[Announcement] FS Trains: North America

Schedules are a snapshot of a couple of hours on a single day. So there is no peak or off-peak time.

Just to show from that freeware in France how it could look like (it’s just a small addon nearby a bridge)

https://flightsim.to/file/45495/auxonne-railway-bridge-with-moving-trains

In my opinion, those catenary railroads are more important in the areas where there is not so much (not in the cities, especially if photogrammetry . It will be heavy + a mess to implement)… But in a countryside, it would be very beautiful!

Agree, this addons implementation looks stunningšŸ˜€

I wonder if that works in FS2024? I have the Harry Potter train add on which is payware, but it doesn’t work in 2024. However in 2020 the visuals are stunning, in a good way :slightly_smiling_face:

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Do you have any ETA when FS Trains North America will be updated. I was wondering if you could release sections of 3D in North America tracks as you update them. And is lighting still on the menu?

The swiss one works nicely in fs24 (didn’t try on fs20 yet)

I meant the one you posted the link to Flightsim.to which I think is in France? Maybe I am confused :slightly_smiling_face:

So it’s that one snapshot extrapolated to a 24hr schedule?

And does that mean for a couple of hours a day, the trains are pulling into the correct stations ā€œon timeā€? Actually, do they stop at stations at all?

Yes you can see often trains are arriving and departing at one station at the same time such that passengers could transfer for example. It’s not going to match your sim clock but because it’s based the timetable you will see the trains behave plausibly.

Love the addon in 2024. <My issue is that it really affects my framerate in VR so I don’t run it. In fact, almost all 2020 packages loaded in 2024 cause a huge frame drop for me. But so does 2024 fauna. I believe it is a texture related issue because sceneries built for 2024 don’t cause it. Haven’t found a solution as of yet.

When the first update comes out?

Do you have any ETA when FS Trains North America will be updated. I was wondering if you could release sections of 3D in North America tracks as you update them. And is lighting still on the menu?

Trying to do tracks all at once. But it takes longer than expected, so I will in the short term I will release an update with lighting.

On Monday.

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Hi Steven. Do you know when we can expect an update available on the marketplace?

Hi @StevenPearce833, I really appreciate how active you’ve been on the boards here, thank you. Does your FS Trains: North America package also give further visual definition to the train tracks across America so they’re a lot easier to see? I feel like the current train tracks in MSFS 2024 are barely there as is, which hurts with VFR flying. That would be a big plus for me, regardless of if an actual train is on it at the time or not. Thanks!

3d tracks are coming, patience

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I really hope we will see more expansions in Europe.

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Is there any new news about the update for Switzerland?

I thought it was out already? I haven’t checked in recent weeks due to technical issues.