Train Simulations SW1500

[jbtower]

Train Simulations did a great job on the release of the SW1500s, but it is disappointing that there is no reverse view for the cab. The end cab switcher, in its daily performance, works multiple directions by design. I hope that Train Simulations will issue a cab update so that the unit can be run in reverse with a cab view the same direction. Irregardless of the cab view, GREAT JOB, Train Simulations!

[trainfan09]

I bought the set earlier, i love it!!!

[dcarleton]

The cabs have another problem, too. The controls and the cab views are set up for dynamic brakes, but these models do not have dynamic brakes, and they're not defined in the physics..

[JSMR]

I never really understood - especially coming from a flight sim background - why screenshots of the cab views are so elusive in open rails. Especially for a payware product. The screens on the products page are just repeats of the same thing. External views.

Every product mentions this :

• High Resolution Cabviews

However not one image is provided. Which is odd as that to me would be up there with the most important aspect of a locomotive. Its cabview and its physics modelling. External view is very last on my list.

[CSRX]

Looks like I'll need to make the purchase before I miss out...

[derekmorton]

Yes, I just bought them.....

[burgerbern]

ordered at 7:30AM still waiting for download link, never had to wait before

Update absolutely typical 10 mins after i posted the above the link arrived

[eric]

The system they switched to after the previous provider stiffed them for months worth of revenue isn't quite as speedy... but it does get there eventually

[scottb613]

The cabs have another problem, too. The controls and the cab views are set up for dynamic brakes, but these models do not have dynamic brakes, and they're not defined in the physics..

Hi Folks,

It's time - Trainsimulations - needs to start making 3D Cabs - 2D doesn't really cut it in 2026.

Just my humble opinion - please take it for what it is worth.


Regards,
Scott

[TrainSimJack]

Looks like I'll need to make the purchase before I miss out...

Why do you say before I miss out - was there some discussion of Trainsimulations.net closing shop?

[TrainSimJack]

Hi Folks,

It's time - Trainsimulations - needs to start making 3D Cabs - 2D doesn't really cut it in 2026.

Just my humble opinion - please take it for what it is worth.


Regards,
Scott

I am 100% with you on this Scott - I would own everything they make if they had 3D cabs.

[CSRX]

Why do you say before I miss out - was there some discussion of Trainsimulations.net closing shop?

Just look at the complaints.. I wouldn't blame them for pulling the product if it came to it, especially from the ones that haven't produced anything for any sim.. shrugs.

And let's be honest, 2d or 3d cabs should not make or break a product that is cheaper than what most model railroad producers ask for, for mediocre work and hit or miss accuracy.

Sometimes it's nice not to deal with 3d cab views and the clutter.

[Orbita]

And there are some people like me who don't mind locomotives with or without 3D cabs. I spend most of my time outside the train than in.

[scottb613]

Hi Folks,

Well — I suppose I’m the one who’s transgressed, so I’ll tighten my cilice a few more notches and carry on with the penance. It’s not like there’s a wealth of 3D cabs in Open Rails to compare against.

After decades of creating content — locomotives, 3D cabs, freight cars, skins, skydomes, logo artwork, water textures, standalone applications, Blender plugins, and now major TSRE mods — all shared freely with the community, I genuinely welcome constructive criticism. It’s how the work gets better.

Hopefully the team at Trainsimulations has a thicker skin than the “I’m taking my marbles and going home” crowd. As a paying customer, I’m certainly entitled to an opinion.

Regards,
Scott

[CSRX]

Scott, I have watched and appreciated all of your work over the years, including the massive changes you've made to TSRE, I hope you know I was in no way, directing any of my references towards you, more so, the same crowd that we see over and over again with these topics. The same ones that have also kind of killed my vibes with my own work over the years. It's tiresome. Shrugs.