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Route Proposal: The White Pass and Yukon

Built in 1898 to serve the Klondike Gold Rush and completed in 1900, The White Pass and Yukon runs 67.5 miles from Skagway, Alaska to Carcross, Yukon Territory. From Skagway at sea-level the line...

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Loco Proposal: J1 Class 2-10-4 Texas-Type

"War Babies": A watercolour by famed painter Ted Rose, shows what the J1 looked like.Evolution of the Texas TypeRailroads in the 1920's were changing their operational philosophies. Up until that...

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Marketplace Proposal: C40-8W Liveries

General Electric's 4000 HP C40-8W was, and still is, a popular locomotive with America's railroads. Essentially a C40-8 with a wide cab, the C40-8W was manufactured between 1989 to 1994. In the end, GE...

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Route Proposal: London Underground/Overground & Essex Thameside

Class 172 and 357 BLAST past on the Goblin Line! Photograph copyright and reproduced courtesy of SP Railways.I felt it was best to put my proposed routes in one article.Map is about 95% accurate I...

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Loco Proposal: GE U34CH

What is U34CH?The U34CH is a diesel electric locomotive that was built by General Electric between 1970 to 1973 for NJDOT/ Erie Lackawanna commuter rail lines based out of Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken,...

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Route Proposal: Cranbrook, Crowsnest & Windermere Subdivision

Here I am again writing another route proposal but with a twist this article is going to take you to the Canadian Mountain Passes and in to southern BC/AB with the Cranbrook, Crowsnest, Moyie and...

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Route Proposal: Golden Valley Line Didcot to Cheltenham Spa

A HST approaches Kemble station.Our journey begins at Didcot Parkway station, where the Cherwell valley line diverges to Oxford. Here there is also a freight yard. Didcot Parkway is a five platform...

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Route Proposal: Transperth Network (TS 2016)

A rare 6 car A-Series at MciverI have been living in Perth all my life and take these trains almost everyday. I have been longing for Dovetail Games to publish a route that is based in Australia or...

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The Calne Branch

An autocoach service runs along the section between Stanley Bridge Halt and Chippenham.The Calne branch was a route of the length of 5 1/4 miles from Chippenham to Calne in Wiltshire, England. Two...

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Route Proposal: Mornigton Railway Preservation Society

K 163 at Mornington Station in the modern day.The Mornington railway is a tourist railway that operatates between Moorduc to Mornington in Australia.It runs on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sundays of each...

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Route Proposal: Los Angeles Metro Blue Line

A Nippon Sharyo P865 heading to Long Beach. Photograph copyright Craig Walker and reproduced courtesy of RailPictures.Net.The Metro Blue Line was from LA to Long Beach. The Blue Line has Siemens P2000...

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“The Racetrack: Aurora – Chicago”

Chicago, “America’s Railroad Capital,” and one of North America’s most famous – and bustling – rail lines is out now for Train Simulator: “The Racetrack: Aurora – Chicago.”“The Racetrack” is among...

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The Effort to Revive a Community: A New Milestone Reached

A CP Class 1400 on the Portugal Virtual route.A community revolving around a country relies on a set of assets, scripts and rules that identify with their real world railway in an independent way to...

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Route Proposal: The Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel is one of the biggest engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK. Taking more than five years to complete, with more than 13,000 workers from England and France collaborating to...

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TS2016: We Are Railfans!

INTRODUCING RAILFAN MODEThere's nothing like standing on your favourite platform, overpass or footbridge watching your favourite trains drive past while you capture the whole thing on your favourite...

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Route Proposal: Norfolk Southern Selma, AL to Mobile, AL

Image of a train on a route portraying an ex-Southern railroad route. The route is created by FoodMonsterGuy and is available in Steam Workshop for Train Simulator 2015. I only own the...

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Route Proposal: East Coastway Line

Class 171 passing through Berwick station.The East Coastway Line is a predominantly passenger route running between Brighton and Hastings, going via Eastbourne.Brief History (very brief!)Originally...

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TS2016: What Happens on Launch Day

TS2016 is just around the corner and there have been many questions raised about what happens on launch day. Many of these questions are relating to whether TS2016 will be a free upgrade or not.TS2016...

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Route Proposal: New York Central

Bringing the New York Central into Train SimulatorThe New York Central was the most iconic railroad to operate in the eastern United States until its demise with the Pennsylvania Railroad under the...

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Route Building Log: South Coast Mainline Log 1: July 2015

A diverted Class 87 bursts out of the tunnels at Just outside Strawberry Town at 105 MPH, with a train headed for London.The South Coast mainline is a fictional route that I am building in stages. It...

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