Thanks for the laugh this morning. DTG has issues with updating and releasing things on a regular basis with the permanent purchasing option;...
Looked more Amish to me. Still had no business being on tracks.
That wouldn't be a bad idea. I once worked in a corn loading/unloading facility (ethanol plant), and got to see the up-close of this operation. In...
I'm actually staggered that someone took the time to source, build, texture, and animate this model into the sim instead of merely grabbing one...
Had a night where I was switching when there was sleet coming down. Normally, I have no issues tying a handbrake or going in between cars, but...
On that note, is there any quick way to restart the loco if you were in the cabcar and killed the engine from there, without getting out and...
That is an "Approach Diverging" aspect, which means "proceed prepared to advance on diverging route at next signal at prescribed speed through...
Well, this aged quickly.
Editor. I wouldn't worry or complain as much about longer routes if I could build my own. Plus, if 3rd party devs start creating longer routes and...
Since everyone on the forums is weighing in, I'll add my two cents (or pence). I want to like this route. I really do. I love the idea of a short...
It's routes with BNSF content. I believe they used to have a license with them, then it wasn't renewed or it was removed or something. Something...
We've noticed. Personally, as a true-blooded American that has only been to Canada once, I don't care which country gets it, as long as it's...
Neat. Nice to see GP9RM's in. I'll be welcoming a 567 into the sim; I've been getting bored of the 645's (GP38, GP40, SD40, F40, MP36). Also glad...
Don't get your hopes too high; on the NEC and Peninsula Corridor teasers, they teased the passenger train. If they're posting a freight loco, it...
I also want to mention that CN in the US hosts Amtrak trains. The City of New Orleans (Chicago - New Orleans) is almost exclusively run on CN...
CN hasn't run passenger trains since basically the creation of Via Rail (except for the Hudson Bay line, I think? CN guys, correct me.). That's...
I agree. Most of the teasers DTG has shown for Passenger/freight routes focuses entirely on passenger, then mentions freight in the sidebar.
I do want to mention that almost all of the development of TS1 over the course of the last several years (since about 2017) and a good chunk of...
While we might hear something today, I'm thinking that it might be '80's or '90's, when the zebra stripe was most popular. But then again, I would...
Only problem with that is that the red from the rear is right there, making it hard to loop the gif. Not saying it isn't, just that it might be...
That's a CN Zebra stripe. Now to play: US, or Canada? CN runs from nearly coast-to-coast in Canada, and runs north-south on the ex-Illinois...
Possibly? But I'd rather put my chances on a locomotive DLC from the next USA route (which I'm guessing would be about 2-3 months from now), which...
That'll probably be next cycle if they come. Which, given DTG's speed on past DLC's, means about 6 months to a year. The SW1000 came out around...
Agreed. I like the Caltrain route, but the Baby Bullet does virtually the same thing that the original trainset did. Pass. I'd rather see more...
I've noticed that DTG tends to release things in cycles: They start with a US-UK-DE route, then they circle around and create a US-UK-DE loco...
Caltrain MP36 and Bombardier cars.
I agree. I changed my original post for it.
Looks to be Caltrain's MP36 and Bombardier cars.
I've actually gone back to Open Rails, because of the lack of locos and routes, and because the physics are still appalling for long trains. Run8...
Not to reignite anything or hijack the thread, but where did you hear that? I've been looking for that online, and can't find any word on that....
Something I'd like to see in TSW is the ability to maneuver the UI (speedometer, brake gauges, score, upcoming tasks, etc.) about the screen....
Not usually, especially in the US. Usually we run as fast as we're allowed (speed limit) and occasionally "slightly" above it. Most tracks are...
Haven't seen any posts yet about this, so here goes: The headlights seem to work well on the cab car, but not on the F40PH. Aside from those...
My day job is a mechanical engineer working in CAD software. Once you start doing 40 hours a week in a CAD program, it's easier just to convert...
In the spirit of things that "have" to be included, then why not include everything from SP's famous commuter services? GP9's, Fairbanks-Morse's,...
Caltrain F40PH's and the Nippon-Sharyo Bilevel cars, for those taking bets.
But if there's not fast-moving trains loaded with nuclear waste with no one on board, where will B-movies get their inspiration?
That's better than my guess: You have a save function so that you actually can work a 24-hour day. I do it all the time in Run8's single player mode.
Oh yeah. You can't really move anything on a railroad without a destination; routing systems require a destination. Constantly rolling trains with...
That'd be kinda nice. IRL, if you're a conductor, you'll usually get paperwork of how many cars you have, how many loads, empties, gross tonnage,...
Oh yeah. I was working in a yard in St. Louis ten years ago, when a bunch of gondolas rolled by with a radioactive placard on their sides. Whole...
In order: 1) Yes, cabcar. 2) Caltrain owns a couple of MP15DC's, and the "bullet nose" engine is an MP36PHI (no relation to the MP15). The MP15DC...
PC Master Race for the win. Modding, editor (when it comes out), and a keyboard-mouse interface is the way to play.
I'm down for that theory. The TS1 version looks good. Speaking of, why TSW 2020? This is going to be a marketing confusion cluster if they do TS2020.
I was actually hoping for an updated Pacific Surfliner. Still, whatever it is, it's better than being in New York. Again. Hoping it's got some...
West Coast route? I'm calling it now for the Surfliner Route. Or Cajon Pass.
Hehehe, I used to be a freight conductor on a shortline, as well as part-time engineer.
First question: Yes, since about the early days of diesels in the US. There's a 27-pin electrical connector between locomotives, and each pin is...
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True, but notice the back of the nose on the SD70 is below the window. I don't really know how to explain it, other than EMD's have two notched...
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