Welcome back to the Train Simulator Screenshot Contest! This week's theme is: Unique Moves 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 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 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)
In January of 2022, Amtrak, among other entities in the United States, began having trouble with the adverse weather of the season. As you can see here, issues have struck the famed Empire Builder, train number 7. Both of #7's locomotives have been stricken by mechanical failures, and a BNSF GEVO has had to be brought in to save the train. On top of that, the two broken down locomotives that were originally leading the train are two of Amtrak's new heritage units: 100, the Midnight Blue unit, and 160, the Dash 8 "Pepsi Can" Phase III unit. This is sure to go down as a rare sight for a railfan. Route: Montana Hi-Line Locos: ES44DC, P42DC
Double Class 42's, hired in just for the fun of it, are silhouetted against a gently rising sun on a stock move from Longsight to Kilmarnock, to store a damaged 323. They are seen crossing Carlisle Bridge coughing out a great amount of clag Route: WCML Over Shap Loco: BR Class 42, BR Class 323 (DIT)
Route: Northeast Corridor Trains: CSX SD40-2, NJT GP40-2B, NJT ALP-46, NJT Multilevel Cab Car, NJT Comet IV Cab Car, and NJT Arrow III
EE showing EMD who's really boss as 37701/37717 drag a failed 66228 out of Tonbridge on a murky January evening. Route: Chatham Medway and Valley Lines Loco: EWS Class 37, EWS Class 66 (DIT)
BNSF GEVO #7277 leads a short train of 737 fuselages bound for the Boeing plant in Everett, Washington on an early summer morning. Route: Stevens Pass Locomotive: GE ES44DC
A BNSF military train heading westbound over Tehachapi Pass meets a UP train at Woodford Siding on a summer morning. A BNSF "Fakebonnet" and a CSX unit are seen in the BNSF consist. Route: Tehachapi Pass Locomotives: GE AC4400CW, EMD SD70ACe, GE ES44AC, GE C44-9W
Due to loss of electricity for the overhead catenary wires, a rescue loco, NJT GP40-2 #4202 towed a revenue Acela Express EMU set to NY-Penn station, operating at the lowest notch. Equipment: NJT GP40-2/Acela Express EMU Route: NJT NJCL
The Southwest Chief moves an ex-Surfliner(now Metra) F59PHi towards its new home in Chicago. Route:Arizona Divide Locos:P42DC, F59PHi
67 021 comes to the rescue to bring a failed IC 225 service from Alexandra Palace to London Kings Cross on the ECML London - Peterborough Route.
31 246 & 31 222 top and tail a rake of damaged locos & carriages past the twisted spire of St. Mary & All Saints Church Chesterfield, heading for the Litchurch sidings at Derby, where their final fate will be decided. Loco:- Class 31 (47, 37, 55) Route:- MML Sheffield - Derby
Not prepared to start argueing on a screenshot thread. have deleted my initial post & ran the scenario on my other machine which does not have AP installed. actually prefer this clear sky shot with only exhaust fumes for cloud. I look forward to viewing your screenshot contributions to this thread as you seem to like judging everyone elses.
It's mid March, 1944 and UP Big Boy #4006 is seen on the outskirts of Evanston, Wyoming transporting SP's last batch of brand new AC-12 Cab Forwards on their final leg across the UP system. Upon arrival in Ogden, Utah the train will be turned over to the SP who will bring the locomotives to Sacramento, California where they will immediately be pressed into service to help meet wartime demands. Route Used: Union Pacific's Wasatch Grade Locomotives Used: Union Pacific Big Boy, Southern Pacific Cab Forward
It's the 1990's and for the first time since the early 70's a Warbonnet-led stainless steel consist races across the Surfline. A film crew has spent the last several hours using the train for an upcoming movie. With filming done for the day the consist deadheads to the nearby Stuart-Mesa yard where it stay until filming resumes the next day. Route Used: Pacific Surfliner Locomotive Used: GE B40-8W
Really recommend getting it https://store.steampowered.com/app/24095/Train_Simulator_Doncaster_Works_Route_AddOn/ It is old and graphics not brill, but the included rolling stock is to die for.
Thanks, I actually have it - just never noticed there were damaged locos to be hauled. Must have another delve into it!
89 001 pulls out of London Kings Cross in front of a crowd of adoring fans on a railtour. Loco:- Class 89 "Badger" Route:- ECML London - Peterborough
The real life unique move. My TS2022 recreation of it. A1 Tornado + A4 Mallard + Class 47 on the ECML London - Peterborough route.
In early BR days there were sometimes odd short formations with multiple brake vans. Here a Class 35 Hymek journeys along the West Somerset Railway route with some CAO brake vans (part of the BDO 60T unfitted bogie bolster wagon pack.)
It's just a tilt to the left. And then a tilt to the right. Let's do the train warp again. It can't get a more unique move than that, huh? Loco: DB BR 411 ICE-T Route: Nuremberg & Regensburg Bahn
Some really great Unique Moves, well done everyone! This weeks winner is TrainsAreBest with this fantastic shot of A1 60163 Tornado hauling Mallard, congratulations! Have a good weekend everyone. Next Weeks Contest : https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/ts22-screenshot-contest-week-03-january-2022.51194/