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The Steam Winter Sale is now on. Start or expand your Train Simulator 22 collection today with hundreds of Add-Ons available now at big discounts. Highlights from the sale include...

[h3]Train Simulator 2022 (-60%)[/h3]

Master complex operations across three detailed real-world routes. Operate Amtrak’s Acela, the fastest US commuter locomotive, between Washington DC – Baltimore. Master Regional and Intercity traffic in the DB BR 429.1 with Frankfurt – Koblenz and take on the famous Lickey Incline with the BR Class 323 in Birmingham Cross City. Deliver passengers and freight to their destinations with a packed timetable of real-world services and scenarios. Whatever you love about trains, Train Simulator 2022 lets you take your hobby to the next level.

[h3]Marias Pass (-75%)[/h3]

BNSF add-ons are now available globally, grab the first released route in the Steam Sale at a huge discount. Marias Pass is a stunning Montana route through some of the most picturesque mountainous settings with its unique challenges of driving long, heavy freight trains up and down the wide valleys and gentle gradients. Included with the route is a GE ES44 DC locomotive in BNSF heritage livery and a Burlington Northern EMD SW1500 switcher, along with new BNSF 50ft box cars and lumber cars, and several reworked freight cars in BNSF and BN livery.

[h3]South Wales Coastal (-60%)[/h3]

The South Wales Coastal route is host for a variety of traction, from Bristol right the way through to Swansea, and this 80+ mile route is available now for Train Simulator! South Wales Coastal: Bristol - Swansea features 18 scenarios where you'll be able to experience a range of locomotives including the BR Class 175 in unbranded livery, BR Class 67 in DB Schenker Livery, BR Class 70 in Freightliner Livery, BR Class 43 HST in Great Western Railway Livery! Why not expand your coastal experience with the Trainload BR Class 60 also available in the Steam Winter sale at 50% off.

[h3]Norddeutsche-Bahn (-50%)[/h3]

Scenic regional operations come to life with the picturesque Kiel - Lübeck railway for Train Simulator! The 80 km Kiel-Lübeck railway will allow you to experience Schleswig-Holstein at its scenic best, aboard hard-working traction such as the DB BR 648 DMU in DB Regio Livery and DB BR 218 diesel locomotive dressed in the DB Traffic Livery. Master these locomotives and more across 7 scenarios which will have you taking passengers across stunning vistas and through the heart of forested plains.

To see everything in the Steam Winter Sale head over to our store page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/24010

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Journey to the rugged Alleghany Mountains and experience classic railroading of the 1960s on America’s historic Baltimore & Ohio Railroad – with High Iron Simulations’ new Baltimore & Ohio Retro Pack 01!

Created as a perfect addition to the highly acclaimed Train Simulator B&O Mountain Subdivision route, Baltimore & Ohio Retro Pack 01 delivers all the captivating experiences and challenges of traditional B&O railroading in the 1960s, as first-generation diesels battle the railroad’s historic and demanding crossing of the towering and ancient Alleghany Mountains.

Baltimore & Ohio Retro Pack 01 includes four types of first-generation diesel locomotives, in multiple variations and wearing a variety of authentic liveries:

• B&O’s legendary Electro-Motive F7 (cab and booster) is featured in four liveries: The F7’s “as delivered” magnificent B&O blue, gray, and black scheme; Simplified blue and black of circa 1961; the B&O’s distinctive “Sunburst” livery of circa 1963; and B&O’s “Capitol” blue scheme of circa 1966.
  
• B&O’s stylish and hard-hauling Baldwin RF16 “Sharknose” diesel (cab and booster) wears the blue-and-black livery the exotic freight units wore throughout the 1960s.
  
• B&O’s landmark GP7 road-switcher is included in passenger and freight variations (with and without steam generators) and in multiple liveries.
  
• B&O’s GP9 diesel workhorse is included in passenger and freight versions (with and without steam generators and dynamic brakes) and multiple liveries, including “as built” freight and passenger liveries.
  

Each of the locomotives in Baltimore & Ohio Retro Pack 01 feature the advanced and authentic air braking systems created by Mike Rennie of Smokebox as debuted on the B&O Mountain Subdivision route. And the B&O RF16 “Sharknose” also features a realistic version of Baldwin’s unique air throttle with integrated dynamic brake controls.

Joining the diverse motive power roster in Baltimore & Ohio Retro Pack 01 is a selection of freight rolling stock, including B&O’s long-lived Class I-5 wooden cupola in no less than seven livery and detail variations, plus boxcars, tank cars, refrigerator cars, and coal hoppers.

And Baltimore & Ohio Retro Pack 01 puts you right to work on the tough and unrelenting grades of the B&O Mountain Subdivision, with ten realistic career scenarios that include priority manifest, coal, local freight, and switching assignments. In the pack’s ten challenging scenarios, you’ll travel over the length of the magnificent 101-mile B&O Mountain Subdivision and take the throttle of each type of the four included diesel locomotives!

Note: The locomotives and equipment of Baltimore & Ohio Retro Pack 01 can be used on a variety of Train Simulator routes. The included scenarios require the B&O Mountain Subdivision route (route available separately).

