How Much Reality Does Train Sim World Simulate?

I would like to ask to what extent the train sim world can simulate a real train sim? For example: The driver is driving?
I am fascinated by American trains. Are trains in the Sim World Cajon Valley really as easy to operate as they are in the game?

 

I’ve seen some start up videos on YouTube and I’m happy to be corrected but it doesn’t seem too hard

 

Depends on what you define as operate? Starting it and getting it to move backwards and forwards is fairly simple.

 

I don't think TSW makes driving on Cahon particularly easy. For instance, descending the 3% grade, while keeping to the speed limit, is difficult, sometimes impossible. Just watch the stream with MP and DTG Alex from the other day.

 

That's one thing I'd like to know as well. It would be interesting to watch Matt, Sam or JD try to get a real Train moving. Under professional Guidance, of course.

 

It would definitely be more difficult in real life. It takes a long time to charge up brakes especially from a cold start on freight locomotives. You don't want to be driving aggressively and lots more concentration is needed to operate the freight trains.

 

They don’t model the toilets.

 

From what I've heard, if it's Norfolk Southern, that's accurate to reality, and the subject of ongoing labour disputes.

 

I mean in reality, not every train is taking track 3 down Cajon Pass.

 

You've got to factor in things that the game cant/doesn't simulate. Things like random hot boxes, broken couplers, trespassers, stuck brakes, mechanical failures etc.

 

There are also lots of rules that must be followed. Someone posted an example of this a little while back. Like with cars, there's a lot more to driving trains than the tangibles of working the controls.

 

There are no manuals, so accuracy is definitely not a priority. It's not even on the table.

 

Didnt you hear manuals are back with TSW3 https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic....manuals/TSW3_Manual_V1.0_ENG.pdf?t=1662736189

 

Sure, let's see when the new DLCs start rolling out if there'll be a manual.

 

Besides what others have said: Besides the person operating the train, in real life I am sure that there is another person who changes the switches (ex on SPG).

engineer - operating train.

and the brakeman - gets off the train and changes the switch(es).

^^^

 

cough cough multiplayer when, DTG?

 

I imagine most switches are thrown by a dispatcher remotely from a CTC location. I wouldn't think there are that many manual switches any more on the major railroads and in the yards.

When I'm doing a switching service in a big yard, I throw all the switches on the 2d map before I begin moving my train. In my mind, I'm a dispatcher somewhere with either a set of mechanical levers or, more likely these days, a computer screen just like the one I'm actually looking at.

 

Easy operation?
Like all jobs, there are boring, repetitive bits where you can almost operate on automatic pilot.
The hardest part is sustaining your concentration over the whole working shift.

Thank God most runs in game are under two hours.
Any more and I'd want to be paid...

 

To be clear I was talking in the yards and some sidings.

 

I think that speaks for the game, if the job of driving a train starts to feel like doing the job of driving a train.

Makes me wonder if with more digitalisation in trains and homeoffice, people would be able to steer trains from home as if they play TSW.

 

Don't give them ideas, we already have one person per train leading to derailments, imagine what it'll be like when they decide one person can drive three trains simultaneously from a single desk.