Screen Shots - Any Route Any Time Anywhere

[Nels_Anderson]

So how about a thread of railroad related screen shots from non-rail sims. I know I see a lot of trains in ATS and ETS 2 and even sometimes in Flight Simulator.

So, what have you got? I'll start it off with this ATS sundown photo in downtown Hutchinson KS, stopped for the train to cross next to the Humpty Dumpty statue:

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[jbtower]

Amazing lighting and I dig that W900 too!

[yellowdog]

Not a sim, but here's one from Red Dead Redemption

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[LuFeDuTi]

So how about a thread of railroad related screen shots from non-rail sims. I know I see a lot of trains in ATS and ETS 2 and even sometimes in Flight Simulator.

So, what have you got? I'll start it off with this ATS sundown photo in downtown Hutchinson KS, stopped for the train to cross next to the Humpty Dumpty statue:

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Awesome old Truck Version of the Kenworth W900 in ATS and the passing Train. I would like to see the state of ILLINOIS and see if they include the Chicago METRA in disguise to be chase with some Mack Pioneer if they release it in 2026.

[Nels_Anderson]

Not a sim, but here's one from Red Dead Redemption

Maybe not a sim, but close enough. Nice shot!

[eric]

Great idea

[Kist]

A while ago, in ATS, they had locos painted in Union Pacific scheme with the USA flag, and ''BFSN'', but of course they are no longer in game, a believe due the copyrights

[Whatever2006]

Some Gran Turismo action.

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[Nels_Anderson]

I caught another nice nighttime scene. After making a delivery and pulling out of the yard, I passed this parked diesel on a siding:

20250621104041_1.jpgThis one obviously has a Union Pacific look to it.

Getting good screen shots in ATS is hard, as you don't have much control over things. For example, you cannot control the time of day so you have to actually drive to the right spot at the right time to get shots like this. It makes it all the nicer when a good scene like this comes together.

[Whatever2006]

Nissan Silvia S13 and Ford RS200

[wwhall]

ATS doesn't interest me much as it essentially requires "driving hardware" that I can't justify buying for the limited use that I would make of the simulator. That said, night lighting and weather is something that is REALLY good in ATS and I wish that there was some way that OR could emulate it. Also, the ATS folks did an excellent job of rendering the scenery and structures in the urban and industrial locales in the sim. One such place is about 20 miles from me and the fidelity of the sim to the prototype locale is pretty amazing for a simulator. What ATS does, though, to make the sim playable is to "compress" the rural distances between bigger towns by 50% to 90%--that's NOT realistic.

[Nels_Anderson]

When I started with ATS I drove it using the same joystick that I used for flying. Not very realistic but it worked. My setup now is an old Microsoft steering wheel and pedals that I picked up at a flea market for $10. If you're cheap and shop around, things don't have to be expensive :-)

I agree that ATS and ETS 2 do a pretty amazing job with scenery, given that they have to make it look good very close up. The way they compress distance is actually kind of brilliant though obviously not truly realistic. Droning along a highway for hours on end would not be much fun but they've made it so you're on the road long enough that it feels like a real trip without being boring.

[Whatever2006]

Nissan Silvia S13 on the Hakozaki Parking Area. (Tokyo Xtreme Racer 25)

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[Whatever2006]

Shutokou Battle: Zero One/Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 Time Trial things...

[frliss]

Over the years I've become accustomed to seeing pictures of trains moving along without drivers. But, looking at these cars without drivers is a little unnerving.

Fred