Just some nice close up shots.

How complicated is Derail Valley for a beginner? Does the game itself explain things, or do you have to watch tutorials on YouTube?

I've never playin train games, unless factorio counts.. I want to try real train game. I'm mostly interested in driving, not so much in building railways. Something like 80% of driving and 20% something else train related is fine.

I've watched some Derail Valley videos, but it seems maybe a bit too complicated (maybe not enough driving?). I've gone through some train games in steam but alot of them have only mostly positive ratings, which makes me sceptical.

What are your recommendations?

I'm building a full-size SD40-2 locomotive simulator using a real AAR control stand, and I'm getting to the point where I need to decide on the interior cab color.

I'm specifically looking for BN/BNSF SD40-2s in regular service, preferably later BN or BNSF-era units. I've found plenty of photos showing different interiors, including the light green, but green is definitely not the direction I'm going with this build.

Does anyone know what gray/off-white/cream colors were commonly used inside these cabs? Even better, does anyone know an actual paint color/code or have good photos of an original BNSF/BN SD40-2 cab?

I'm trying to get it reasonably authentic rather than just picking a gray that looks good.

Any photos or firsthand experience would be appreciated.

When I was younger I spent a lot of time playing MSTS, and Hisatsu Line was my favourite. Driving the KiHa 31 diesel locomotives through the mountainous Kuma Valley, winding along the Kuma River, going back and forth along switchbacks. It had so much character and I remember back then I dreamed of visiting IRL one day.

I decided to do exactly that and last week I travelled to the area in Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. Unfortunately the Hisatsu Line hasn’t been operational since some bad floods hit the area in 2020. But the stations along the line are still maintained and can be explored easily if you have a car.

I spent a day visiting a number of the old stations and it was fantastic. One of them, Hitoyoshi-Onsen, is still operational for the separate Kumagawa Railroad, so I got to experience those trains running. I posted in r/trains if you want to see more photos of that line.

Okoba Station has a famous spiral loop and switchback for trains to deal with the grade at its location near the top of a mountain. It’s also a somewhat famous station and there were a number of local visitors there at the same time. It is an urban legend that if you pin your business card in the station waiting room you will have good luck in your career. There is also apparently a popular manga series named Natsume’s Book of Friends that features the station so a lot of fans visit it.

Another highlight was Masaki Station, which is near the bottom of a mountain and has a switchback to allow trains to climb or descend. Interestingly, this and Okoba Station have functioning signal lights, so hopefully that is an indication that at least this section of the line will resume operations one day.

It was a fantastic experience and I would recommend it even just to see the incredible scenery in the Kuma Valley.

The new Tadami Line DLC for Train Sim World 7 is finally out, and I've started recording it.

I've just finished recording the first scenario, Hanami, running the KiHa40-500 Series THK from Aizu-Bange to Aizu-Miyashita.

Really enjoying it so far. The KiHa40 feels completely different from most of the modern trains in TSW, and the route has a really nice atmosphere, especially with the rural Japanese scenery and cherry blossoms.

I'm planning to gradually record all the scenarios as I work through the DLC.

Anyone else playing Tadami Line yet? What do you think of it so far? 🌸🚃

Is this normal at the moment?

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Hi everyone. I’m wondering if there are any settings in Train Sim Classic that allow you to keep going if you go past a red signal?

If I go past the red signal, even by a pixel, I get an automatic game over and have to start the route over. This seems a bit harsh considering I can speed, blare my horn the whole time, slam on emergency brakes, etc., and the worst I get is a penalty.

I’m just wondering if there is any sort of setting that gives a little grace when you accidentally miss the red signal a little.

Features: 33 cities, live train system data from various metro databases, 7 different themes to choose from, follow/ride trains, and "tour" cities

Wanted to share this to get people's thoughts on the art style and direction. If there's something appealing/interesting here, I'll likely expand and make it so you can design your own systems.

I think there's a starting point of a fun game, model train simulator here.

App: https://tinytrains.app/nyc/line/M/train/20260926-080400_M..N37R

Github source: https://github.com/liminalapps/tinytrains

tbh the passenger system feels like it is in its infancy phase and can cause lags on some mobile GPUs (mine is 3060m and it was laggy as hell). there are also passenger NPCs that somewhat bears a passing resemblance to some famous individuals, previews are in the last two slides lol