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Easter Extreme Challenges

To prepare you for an extreme-ly big announcement next week on Tuesday, we want to get you in the mood this Easter for what's coming up #beattheextreme.Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is...

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The “Pooch”

Coming soon to TS2015 is Amtrak’s big and burly General Electric P30CH diesel, a 3,000-horspower locomotive constructed in the mid-1970s and nicknamed the “Pooch.”General Electric’s first diesel...

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BR Class 415 4EPB Out Now!

Introduced in 1951, the BR Class 415 4EPB (4-car, Electro-Pneumatic Brakes) is a classic southern ‘slam-door’ third-rail EMU which had a career spanning 44 years. Each 4-car set was comprised of two...

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Easter Extreme Challenges - Submit Your Entries

So have you mastered your machines? Have you #beattheextreme? Let's find out! The time has come for you to send in your entries - here's what you need to do:IMPORTANT!1. Make sure your screenshots are...

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Get Ready For The Extreme With Train Simulator 2016

You’ve chosen your routes and mastered your machines, now prepare yourself to take on some of the world’s most extreme train challenges with the upcoming arrival of Train Simulator 2016.Feel the power...

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Ruler of the Rockies!

Rolling below Mount Elbert, the highest peak in Colorado, a trio of Rio Grande EMD SD40T-2s draw stacks west over D&RGW’s Tennessee Pass line at Malta, Colorado in May 1991. Whether or not he’s...

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Easter Extreme Challenge Results & ED Update

Over the Easter weekend we gave you a series of Extreme Challenges which you all valiantly tackled with patience and determination. The challenges were Extreme and the rules weren't so easy either but...

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General Electric’s Giant

A true behemoth of the diesel age – the General Electric AC6000CW in CSX livery – will soon be putting its 6,000 horsepower to work on Train Simulator 2015 routes!Two decades ago, GE’s AC6000CW pushed...

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BRELs South Western Turbo

As part of British Rail’s popular Sprinter family of diesel multiple units, Class 159s were a popular sight on south west services from the UK’s capital to the west of England, and is now available for...

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Locomotive Proposal: The Legendary EMD SW1

Perhaps one of the most famous and hard-working diesel locomotives of all time was the EMD SW1. This squat, robust looking little diesel switcher was revolutionary in not only helping to usher in the...

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"Smokebox" AT&N Consolidation Class 280-157: Improvements for TS2015

Today Sees The Release of a Major Upgrade by Smokebox to the AT&N Consolidation Class 280-157FIXES- Whistle no longer muted after entering a scenario directly from the editor. - Corrected a small...

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Class 07: The Southampton Survivor

The Class 07 in its original British Railways green, seen here with the included weathered wagons.With the upcoming release of the Class 07 for Train Simulator, we take a look at this typical British...

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Route Proposal: The Big Easy

Being born in Louisiana, I was offered an impressive view of North America's Class I railroads. From the flags of the Union Pacific locomotives to the gray of Kansas City Southern trains, the railroads...

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Adventures in TS2015 Railfanning 1: A Rainy Day at Frost

I have a fair amount of the available North American DLC for TS2015. But sometimes I want to use a lot of it at once. And being a dedicated workshop content creator, I can't without seeing my...

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Route Proposal: The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad

When a new coal deposit was discovered in Fraser, Iowa in 1893, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway chartered west to Wolf, and east to Boone. In 1907, the name was changed to the Fort Dodge, Des...

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Route Proposal: München-Nürnberg High Speed

The line between München and Nürnberg is one of the few really high speed lines in Germany. Between Nürnberg and Ingolstadt the trains run at max. 300 km/h. The line is at 170.8 km, and is around as...

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Route Proposal: Cologne to Aachen High Speed

The line from Cologne to Aachen, which was fully opened as a single track line in 1841 quickly grew due to the increasing amount of traffic. Nowadays it is a major route between Germany and Belgium and...

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Loco Proposal: Amtrak GE E60

A new addition to the roster of Amtrak engines and engines for NEC: New York - New Haven could be the E60. Amtrak used these electrics on the real New York - New Haven line during their careers, and...

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Route Proposal: Bernina Railway

Photograph above reproduced courtesy of railpictures.netThe Bernina Railway is a 61 km-long (38 mi) Swiss-Italian Line from St Moritz to Tirano. Track gauge is 1 m and line is electrified with DC...

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Route Proposal: Sheffield to Leeds

Sheffield to Leeds is a daily commuter service operated by Northern Rail. I think this would be a brilliant addition for Train Simulator. I believe people have been wanting a route from Sheffield...

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