Train Simulator Classic News

Take charge of cross-border passenger & freight traffic with RSSLO’s Holzkirchen - Wörgl, out now on Steam for Train Simulator.


Spanning over 80km, the line between Holzkirchen and Wörgl serves many towns, including Rosenheim, which itself has vital links to Munich. It acts as part of a complex network which dances along the German-Austrian border, making it an important link and home to railway companies from both countries.



With RSSLO’s route, drive along in the iconic DB BR 182, as well as the classic DB BR 151, on a variety of services throughout the line. Explore all 24 stations and take-in the scenery on your journeys.







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Train Sim World 3 features a brand-new dynamic weather system with volumetric skies, all powered by a new lighting system. Drive your loco through the extremes of weather such as heavy snow and thunderstorms! Standard Edition includes three route expansions, nine high-powered locomotives, including BNSF for the first time in Train Sim World, and much more.



Experience the thrill of 280km/h with the ICE 1 in Schnellfahrstrecke Kassel-Würzburg, Train Sim World’s longest route to date, conquer American mountains with the 4400-horsepower ES44C4 in Cajon Pass, and travel on Britain’s fastest train, the Class 395 ‘Javelin’, in an expanded Southeastern High Speed that now includes Ashford International and Dartford. Southeastern High Speed features a much-extended service pattern that includes dedicated timetables for the BR Class 465/9, new signalling (including approach control), new overhead lines, track re-laying, and improved scenery (including a fully-explorable Ebbsfleet station)




The Training Center is a new feature for Train Sim World 3 that allows you to learn how to drive the locomotives featured in the game on a route inspired by a real test track! All Train Sim World 3 players have access to this.
We understand that players from around the world want to play their favourite routes and locos. Loco add-ons released after Train Sim World 3 will no longer require you to own a certain route as a requirement. These add-ons will still have a “focus” route for which they have Scenarios and Services, but this decoupling means you’ll be able to purchase any loco add-on released after Train Sim World 3 and learn how to master it in the new Training Center before you take it out on to the tracks and into Creators Club.





Players will be able to choose from a variety of Train Sim World 3 editions, in addition to Train Sim World 3: Deluxe Edition and Train Sim World 3: Standard edition, but you will also be able to select from a range of Train Sim World 3 ‘Starter Packs’. These new editions will contain the brand-new Training Center and one route expansion (Cajon Pass, Southeastern High Speed, Kassel-Würzburg, and Spirit of Steam) meaning you can get right into the action mastering the locomotive you want, on the route you want.
As an additional bonus, players who already own Southeastern High Speed: St Pancras - Faversham Route Add-on and/or Spirit of Steam: Liverpool Lime Street - Crewe Add-on in Train Sim World 2 will receive the updated versions of these routes for free upon purchasing any copy of Train Sim World 3, including regional starter packs. Train Sim World 3 now has multiple ways to play and gives you the freedom to really customize your experience.




We will also be releasing ALL existing Train Sim World 2 compatible content at launch, so when you switch to Train Sim World 3 you will be able to play on all of the routes and locos you own from Train Sim World 2.
Pre-Orders for Train Sim World 3 Deluxe Edition and Standard Edition are now available on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox (Deluxe Only) and Epic Games Store. The standard edition will be available on Xbox Game Pass at launch. When you pre-order on your selected store, you will have 4-day Early Access to Train Sim World 3 as well as a bonus decal pack to use within the livery editor to share on Creators Club, the home of player customization in Train Sim World.



You can learn more about Train Sim World 3 by reading our FAQs and watching our announce keynote video from the Railfan TV team, which goes into a lot more depth about what you can expect. We'll also be releasing the first half of a special two-part Train Sim World 3 Roadmap article tomorrow which will take you a behind-the-scenes of the routes, locos, and some of the new features included:

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Look out for more information on Train Sim World 3 in the coming weeks by following @trainsimworld on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok.

Climb aboard modern traction and serve islandic dwellers in the northern reaches of Germany with Skyhook Games’ state-of-the-art ÖBB 4746 Cityjet.



The ÖBB 4746 is part of the Desiro ML family of trains and branded as Cityjet by ÖBB, it was delivered alongside the ÖBB 4744, which was built for regional services, whereas the 4746 was better suited for S-Bahn style operations, featuring a revised interior with more passenger doors for faster boarding and alighting. Stylish in design, the ÖBB 4746s are fully air-conditioned, completely accessible, fitted with dynamic lighting, and various ergonomic features to make the ride as smooth as possible.



In a twist of fate, a handful of ÖBB 4746s were rented out for use in Germany, covering for regional services on the picturesque island of Rügen, some were repainted for the occasion, but others remained in their Cityjet guise, making for a unique sight with Austrian traction traversing Germany’s largest island!



