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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-train-safety/growing-length-of-u-s-freight-trains-in-federal-crosshairs-after-crashes-gao-idUSKBN1E01B9 Surely train length is just one of many variables that would contribute to accidents. And it wouldn't necessarily be the key cause (thinking track...

Love these new signals and I've read the JR smart signal guide, but I'm still a bit confused about a few things. - An 06 is clearly for diverging routes, but what is an '06d'? - What is the purpose of a signal with a 'doll', and why is it offset by about 2 track widths? In what situation would...

Hi all Just wondering what particular engine model or locomotive this engine sound is based on. Not criticising, just curious as I've been comparing and swapping sounds in Trainz. I've always thought the JR 20-645 engine sound was closer to an SD40-2 sound or Australian locos with the same 16...

Does anyone know how different railroads decide how many locomotives to allocate to trains? Specifically, at what point does a railroad decided that 2 locos grinding up a steep grade at walking pace need a third loco or helpers to get over a mountain quicker/more efficiently? I'm particularly...

Hi all When I create a new route in TS2010 surveyor, the geographic region drop down list only lists one option even though I definitely have more than one. If I modify the route's config file and add a region, it still isn't recognised in surveyor. Similarly, the preset hill/mountain/valley...

Hi all, I'm new to all this so am at a bit of a loss. Downloaded the Jointed Rail PRR Pack of SD45s, but they won't show up in Railyard. Content manager says the missing dependencies are the four patches from each respective loco (CR, PC, PRR etc - I don't know why these aren't in the...