Found that on the Steam forums and checked for myself. Though the time is not accurate to the real world, the astronomical constellations are simulated. Intriguing! Sherman Hill April 8th, 2024 15:15
That’s a crazy detail! Any other US routes with timetables set in 2024 so we could see the same effect?
Unfortunately, it’s not geographically accurate to the actual path of totality in real life. I jumped into the Oakville subdivision route at Hamilton yard where in reality, would see totality shortly after 3pm ET, but unfortunately the moon never fully obscures the sun at anytime during the day on April 8th, but it’s still very neat you can see the partial phases at all in TSW! Unrelated to the game, but here is a picture of my own from totality this past Monday. Traveled to the northern tip of Vermont to experience another few minutes of cosmic bliss. One of the most surreal and magical moments one can experience in their lifetime. Truly incomparable and pictures just can’t do it justice. My 2nd time experiencing totality overall.
I bet it's wrong in TSW due to not simulating Earth's axial precession (as it is the centre of the TSW universe) - so even if the alignment of the celestial bodies is correctly calculated, the core shadow (and thus total eclipse) will be offset as there's a little more maths involved than just the orbits.
