary railroads – and it’s coming soon to Train Simulator Classic!