Railway enthusiasts???

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Re: Railway enthusiasts???

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I thought so... :)
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Re: Railway enthusiasts???

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in transport tycoon i put a railway on the road my rivel is using and let a train run over his buses...
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Not derailments!! :face:

Anyway, I went out last night to take some photos. I have yet to upload them but here are a few I've taken from around town:

Safetran "Darth Vader" LED signals in Downtown Kalamazoo:
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Tail end of Amtrak 353, the "Wolverine":
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Enjoy!
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For anyone who is in the Midwest (Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa) and California, Amtrak, in partner with your state DOTs, have ordered 35 of these:

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They are to replace Amtrak's current P42DC locomotives, which are 20 or so years old. Delivery begins in 2017.
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I've played a bit of transport tycoon in the past.

Has anyone ever tried simutrans.

http://www.simutrans.com/en/

It's a bit more difficult than transport tycoon.
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I'll have to try that game.
I played ALOT of Transport Tycoon...
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