Take to the Inselbahn rails, shuttling between Stralsund and Sassnitz, from the cab of the sleek, imposing and feature-rich ÖBB 4746 Cityjet from Skyhook Games!





Get the new Pro Range loco on the Steam Store.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1804517/Train_Simulator_BB_4746_Cityjet_EMU_AddOn/

Smokebox locomotives for Train Simulator Classic are renowned for their ground-breaking quality, exquisite detail, authentic controls, and realism of performance – and the new and now available Smokebox Union Pacific Heavy Challenger extends all those features to yet another level of excellence!

The Union Pacific Heavy Challenger as developed by Smokebox for Train Simulator Classic meticulously represents the 45 Union Pacific 4-6-6-4s (known as groups 4664-3 and 4664-4) built by Alco (American Locomotive Company) during the World War II years of 1943 and 1944.

Designed to burn coal and haul tonnage on Union Pacific’s demanding transcontinental route, but equally adept at hustling passenger trains, these superlative locomotives served the Union Pacific into the late 1950s, and one – Union Pacific 3985 – went on to contemporary fame as a member of Union Pacific’s Heritage Fleet.

As Union Pacific’s Heavy Challengers (which weighed in at over a million pounds with tender) rolled out of Alco’s Schenectady (New York) works during WWII, six virtually identical UP-design 4-6-6-4s were allocated by the War Production Board to work for the Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW), where the locomotives served capably until heading to the UP at the end of the war, then to the Clinchfield Railroad in 1947. And the new Smokebox Heavy Challenger DLC includes the 4-6-6-4 in Rio Grande livery.

The Smokebox Heavy Challenger for Train Simulator Classic delivers unmatched visual realism and the full, exhilarating experience of operating this massive locomotive, with the cab of the Challenger featuring nearly 90 working controls, gauges, or animations! The 4-6-6-4 offers a real-life engineer’s authentic railroading challenges, but it is also accessible and enjoyable whatever your level of expertise, featuring integrated complex or simple controls and with an auto-fireman and even an auto-engineer option.

The Heavy Challenger’s remarkable features also include a wide range of customizable details (which can be adjusted while in game). Among these are the addition of "wind wings" (smoke deflectors), pilot door and front coupler open or closed, clamshell smoke stack hood open or closed, changing classification light colors, and even changes to the amount of lagging around the steam pipe arms and elbows. As with all Smokebox locomotives, the Challenger features superb sounds and realistic air braking, firing, water usage, sanding, and additional operating features, all of which are explained in an accompanying information-rich 72-page manual.

The Smokebox Heavy Challenger is provided in four livery variations: Union Pacific steam-era clean and dirty; Union Pacific silver striping (as worn by famed UP 3985), and in D&RGW livery. And both HD (high detail) and SD (standard detail) variants are included.

To put you to work, the Challenger DLC includes a selection of period-appropriate refrigerator cars, a Union Pacific CA-4 caboose, and a selection of three career scenarios on the Train Simulator Classic Wasatch Grade route (as developed by Milepost Simulations and available on Steam as a separate DLC). The 4-6-6-4 is also QD (Quick Drive) enabled. And there’s no doubt enthusiasts will be creating a variety of Steam Workshop scenarios for the Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 on routes such as Wasatch Grade and Sherman Hill, as well as the Rio Grande edition on Train Simulator Classic’s popular D&RGW Soldier Summit route.

Previous Smokebox releases have included its highly acclaimed Union Pacific FEF-3 4-8-4 and iconic Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy. Together with the new 3900-class Heavy Challenger, these locomotives represented the Union Pacific’s extraordinary “Big Three” late-era steam locomotives, which will provide Train Simulator Classic enthusiasts the opportunity to relive the full glory of the “Big Steam” era on the Union Pacific.

Put on your engineer’s gloves and take the throttle of one of America’s greatest and most renowned steam locomotives. The heavy – and heavenly – Union Pacific Challenger from Smokebox, is now available for Train Simulator Classic at the Steam and Dovetail Games stores!





From steam locomotive creator extraordinaire Smokebox now comes Union Pacific’s legendary 3900-class “Heavy” 4-6-6-4 Challenger for Train Simulator Classic! Constructed by Alco (American Locomotive Works) during World War II, the coal-burning behemoths were designed to tote tonnage but were equally adept at hustling passengers. Note: Screenshots may depict content while in development.



The new Smokebox Heavy Challenger is provided in four livery variations: Union Pacific steam-era clean and dirty and Union Pacific silver striping (above), and in Denver & Rio Grande Western livery (below). And both HD (high detail) and SD (standard detail) variants are included. Screenshots by Gary Dolzall.