Climb aboard Baltimore & Ohio’s memorable diesel motive power and enjoy classic 1960s railroading amid the rugged and scenic Alleghany Mountains – with High Iron Simulations’ Baltimore & Ohio Retro Pack 01, now available on Steam with 15% off for launch!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1804510/

Dating back to the competitive 1860s, the Chatham Main Line is long cemented in the fabric of Kentish life; from making commuting into London possible, to bringing people from across England to the Kent Coast for summer getaways. Today the line is as important and as busy as ever, supporting commuter, mainline and high-speed services throughout.

Experience the full Chatham Main Line in its entirety from London Victoria to Ramsgate and Dover via Faversham! The Sheerness Branch is also included, as is London Blackfriars, totalling over 130 miles of South East metals to explore across 7 career scenarios. Also featuring are a plethora of Southeastern EMUs, including an all-new BR Class 465/9 in the Southeastern Blue Stripe & Grey Stripe livery for long-distance Networker action!

The Chatham Main Line route spans over 130 miles in South East London and Kent, from the bustling hubs of London Victoria & Blackfriars to the popular Kent Coast destinations of Dover and Ramsgate. More than 60 detailed stations feature across the route, as well as numerous landmarks, take to the rails and explore this monumental route aboard varied and modern Southeastern traction.

Available now for Train Simulator 2022, get a 10% discount for launch.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1717657/

[h3]BNSF Routes are coming to Train Simulator 2022 worldwide! [/h3]



We are excited to announce that previously released and any future BNSF branded add-ons will be coming to Train Simulator 2022 globally. Better yet, you will be deciding which one of three routes will be coming to Steam first, before Christmas! Will you choose the legendary Tehachapi Pass, the stunning Marias Pass or the challenging Stevens Pass? Head over to our forums to cast your vote.

If Marias Pass or Stevens Pass win, it will be available worldwide before Christmas. If Tehachapi Pass wins, owners of it worldwide will receive a free update before Christmas to add the BNSF-branding. This is only the start, look out for more BNSF branded add-ons as we start to roll them out on Steam in the New Year.

Head to https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/ts22-bnsf-routes-releasing-worldwide.49658/ to vote on one of the following BNSF routes...

[h2]Marias Pass [/h2]



Spectacular scenery and large sweeping curves through the Rocky Mountains are just some of the features of Marias Pass. The route is famous for its spectacular bridges, and these are accurately depicted alongside other features including mountain snow sheds, the silo ‘Dalek’ at Browning, Belton Lake, the concrete Penguin at Cut Bank, a large marshalling yard at Whitefish, industrial facilities throughout the route and the 13-mile branch line to Kalispell. Also included with the route is a GE ES44 DC locomotive in BNSF heritage livery and a Burlington Northern EMD SW1500 switcher, along with BNSF 50ft box cars and lumber cars, and several freight cars in BNSF and BN livery.

[h2]Stevens Pass [/h2]



The mountainous Stevens Pass through the Cascade Mountains features the longest railroad tunnel in the United States, and is now recreated in this spectacular route for Train Simulator. Featuring stations at Cashmere, Leavenmouth, Winton, Berne, Skykomish, Baring, Gold Bar and Everett, as well as the Boeing construction facility and major industrial yards at Wenatchee and Mukilteo. Also included are locomotives and rolling stock often seen on the route, including the EMD GP38-2, in ex-BN and BNSF Heritage liveries, and a GE ES44DC diesel locomotive in BNSF livery, plus a selection of freight cars and unique loads.

[h2]Tehachapi Pass [/h2]



The Tehachapi Pass route for Train Simulator re-creates this historic line in contemporary form from Mojave to Bakersfield, California, a distance of 68 route miles. Anchored by busy yard facilities at both Mojave and Bakersfield, the route takes you to all of Tehachapi’s numerous renowned locations – Sand Cut, the Caliente horseshoe, Bealville, Walong siding, Cable, Summit, and, of course, legendary Tehachapi Loop, where the line uses a full loop and tunnel to cross over itself in truly dramatic fashion. Tehachapi is home to big motive power and the Train Simulator route features Union Pacific’s General Electric AC4400CW and ES44AC diesels along with Electro-Motive SD70ACe and GP40-2 diesels as well as BNSF GE ES44DC power.

Voting closes December 15th and the winner will be released on Steam globally before Christmas. This will be the first release with more BNSF content coming in the New Year.

Stay up to date with upcoming releases and more for Train Simulator 2022 by following @railsimulator on https://twitter.com/railsimulator and https://www.facebook.com/railsimulator


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The Steam Autumn Sale is here! There are discounts on hundreds of Train Simulator routes, locomotives and marketplace Add-Ons.

Routes featured include Tehachapi Pass (-20%), South Wales Coastal (-20%) and Bahnstrecke Riesa - Dresden (-20%). There are a wide range of locomotives to learn from the Canadian Pacific AC4400CW (-25%), Merchant Navy Class (-20%) or the SBB RABE 523 (-25%). You can also find a range of Marketplace packs like the recently relesed Tehachapi Pass Scenario Pack (-10%).

Also launching 25th November as part of the Steam Autumn Sale we have a Thanksgiving gift with the Amtrak P42DC 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition. This pack includes five Amtrak 50th Anniversary liveries for the General Electric P42DC and new scenarios for the Miami-West Palm Beach route. The Amtrak 50th Anniversary pack will be free for one week! Miami-West Palm Beach is also discounted at -50% during the Autumn Sale.

You can browse all of the Add-Ons for Train Simulator 2022 on the store page...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/