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Installing OpenRails on Windows 11
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Installing OpenRails on Windows 11
Open Rails has a very simple installation routine, and currently defaults to installing in C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenRails, unless you've already installed it elsewhere. It also offers the fliexibility for you to install it where you want, and operates fine from any location. Here are a few examples: C:\Program Files\Open RailsC:\Program Files (x86)\Open RailsC:\ORTSC:\TrainUtilities\OpenRails It's important to not store any of your route or train content in these directories, as the entire file structure is subject to being replace...Last edited by eric; 08-05-2025, 16:09. -
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Using MSTS Content And Third Party Applications Without Installing MSTS
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...Last edited by eric; 08-05-2025, 16:13. -
State of the Site - May 2023
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State of the Site - May 2023
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. ... -
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TSW3 Peak Forest Now Available
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TSW3 Peak Forest Now Available
Train Sim World 3: Peak Forest Railway: Ambergate – Chinley & Buxton will reconnect the now segmented railway line, allowing players to once again drive trains through Matlock and onto Hassop, Buxton and Chapel-en-le-Frith. Today the real-life railway is split into various uses – from an extant passenger branch line (to Matlock) to a heritage... -
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Happy Birthday Dad
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Happy Birthday Dad
My father celebrated his 90th birthday a couple weeks back. What does that have to do with railroads and simulation?.... Everything, as it turns out. My earliest railroad memories as a kid come from time spent at my grandparent's place in Crivitz, Wisconsin (about an hour north of Green Bay). Around age 3 or 4 getting a ride around the wye on a Milwaukee Road switcher after my dad apparently talked the crew into it. I'm also pretty certain he wanted the ride more than I did. From there, I w...Last edited by eric; 07-31-2023, 23:19. -
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File Library Download Changes coming in May 2023
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File Library Download Changes coming in May 2023
If you haven't been paying attention to the forums, there's been a lot of discussion in the last six weeks regarding our server performance, specifically around downloads. This site was built around the idea that the library should be available to all, regardless if they're a paid supporter or not. This commitment will not change. My interest in this hobby was kindled largely by the ability to discover add-ons beyond the initial cost of buying MSTS, specifically the availability of locomotives and c... -
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OpenRails Chessie System Train Pack Released
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OpenRails Chessie System Train Pack Released
New Release from TrainSimulations.net - The Chessie System Train Pack This product is a 1980's interpretation of Chessie System Locomotives and Rolling Stock Features: 6 EMD SD40 Locomotives (Chessie System, B&O, C&O, and WM) 4 EMD GP40-2 Locomotives (Chessie System) 3 EMD GP30M Locomotives (Chessie System) 38 Different Rolling Stock Models (including unique Canstock boxcars, and C27-A caboose) Open Rails-Specific Locomotive and Rolling Stock Physics High Quality Audio High Resolution...Last edited by eric; 01-19-2025, 21:51. -
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Run8 New v3 Update 7 Available
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Run8 New v3 Update 7 Available
Run8 V3 Update 7 is now available at the Run8 website.
The update includes a free cool Trackmobile complete with cab and sounds!
Run8Studios.comLast edited by eric; 01-19-2025, 21:51. -
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Article: State of the Site - April 2023
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Article: State of the Site - April 2023
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State of the Site - April 2023
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State of the Site - April 2023
Running a 22 year old website is a lot like buying a 70 year old home... There's always something to keep you occupied. Fortunately, a month after the move, almost all the boxes are out of the garage, we've figured out which rooms needed some paint, found places for most of the furniture, and very quickly gave up on the idea of a ceiling fan when we discovered cloth wrapped wiring behind the light switch. But then there's the roof.... In last month's update, I mentioned the site's... -
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Can you believe it -- Thanksgiving is two weeks away....
After the beginning of the year dragging out while we awaited our house build to be complete, the last couple months have just sped by in a blink. We took a walk around the property today, and it's amazing how different everything looks from just two weeks ago when all the leaves were still up and in their full fall colors. Not today -- they're almost all down now, and we can see across the gorge, and the water is running low... -
Sometime ago I mentioned making some new changes in the file search capability of our library. Among those are the ability for a file to belong to multiple sections, and better indexing by reporting mark and attributes like locomotive class.
Those have started to roll out and some are available for public preview.
In addition to the back-end changes, I've also made a few changes to the user interface to bring things up to a more current state. Results in the new setup... -
There's a saying that a bad day on vacation is better than a good day at work. I subscribe to that 100%. Late last month, my wife and I escaped Tennessee, and spent a few days in Florida and then off on her favorite type of vacation... a cruise in warm waters. Normally, I'd question going in hurricane season, but it's been a tough 18 months between getting our house ready for sale, moving, and then building our current house. Even a hurricane would have been a welcome change... Kudos to the folks at Roy...
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Hard to believe, but the leaves are already starting to change and drop here in East Tennessee. A year ago, we were just starting construction on our house, and with all that behind us, it's time to enjoy the important things in life: NFL football. Green Bay had an embarrassing loss in the Week 1 opener at Minnesota, but there were also a few glimmers of hope in that game, and Week 2 had an overtime win after an almost just as embarrassing first three quarters against the Jets..
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It's been an eventful two weeks, but it seems we are definitely now back to baseline performance, and maybe a little better..
Nerd-talk warning...
I'd been using Apache's mod_evasive module to try and trap the bots, but that didn't distinguish between a page load and an image load within a page. People reading a screenshot thread or doing a file search with lots of thumbnails to display would hit the limits in place to catch the bots largely because of the image loading.... -
Hope everyone's having a great summer. Ours has definitely had a little adventure and drama.
We currently live above a Norfolk Southern mainline, lovingly referred to as the Rathole but officially known as the CNOTP Second District. One of our resident historians, Jerry Sullivan, spent many hours inspecting these tracks when he worked for the Southern Railroad. The railroad has been good neighbors to us, and last month they took things to a new level -- a 24+ hour bonfire, complete...