Welcome back to the Train Simulator Screenshot Contest! This week's theme is: Closeup 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. In order to qualify for the competition, screenshots must be taken from products published by Dovetail Games that are currently on sale. 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-routes-and-locomotives.31092/ 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 Thursday (UK time). The day has been changed due to Good Friday, will go back to Fridays the week after. Winner's Prize: The winning screenshot will appear in the game as a loading screen for 1 week! (Please Note since the new update which changes loading times we have decided to change it to 1 week) 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)
A Canadian Pacific AC4400CW finds itself a long way from home rails as it runs along the east side of the LA river, leading a UP train bound for Long Beach. Route: Pacific Surfliner Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Union Pacific Big Boy #4000 is getting warmed up at Cheyanne WY for the trip west up Sherman Hill Route: Sherman Hill Loco: UP 4-8-8-4 Big Boy
An westbound passenger train stops at the small mountain town of Todera. This train will continue westward and enter the very scenic Tadami River valley. The lead locomotive is a KiHa 40 numbered 508. Loco: KiHa 40 Route: Tadami Line
A Thompson class B1 steam locomotive prepares to leave Nottingham Victoria station Thompson class B1 Nottingham Netherfield Network
Is this a robot posting this or a real player? I have seen the same words now for some weeks from this poster.
Actually no. I am indeed a human being. I just find the screenshot contests intriguing because of all the unique and interesting shots put forth in them, so I like to voice my interest and give my regards to the participants.
Heavy freighttrain with logs with doubletraction with DB BR 118. Route: Ruhr Sieg Line Locos: DB BR 118 016-2+DB BR 118 010-8
Amtrak #4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, passes under a signal gantry, en route to Flagstaff Arizona, during an early spring morning. Route: Arizona Divide Locomotives: GE Dash 8-32BWH, EMD F40PH
The Westbound California Zephyr meets an Eastbound coal train on the Gilluly Loops Route: Soldier Summit Locomotives: Dash 8-32BWH, SD40T-2
Two Drivers talk before departing Peterborough Route: East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough Locomotive: Class 91
Four NZR Eo class locos waiting at Arthurs Pass. Route: Midland Line: Aickens - Springfield Route Loco: Eo class
Getting close to a load of Class 76s - Oh and a Class 08 Locos:- Class 08, Class 76 Route:- Woodhead In Blue
Snapshot of Stanier Class 5 44871 arriving at Kirkby Stephen on the Settle- Carlisle Line, taken from the footplate of LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot.46168. You can't get much closer to a loco than being on the footplate LOL
Northallerton is a known spot for those who like trains running past their face at high speeds. Here's a HST doing just that. Class 43 HST (from the Class 159 DLC) on the original East Coast Main Line (Newcastle - York)
A Foggy day in Ye Olde Glasgow Station - Class 57 Champing at the bit to go - in another great Scenario by Coasty, for the WCMLN.
Deltic, the English Electric prototype for the Type 5 express passenger locomotives later Class 55, at Darlington in The Weardale and Teesdale Network in the '60s. Mmm...Deltics.
Amtrak P42DC 115 leads the Westbound Southwest Chief as the moon rises over the Arizona Divide Route.
On a summer afternoon, 313134 awaits departure from Richmond on a stopping service to Stratford. Route: North London Line. Train: Class 313
Birmingham Cross City Line: 323237 Arrives at Northfield forming a London Midland City service from Litchfield Trent Valley to Redditch Via Birmingham New Street.
This is a picture I coincidentally took for a workshop item I uploaded today and it coincidentally matches the criteria. I will replace it with a proper entry when/if I get the chance to. Loco: Class 73 and Class 421 Route: Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo to Portsmouth
The ever so iconic keystone number plate of a Pennsylvania Railroad K4 absorbs the last few rays of the setting sun as a passenger train prepares to depart from Altoona. Route Used: Horseshoe Curve Locomotive Used: PRR K4
It's the summer of 1960. Photographer Emery Gulash is wrapping up another successful day of railfanning along the CB&Q when the Eastbound California Zephyr passes by. As the train rolls out its final miles into Chicago, Emery snaps one last photo of the rear end observation car before packing up and heading home. Route Used: The Racetrack - Aurora to Chicago Locomotive Used: N/A
During the transition between two wonderful operators, 313008 in BR blue and grey livery passes 313001 wearing the brand new network southeast livery. Note that this is not using the backdated version of this route. I have created a scenario set in the 1980s during the transition of the two operators. Route: North London Line. Trains: Class 313.
Some really fantastic close up shots well done all. This weeks winner is Meeper5 with this amazing shot of a GP40-2. Congratulations. Have a great Easter Weekend everyone. Next Weeks Contest : https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/ts21-screenshot-contest-week-13-april-2021.38160/