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Adventures in TS2015 Railfanning 2: Railfanning on a Boat
Alright guys, I know I made you wait for this one, but as school nears its end for the year (a.k.a finals) and I try and keep on top of everything, I don't have much time for making these things. That...
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Loco Proposal: Class 201/207 'Thumper'
The recent release of the EPB in Train Simulator heralded calls to make their diesel powered cousins The 'Thumpers' so here is a brief resume of these noisy but much loved units.For over forty years...
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Route Proposal: Grangemouth to Inverness
The route I am proposing is a scenic route from the central belt to the highlands with a lot of freight traffic and passenger traffic.The route begins at Grangemouth where the DRS yard & refinery...
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Route Suggestion: Ziller Valley Railway
When I read about train simulator routes on forums, I've realized what the community wants from a route in train simulator. The three main wants are: variety, scenery and interest. So I'm going to...
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Loco Proposal: Norfolk Southern GP38-2 Low Hood
NS GP38-2 5314 in Pennsylvania. Photograph reproduced courtesy of www.nsdash9.comThe EMD GP38-2 are owned by Norfolk Southern are EX-SOU and EX-CR. Numbers before 5257 are high short hoods. There are...
View ArticleRoute Proposal: Raton Pass
Here is a tough challenging route lying in Colorado and New Mexico, originally belonging to ATSF (Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe) called Raton Pass.The Santa Fe's big shiny warbonnets working hard on...
View ArticleRoute Proposal: Midland Mainline North
IntroductionI am proposing that the route Midland Mainline North (as I think it should be called) should be built. This route would cover high speed travel and slower regional stopping services....
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Loco Proposal: "Monon" EMD BL2
A preserved BL2, number 54 of the "Stourbridge Line", can be seen here at Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Image copyright Charles A. O'Hay, and reproduced courtesy of www.railpictures.netBuilt by General...
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Content Review: East Coast Main Line: London-Peterborough
Fringe Stalin gives a personal review on his opinions of the Train Simulator 2015 route, ECML: London-PeterboroughBackground InformationThe East Coast Main Line is one of the most important and vital...
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Loco Proposal: Class 387
The Class 387 is a train that serve routes in Thameslink that has 4 coaches per trainset and has Thameslink Class 700 seats that also seen on Southern Class 377/6 and 377/7. It is developed from a...
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Soldier Summit: Then to Now
Representative of three decades of change on Soldier Summit is this conceptual scene at Helper. With Train Simulator’s new Soldier Summit route and available DLC, you can create and enjoy D&RGW,...
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Frisco's Tips: How to Create a Historic Union Pacific Train
An image like this can be easily re-created with the right DLC for TS2015. Photograph by Chuck Zeiler and reproduced courtesy of RRPictureArchives.netWhen I first bought Train Sim 2014 (as I got it...
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Route Proposal: Metra Electric District & South Shore Line
There is a sore lack of American commuter routes, and zero routes located in the Midwestern US. However South Shore Line and Metra Electric provide a very unique remedy to this at a total combined...
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Loco Proposal: CSX EMD GP38-3 & SD40-3
In the year 2011, EMD rebuilt a group of SD40-2s and GP38-2s to meet today's locomotive standards. They where rebuilt from #2s to #3s and are highly efficient. CSX bought the first models of the...
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Marketplace Proposal: BNSF H2 SD60M
The PrototypeShadowed by BNSF's fleet of standard SD60Ms are the road's handful of "Triclops" SD60s. These unique engines were early-production SD60Ms that had been ordered by Burlington Northern and...
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Loco Proposal: BR Class 317
Although there might be a freeware Class 317 already, I believe that a better one could be made by dtg and released for train simulator. IntroductionThe Class 317 is like the Class 455 with it's...
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Review: London to Brighton
Many different trains use the Brighton Mainline. Seen south of East Croydon.The Brighton Mainline is a busy line. In fact it is a very busy line. It connects the seaside town of Brighton with London...
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Loco Proposal: Union Pacific GTELs
Second Generation GTEL Image copyright Chris Zygmunt, and reproduced courtesy of www.railpictures.netUnion Pacific, often referred to in the business as UP, has many admirable traits. It was one of two...
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Content Review: Grand Central Class 180 'Adelante'
Background Information The Class 180 was built between 2000 and 2001, entering service in 2002 with First Great Western on the Great Western Main Line. A total of 14 trainsets consisting of five...
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...in the Steam Summer Sale NOW ON!Go grab yourself a bargain in the Steam Summer Sale which is now on! Save as much as 90% on selected add-ons such as those listed below with the majority at...
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