Wes is a character that appears in Trainz Northwest. He is one of the show's main characters.
Description[]
Wes is a colorado Railcar single level DMU. As a DMU, he is the combination of a passenger car and an engine. He is painted in a white, blue, and yellow paint scheme with logos for TriMet WES on him. Wes has a K3LA train horn and an E bell.
Portrayal In The Show[]
Wes operates a local commuter rail line between Beaverton and Wilsonville Oregon alongside Cabcar and RDC. He is often paired with Cabcar and he serves as the southbound leader while Wes leads northbound. While he likes his job as a commuter train, he sometimes wishes he could do other jobs besides the one he's primarily assigned to and travel to other places beyond his commuter rail line. He is good friends with the other engines that frequently serve the Westside main line where his commuter line runs.
Behind The Scenes[]
The actual Trainz model for Wes is an Amtrak Avelia Liberty Front, which was found on the Trainz download station, and repainted to resemble the WES Colorado Railcar DMUs as Trainz doesn't currently have actual CR DMU models.