a new geep is exciting, a new NA region thats not mfkn LA or the NEC, and its Florida so we will have the TSW AI (for the first time ever) actually make sense doing dumb ah shiz.... theyd be Florida man, or Florida Woman... LMFAOOOOOO
A nice surprise having Florida - I really like the liveries and rolling stock. Would like to see Brightline one day though as I believe it's still the only operator other than Amtrak and outside the NE to operate up to 125mph, correct?
The route is sadly shorter than its TSC counterpart, but beats it in both branding and available locos in which all 3 of Tri-Rails current roster (With deluxe) make the list. But I doubt we'll ever see Amtrak for this one unlike TSC. Guess we'll see what happens, but given the flat nature of the route (A common complaint for the TSC Miami WPB route) the stock really has to live up to expectations for it to be "exciting".
TriRail is an awesome addition to TSW. The level of detail, the research involved, and the immersion with sounds is cool. I too was hoping we'd finally see an Amtrak P42DC or Siemens SC42DC appear but not this time around. I also enjoyed hearing that the CSX freight locomotives have received updates for this route.
it nice once again csx gp38 and sd40 are being reused. could the c40-8w or ac4400cw locomotive also be used for this route?
Is it just me or is anyone else just feeling meh.. about this route? It’s cool that we’re finally getting Florida in the game, (a place i’m all too familiar with) but i would’ve much rather seen it go all the way to Mangonia Park or West Palm Beach. This one isn’t really capturing my attention and it’s not generating the same excitement that Morristown did. It feels like this route was such a given for such a long time, and now that it’s real, i don’t really feel anything about it. Hopefully im wrong though
I looks like the used the bugged CSX SD40-2 from the Stamford route, the aire hoses are floating in the air like the are resting on an invisible snowplow. See this timestamp from stream yesterday, hopefully the fix it. https://www.youtube.com/live/P--vamYET7Y?si=OeB_8C6lG5g-PaK1&t=11758
For a moment I was excited that TSW7 would feature the Tri-Rail line, which I remember from the old TSC (a beautifully crafted route and a poorly made locomotive). I saw the potential for a picturesque, original and complete passenger route, both in terms of operations and AI traffic. The sort of relaxing route I’d love to travel back and forth on to the sounds of tropical music. I also had high hopes when I heard about the careful sound design of the locomotive models. As it turns out, however, it won’t be the whole route, but just a section – a little over half of the real Tri-Rail line. And as I checked on the operator’s website, no trains are running from Miami Airport to Boca Raton; they all run the full route to Mangonia Park. So the realism and immersion of playing as a Tri-Rail train driver quickly went out the window. Thank you very much. This route has been removed from my shopping list despite my initial interest.
The prospect of only half the route spoils the premise. They have had a year or more lead in to do the full length justice. Although not quite in the same league I already have several hundred miles of Florida and Georgia in Run 8. Gameplay wise it is going to be very similar to the existing loco hauled/cab car experience on the other US commuter routes. This year, I really hoped DTG might get back into heavy freight with something iconic like Marias Pass, the Moffat Road or KHP in Canada.
Route looks well done, loving the different ballast effects and new foliage, something that the UK routes could do with tbh.
I am just glad they gave us a new region of USA ..plus DTG would never do the full 75 80 mile route .even the NJT Bergen line thats the other new route will not prob be the full dual main lines run to suffern it will be watered down ..they just wont do routes of that length prob because console and urban areas are more detail take more time and memory to develop etc ..even the new UK german core routes not full. 40 50 miles limit..I have the TSC version of miami west palm but it just came with amtrak csx freight .and a unbranded tri rail engine dlc that gave unbranded tri rail runs. at least in TSW7 we getting branded variety of tri rail equipment no amtrak and CSX freight .i am still looking fwd to playing what they did give us..
https://www.tri-rail.com/scheduletable I count 26 services each way. not counting empty moves or the freight
Hometown West Palm Beach, Florida Man's reaction and perspective on the Tri-Rail announcement. In a word; elated! When I first saw this announcement I was over-the-top surprised and excited. I immediately thought it would be a TSW remake of the TSC original route. I was eagerly awaiting my first glimpse of the TSW rendering of the West Palm Beach station. After all, the former Seaboard Air Line Railway station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and I just knew it would be epic to see in the game ....... especially for a lifelong hometown guy! Well, we all know how that turned out. The route terminates in Boca? I was really bummed to say the least. Part of me wanted to throw a fit and play grumpy and sulky and say I was done with it. Fortunately, I didn't do that. I calmly waited to see the official live stream with the details and I also thought about the enormous amount of work the DTG team did to get this Tri-Rail licensed content in the game. There is a lot here to be excited about and quite honesty, I'm really looking forward to this release. The fact that DTG finally got on site access to another US railroad is huge! Kudos to the DTG team for their persistent, dedication and success in getting both a Tri-Rail official license AND on site access! What a win for EVERYONE that loves this game! This route standing completely on its own, as a one and done content release will be excellent I believe, but I can't ignore the possibility of the future potential this route also lays the foundation for as well. The obvious, an extension to Mangonia Park. Then, there is the Amtrak possibilities, historic SAL/SCL operations (thinking U-Boat loco) and so on ..... There can definitely be some excellent add-on content for this route, as it has so much current activity and historical significance. I'm really looking forward to this release and I'm grateful we have it coming!
Interesting thing i saw in the direct they will have the real Tri rail station and passnger announcments the company that does them gave DTG the acess to them to use they will be in english spanish hatian..plus all the various equipment access so the sounds should really shine..looks like alot of effort was put into it..and Tri Rail gave them great access
