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Run8 Studios announced their Update 8 release for those who have purchased Run8 v3.

Users can go to the Run8 website to download the update.

Also available now is a new mixed freight pack:



Visit Run8 Studios for more information and to purchase.

Pretty much everyone in the railfan community who's been around me for any length of time knows that I grew up along the Chicago North Western's Harvard Subdivision. Up until the 1980's, this was still the secondary mainline between Chicago and the Twin Cities via Madison and other exciting points like Evansville and Wyeville. One person or another in my immediate and extended family has lived at almost every station stop between the Chicago City Limits and Harvard, Illinois. If you ever wonde...

I promise... a month from now I'll stop talking about how old the software we use here is. If you're new or haven't heard, it's really, really old. Not MSTS old, but old enough that VBulletin (the company who wrote it) refuses to support it any longer. Fortunately, they have a newer version that offers most of the same core features for managing access to the site including user accounts, password changes and memberships. There should be little to no change in how everyone accesses and uses the s...

Lapioware announces a scenery update for Diesel Railcar Simulator



Diesel Railcar Simulator has upgraded its scenery graphics and overall lighting. The old simplistic and repetitive scenery has been replaced with a more diverse, lush and realistic environment with rich customization possibilities for route modders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1XMGLPVJJ8 The new scenery sys...

A few months back, some new themes were added here at Trainsim.com and were pretty well received. As the new site software upgrade gets closer, it was time to start to work on the interface themes. Ignore the quality of the logo and the masthead -- they're just placeholders for now. If anyone is interested in submitting a new logo, feel free to drop me a PM or post in the comments. Now on to the colors... They represent railroads past and present. Mostly past. This one is specificall...

Running the Microsoft / Open Rails Train Simulator is a little different from other simulators, in that there are a lot of options available for add-ons (over 30,000 in our library alone), as well as companion applications that are used to create routes, activities and even new models. Adding to the complexity, some of these applications date back to 2001, when MSTS was first introduced. The Windows operating system has changed quite a bit since then, and as a result, the way older app install...

This is a work in progress. Please add to the comments if you see things you'd like to add or correct. Running the Microsoft / Open Rails Train Simulator is a little different from other simulators, in that there are a lot of options available for add-ons (over 30,000 in our library alone), as well as companion applications that are used to create routes, activities and even new models. The community has developed a modified (and still evolving) set of best practices that are shared here to hel...

This is a work in progress. Please add to the comments if you see things you'd like to add or correct. Running the Microsoft / Open Rails Train Simulator is a little different from other simulators, in that there are a lot of options available for add-ons (over 30,000 in our library alone), as well as companion applications that are used to create routes, activities and even new models. Adding to the complexity, some of these applications date back to 2001, when MSTS was first introduced. The...

Believe it or not, but we're right about at the edge of summer. I brought out the lawn mower and yard furniture out last week and finally put the snow blower into storage. My son who attends the University of North Texas came home last night via The Friendly Skies after finishing his finals this week, and the end of the year is also quickly approaching for my now-famous granddaughter at her elementary school, although some unexpected snow days extended that by a week. Time indeed flies. ...