The UP Heavy Challenger for Train Simulator Classic delivers unmatched visual realism and the full, exhilarating experience of operating this massive locomotive, with the cab of the Challenger (above and below) featuring nearly 90 working controls, gauges, or animations. The 4-6-6-4 provides a wide variety of available “in cab” views to enjoy as your operate the locomotive.





The Challenger’s features include customizable details (which can be adjusted while in game). Among these are the addition of "wind wings" (smoke deflectors), pilot door and front coupler open or closed, clamshell smoke stack hood open or closed, and changing classification light colors. UP 4-6-6-4 3989 is in standard configuration as it pulls from Echo (above), while sister 3957 is equipped with smoke deflectors (below) at Curvo, Utah.







Million-pound (with tender) Union Pacific 3989 is making its way up scenic Echo Canyon (above and below). Accompanying the Challenger in this new Smokebox DLC are refrigerator cars in multiple liveries, a UP CA-4 caboose, and a selection of three career scenarios on the Wasatch Grade route (as developed by Milepost Simulations and available separately at Steam).



The Heavy Challenger as developed by Smokebox meticulously represents the 45 Union Pacific 4-6-6-4s (known as groups 4664-3 and 4664-4) built during in 1943 and 1944. With a string of yellow reefers in tow, Union Pacific 3950 is climbing Weber Canyon (above) on the Train Simulator Classic Wasatch Grade route, while sister UP 3989 rolls below the often-photographed red rock cliffs of Echo Canyon (below).





With the arrival of the 3900-class Challenger, Smokebox now has created Union Pacific’s “Big Three” of the late-steam era, the beautiful FEF-3 4-8-4 (left), Heavy Challenger (center), and iconic 4-8-8-4 Big Boy (right). As with all Smokebox locomotives, the Challenger features superb sounds and realistic air braking, firing, water usage, sanding, and additional operating features, all of which are explained in an accompanying information-rich 72-page manual.



Put on your engineer’s gloves and take the throttle of one of America’s greatest and most renowned steam locomotives. The heavy – and heavenly – Union Pacific Challenger from Smokebox, is now available for Train Simulator Classic at the Steam and Dovetail Games stores!

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It’s time to climb aboard and experience America’s busiest and most iconic commuter railroad – the extraordinary Long Island Rail Road – which is now available for Train Simulator Classic!



The new Train Simulator Classic Long Island Rail Road route extends from the LIRR’s trio of New York City terminals – Penn Station in Manhattan, Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, and Long Island City -- eastward across “The Island” to Hicksville, New York. The route features LIRR’s City Terminal Zone and its multi-track electrified (via third rail) “Main Line,” plus the captivating Hempstead Branch and the railroad’s extension to Belmont Park. Also included are the LIRR’s East Williston station on the Oyster Bay Branch and St. Albans on the Babylon Branch. In total, the Train Simulator Classic route brings to life more than 45 route miles of trackage and 30 served rail stations.



With the now-available Long Island route for Train Simulator Classic, you’ll climb aboard the Long Island Rail Road’s modern workhorse, the Bombardier-built M7 electric-multiple-unit (EMU). Aboard the sleek silver, yellow, black, and blue-liveried M7, of which LIRR operates more than 800 cars, you’ll handle the EMU’s advanced controls and keep a steady eye on its in-cab signal and safety systems.



Operating 24/7, the famed Long Island Rail Road is America’s busiest commuter railroad and the LIRR typically carries more than 200,000 passengers each weekday. Chartered in 1834, long controlled by the great Pennsylvania Railroad, and since the mid-1960s a property of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the LIRR and its bustling trains are a familiar centerpiece of daily life around the Big Apple and on Long Island.



The Long Island Rail Road route for Train Simulator Classic – and its featured Bombardier M7 EMU -- have been created based on meticulous research and with unwavering attention to detail and realism. The Train Simulator Classic route re-creates the LIRR masterfully, from famed locations such as Penn Station, Atlantic Terminal, Jamaica, and Mineola, to its complex signaling and safety systems, to the performance and sounds of its stylish EMUs.



Seven challenging career scenarios, and a trio of railfan scenarios are included with the Train Simulator Classic route, which is also Quick-Drive (QD) enabled. Whether you’re aboard a flashy M7 EMU hustling an express to Penn Station in Manhattan, weaving your way through the sprawling Jamaica junction complex, or venturing over the Hempstead and Belmont Park branches, you’ll enjoy realistic, memorable, and challenging American commuter railroading.



It’s train time on Long Island, so climb aboard and experience the famous LIRR in authentic and extraordinary fashion, with the Long Island Rail Road: New York – Hicksville route for Train Simulator Classic, now available at the Steam and Dovetail Games stores!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1922043/Train_Simulator_Long_Island_Rail_Road_New_York__Hicksville_Route_AddOn/