Introduction Hi, welcome to another post in my series "Improving Lineside Industry". I'm going to be looking at various routes in Train Sim World and highlighting what we have, and what we could have, in regard to railways that serve the various industries along them. I find these to be very interesting, and I think maximizing opportunities for players to use them in TSW would greatly enhance our game. I've tried to limit any suggestions to what is just about already within the scope of the route, and might just need some extra modelling of scenery, and perhaps a few new wagons. It must be said that I haven't been a fan of railways for very long, and I'm from Australia, so I'd love for you to add your knowledge about these far-flung routes and correct anything I get wrong. I have speculated at times, as information can be hard to come by. (Some of the screenshots here of the in-game map are rather poor-looking as I couldn't do any better with their resolution when zoomed out. Some areas do not have 3D buildings on Google Maps so only some locations will have those images included.) Route In this post, I'll be looking at Harlem Line. I believe the route is set in 2019. Here is a map of the route as represented in game, numbered with each location that I will be highlighting. Industries Location 1 Beginning at the south of the route in the Bronx, Tulnoy Lumber has a rail siding for deliveries of building materials. Players could bring boxcars and center-beam flatcars to the site. Location 2 Endico Potatoes is a distributor of fresh and frozen potato products with a warehouse in Mt Vernon. It is situated beside a siding. Players could spot reefers here. Conclusion I hope this was interesting. Please feel free to add to this and let me know what I've got wrong. Thanks for reading!
This issue was raised in the June Roadmap with regard to the implementation of freight services on the NEC: New York - Trenton route. It was suggested that players could complete the services by watching the safety system part of the HUD. (Otherwise, the services could be run by AI.)
