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Expected To Grow

Now that Open Rails has reached a stage where it can do most of what Microsoft Train Simulator does, attention is shifting to features that only Open Rails can provide. You should expect the lists below to grow.

In part this is because the Open Rails platform supports finer graphical detail by accommodating more 'polys', with smoother curves and more detailed textures. But also the Development Team has begun to include Open Rails-specific parameters so models can be built which work with the Open Rails simulator in ways which Microsoft Train Simulator ignores.

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There are more than 40 of these parameters (identified by the prefix 'ORTS') which are used to provide features such as more realistic smoke for diesel locos and more realistic performance for steam locos.

Resources

The Spanish websites Viajeros al Tren and Spain Trainz Rutas are some of the first to offer Open Rails-specific products.

Dekosoft Trains have since offered GP30 locos with 3D cabs exclusively for Open Rails.

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Peter Newell has just released (June 2015) the Great Zig Zag Railway, a steam route for Open Rails v1.0 (this 120MB download requires no other files).

Some Australian routes (New South Wales) have been packaged by Peter Newell to work just with Open Rails:

Library Files

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• A search for 'ORTS' or 'Open Rails' on Elvas Tower forum finds 146 files.
• A search for 'ORTS' or 'Open Rails' on TrainSim forum finds 31 files.
• A search for 'Open' with simulator = OpenRails on UKTrainSim forum finds 6 files.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 09-08-2020 04:54 PM Number of Views: 6700

  
  

  Dovetail Games has announced that Train Simulator will be released on Steam next week, with new Steam Workshop functionality and our brand-new route West Coast Main Line South: London Euston - Birmingham in the Deluxe Edition. The Steam Workshop update will allow for easier access to community creations.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 06-09-2020 02:12 PM Number of Views: 11009

  
  

  Coming in August is the latest version from Dovetail Games: Train Sim World 2. This sequel includes American and European routes plus new customization tools for creating liveries and scenarios.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 04-12-2020 12:07 PM Number of Views: 15725

  
  

  Owner Dale Rickert would like to announce that the Siskrail.org web site is back online. The site is the home of the Siskiyou Route, which is free for all to download and enjoy. The route is designed specifically for use with OpenRails.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 04-05-2020 11:06 AM Number of Views: 14423

  
  

  New from Belanger Locomotive Works (BLW) is the BLW Baltimore & Ohio Equipment Pack V2. The pack includes 26 engines such as the EMD E7A, E8A, E9A, Budd RDC, Alco FA2, etc. Also includes freight cars such as hopper car and caboose and a passenger car set.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 03-31-2020 02:46 PM Number of Views: 19729

  
  

  TrainSimulations announces a new route for OpenRails. Montana Rail Link's MUllan Pass Route is a modern interpretation of the line's third subdivision, cover 120 miles between Helena and Missoula, Montana. Mullan Pass is one of the most dramatic Rocky Mountain crossings, with a ruling grade of 2.2%.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 03-20-2020 03:29 PM Number of Views: 21458

  
  

  Introducing, the BLW/ZT Illinois Central City of New Orleans 3 Decade Pack. Gaetan and Rick have worked to produce a set that accurately depicts the City of New Orleans (CoNO) as it looked in 1948, 1958 and 1968. The set is compatible with both MSTS and Open Rails.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 10-01-2019 11:05 AM Number of Views: 34708

  
  

  Drive a Toronto Streetcar On your computer. Download The 509 and 510 Streetcar Routes for Metro Simulator. Available for free download. This route was developed by Sjoerd Ydema in partnership with T2P Films.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 09-19-2019 03:16 PM Number of Views: 50188

  
  

  Train Simulator 2020 out now on Steam, featuring exclusive new route and visual enhancements, plus a free update for existing users. This is the latest installment in Dovetail's Train Simulator series, featuring a new and exclusive route alongside two of the best routes from the last year. All routes include multiple authentic locomotives, stunning scenery, engaging scenarios, and an academy to help new players.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 09-06-2019 10:55 AM Number of Views: 43050

  
  

  New from North American V-Scale for OpenRails are two 'Foobie' 50-foot boxcar packages. Intended to be flexible 'kits' for repainters to create large fleets of cars, these cars also come with a wide variety of roadnames to reflect the rainbow consists of the Incentive Per Diem era of the late 1970s.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 07-19-2019 05:06 PM Number of Views: 58674

  
  

  Coming in August from Dovetail Games is Train Sim World 2020, the latest version of the TSW franchise. The simulator will be available for Windows PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One. It will include new routes and locomotives and new features, updates and ways to play not found in the previous version.

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  Nels_Anderson

  Published on 06-29-2019 01:59 PM Number of Views: 57161

  
  

  New from North American V-Scale is the GSC 53'-6' flat car for Open Rails. This package includes 12 cars from several railroads: Burlington Northern, Northern Pacific, Illinois Central Gulf, Wabash, St. Louis-San Francisco, and Great Northern.

  Each car comes by default in loaded and empty configurations, with several different loads available.

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  Published on 03-11-2019 11:32 AM Number of Views: 61706

  
  

  T2P Films has announced that they are developing the 509 Toronto Streetcar Route for Metro Simulator. The route will be free to the community when released, but they are asking for help in funding the development and so have started a crowdfunding campaign. T2P has already releases several Toronto area routes.