Welcome back to the Train Simulator Screenshot Contest! This is the 26th week of 2020. This week's theme is: Busy Rail Traffic You can vote for next week's theme in the poll attached to this thread. What is your choice? Follow us on Instagram (instagram.com/trainsim) to see your screenshots featured on our feed! How does it work? You can submit your screenshot to the thread, and every Friday we will choose which screenshots will go to the loading screens. Shortly after, we will open a new thread and announce the winners. Each week has its own theme which is voted for by the community. Competition Rules: Limit is 2 screenshots per person; 1 screenshot per post. Include in your post the route the screenshot was taken on as well as the name of the train (if applicable). Screenshots must be in a 16:9 resolution, at least 1920x1080 pixels. Screenshots must fit the theme of the week, as stated at the beginning of this post. Other Rules: Official content only. Please make sure anything that is not available on the Steam Store or Dovetail Store is not shown in the screenshot. - This means no reshade, repaint mods, track upgrades or workshop routes. View excluded content: https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/screenshot-contest-excluded-products.16994/ Your entry may be disqualified if it is deemed to not follow these rules. Please limit chat to only when absolutely necessary. Competition closes at mid-day Friday (UK time). The winner will be chosen every Friday. Winner's Prize: The winning screenshot will appear in the game as a loading screen for 4 weeks! T&C: Please refer the terms and conditions for this competition here: https://dovetailgames.com/competition-terms-and-conditions/ Note that by submitting an entry to this contest, you are consenting to us using your screenshot as a loading screen and showing it on our social media channels (such as Instagram)
(This is a continuation from my shot from last week.) The Passenger Local has cleared, and the manifest train, led by two GP9s, has departed once again, bound for Springfield. As this happened however, another manifest came racing around the bend, and screamed right past it. Over in Hartford Yard, we can see a GE 44 Tonner shoving a couple of boxcars into the yard, while in the back, an ALCo S2 patiently waits for the heavy manifest to clear, so it can leave its coaches at the station for another train. Route: VHNRR Springfield Line Locos: EMD GP9, ALCo S2, GE 44 Sidenote: I just got the Springfield line a few days ago during the sale, and I am LOVING it so far!
Some action near St. Paul, Virginia, as a Norfolk & Western train lead by a trio of SD45's passes by a Clinchfield train lead by a pair of SD40's. Route: Clinchfield Railroad: Elkhorn City - St. Paul Locomotives: SD45 High Hood, SD40, GP38
A Norfolk Southern GP60, waits to enter the mainline to return to Spencer Yard, as Amtrak's Northbound Carolinian and a Southbound NS freight train lead by NS 6920 occupy the mainline. Route: Norfolk Southern N-Line Locomotives: GP60, SD60E, P42
Three Amtrak Northeast Regionals meet. Route: Northeast Corridor, Philadelphia - New York Locomotive: EMD AEM-7
A race between two Amtrak Northeast Regionals. Route: Northeast Corridor, Philadelphia - New York Locomotive: EMD AEM-7
A busy morning at Preston in the early 80s. Route: West Coast Mainline Over Shap Trains: From left to right: Class 47, Class 37, Class 105 DMU, Class 87 and class 47s.
An empty feed train heads south out of Portland to farms out west and a train with run through NS power meet on an overpass above a suburban street. Route: Portland Terminal Locos: GP40-2, SD40-2, SD70ACe, D9-40CW
In this picture taken at the north end of Hialeah Yard looking south, Amtrak's Silver Meteor streaks past as a local slips out of the yard, a switcher is hard at work, and many trains wait in the yard. Route: Miami - West Palm Beach Loco: SD40-2, U36B, SD70ACe, ES44AC, D8-40CW, SD80MAC, P42DC
Route: Riviera Line in the Fifties Locomotives: GWR Saint, GWR 14xx, GWR Small Prairie & GWR Large Prairie A motley assortment of Great Western motive power simmers at Newton Abbot.
Route: Riviera Line in the Fifties Locomotives: USATC S160 and GWR King ex-USATC S160 no. 93278 and ex-GWR "King" Class no. 6022 King Edward III cross paths with passenger trains near Torre station.
French SNCF TGV Duplex entering Marseille Saint Charles station on a busy afternoon. Route: Lyon Rhône Alpes - Marseille Locomotive: SNCF TGV Duplex
"Badger On Tour." A busy London King's Cross platform with the Class 89 Badger on tour with a pair of Class 801s for company. Locos: Class 89 / Class 801 Route: ECML London - Peterborough
Class 444 going under a bridge that a class 377 is going to London Victoria while the class 444 is going to London Waterloo. Class 444 on the Portsmouth Direct Line.
Class 450052 going under a bridge while 450034 is going under the bridge to Southampton Central. Class 450 on the South western main line route to Bournemouth.
A pair of Frankfurt U-Bahn trains, one being a new U5 and the other an older U4, meet up at a station on the outskirts of Frankfurt.
"Badger On Tour." V2 A busy London King's Cross platform with the Class 89 Badger on tour with a pair of Class 801s + a pair of class 365s for company. Please note this photo was taken pre Covid-19 so social distancing was not an issue. Although face masks were not mandatory at the time, bobble hats were!!! Locos: Class 89 / Class 801 / Class 365 Route: ECML London - Peterborough
It's a busy afternoon in Ogden. An FEF-3 departs with the Overland Limited, bound for Evanston and points East. A Southern Pacific F7 has just brought its train in and is de-boarding passengers, before uncoupling and heading to the yards for servicing. A UP Challenger waits for clearance to depart with the Mail and Express, and a UP F7 arrives with the Portland Rose. Route Used: Union Pacific's Wasatch Grade Locomotives Used: Union Pacific FEF-3 Overland, Southern Pacific F7, Union Pacific Challenger, Union Pacific F7
It's the morning rush hour on NJ Transit. A 3 way meet occurs just around sunrise. The commuters sure are happy they don't have to sit in traffic. Route Used: North Jersey Coast Line Locomotive Used: NJT ALP-45DP
ROUTE: Donner Pass LOCO: GP9 rail tour service passes under a signal while a SD40-2 awaits a signal change.
Hey everyone! Week 26 of the screenshot competition has come to a close! It's time to announce the winner of this week's theme 'Busy Rail Traffic' As usual loads of great shots from all of you but the winner this week is ... trainplayer59! Congrats! Next weeks thread: https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/ts20-screenshot-contest-week-27-july-2020.24366/