The United States or the USA is a country in North America which has the world's longest railroad network. Freight transport is the primary usage of railroads in the US with limited intercity and commuter trains operated as well. In Train Sim World, the USA was first featured in the Sand Patch Grade route.
Operators[]
- Amtrak - Amtrak is the main passenger operator in the United States. It was created in 1971 to replace the failing passenger services of the major US railroads.
- BNSF - BNSF is one of North America’s leading freight transportation companies, with a rail network of 32,500 route miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces. BNSF is one of the top transporters of the products and materials that help feed, clothe, supply and power communities throughout America and the world. BNSF moves those goods more safely and efficiently, on significantly less fuel, with fewer emissions than the all-highway alternative. This operator featured in the Cajon Pass route. [1]
- Caltrain - Caltrain is a commuter railroad operating between San Francisco and Gilroy in California. The San Francisco to San Jose section is featured in the Peninsula Corridor route.
- Clinchfield - The Clinchfield Railroad was the shortest of the Class I railroads in track-miles, but routinely one of its most profitable. Built in the early 20th century through the Allegheny Mountains to link the Clinch River Basin coalfields to the Southeast and to the Ohio valley, it was merged into the Seaboard System in 1983.
- CSX Transportation - CSX is one of the two main railroads in the eastern United States. It was created by the merger of the Chessie and Seaboard Systems and later acquired 42% of Conrail.
- Long Island Rail Road - The operator of commuter passenger services on the island of Long Island in New York State. Owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
- Metro-North Railroad - Operator of commuter passenger services out of New York's Grand Central Terminal and Hoboken to New York state, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Another part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
- Norfolk Southern - NS is one of the two main railroads in the eastern United States with track ownership in 22 states as well as Canada. It was created by the merger of the Southern and Norfolk & Western railroads, and later acquired 58% of Conrail.
- Union Pacific - Union Pacific is one of the two main railroads in the western United States. Founded in 1862, it has grown to become the largest operator in the USA with 32,100 miles of railway in 23 states.
Routes[]
- Sand Patch Grade - Sand Patch Grade was the first US route in Train Sim World. It covers the 48 mile main line between Cumberland, MD and Rockwood, PA. Included are three locomotives, the SD40-2, GP38-2 and AC4400CW.
- NEC: New York - NEC: New York was the second US route in Train Sim World. It features the Northeast Corridor between Newark Airport and New Rochelle via New York's Penn Station. It introduced the passenger operator Amtrak to the game along with further usage of CSX locomotives.
- Long Island Rail Road - The Long Island Rail Road route covers the LIRR main line from New York Penn to Hicksville along with the Atlantic Branch, Belmont Park and Hempstead branches, a total of 42 miles.
- Peninsula Corridor - The Peninsula Corridor covers the 47 mile Caltrain main line from San Francisco to San Jose. Also included are Union Pacific freight services which operate along the route.
- Clinchfield Railroad - A 62 mile route covering the Clinchfield Railroad main line along with several branches through the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia and Kentucky from Elkhorn City to Dante.
- Cane Creek - A 41 mile branch of the Union Pacific in the eastern Utah desert from Brendel to Potash mine.
- Sherman Hill - A 58 section of Union Pacific's transcontinental railroad between the Wyoming cities of Cheyenne and Laramie, with steep grades and high speeds for American freight.
- Harlem Line - A 24 mile portion of Metro-North's Harlem Line, a commuter railroad in New York, covering the section from Grand Central Terminal to North White Plains, with 18 stations along the route.
- Horseshoe Curve - One of the United States' most famous routes, Horseshoe Curve covers the 40 mile Norfolk Southern main line between Johnstown and Altoona, including the namesake Horseshoe Curve, along with an 18 mile branch serving a coal mine.
- Cajon Pass - Route features the 85 mile (136 km) section of the Cajon Subdivision between Barstow and San Bernardino in California. Owned by BNSF, this route features the ES44C4 and SD40-2 locomotives on freight services.
- Northeast Corridor: New York - Trenton - Features 58 miles of tracks between the Sunnyside yard, close to New York Penn, and Trenton. The route features a new operator: NJ Transit, with a new locomotive, the ALP-46. It also marks the return of the ACS-64 from Amtrak, last saw in Boston Sprinter, and the return of the Amfleet Cab Car.