Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019

Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019 lets you drive trains, manage a railroad with dozens of AI drivers or build and edit routes. You can choose simple or realistic train controls, issue commands to AI drivers and switch between Simple, Realistic and AI Command modes. The World Edition includes 6 routes, over 40 interactive sessions, more than 130 drivable locomotives, over 500 rolling stock items and over 17,000 items in total.

Routes and sessions

The six included routes are Kickstarter County 2, Canadian Rockies - Golden, BC, Sebino Lake, Italy, Niddertalbahn - TRS19, Cornish Mainline & Branches - TRS19 and Edinburgh - Dundee. One route is installed initially; the other five are available to download in-game. The initial installation also includes 10 tutorials and a Content Sample map.

The routes are editable and include interactive sessions. Kickstarter County 2 has 4 new sessions, new industries and an expanded world. Canadian Rockies - Golden, BC covers a 2000 km sq prototypical Rocky Mountains route and includes 4 new sessions, high-resolution trains and passenger cars. Sebino Lake, Italy is a rural Italian route with 6 sessions and the Orient Express train. Niddertalbahn - TRS19 is a single-track branch line in Wetterau and Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, with 4 new sessions. Cornish Mainline & Branches - TRS19 runs between Truro and Penzance, with branches to Falmouth, Helston, Hayle Wharves and St Ives, and includes 8 sessions. Edinburgh - Dundee is set in 1976 and features the Forth and Tay rail bridges, Rosyth Navy Dock, gradients and speed restrictions.

Drive and manage trains

You can drive more than 130 locomotives, use the Track Navigation Profile to help with driving accuracy and change control modes while driving. The Driver Control Center lets you manage dozens of AI drivers, and you can edit their commands in real time.

Build and edit routes

You can create routes or edit the included routes and sessions. Tools let you customise terrain and ground textures, add or replace track and trackside objects, and adjust scenery density. NVIDIA Turf Effects supports large-scale ground cover, including animated cover that moves in the wind; customisable ground clutter adds detailed objects, and the Bulk-Replace tool can update existing routes. Seasonal support is included for procedural track.

Content and visuals

The game includes updated graphics, smoother performance, improved stability and new tools, as well as support for existing Trainz content. Physically-Based Rendering simulates lighting in real time, while Parallax Mapping uses textured heightmaps and Detail Maps add surface detail. Environment Lighting provides control over direct, indirect and High Dynamic Range lighting.

My Collection displays installed locomotives and rolling stock. You can search routes, sessions and rolling stock, filter by content type, source or region, and mark favorites. The in-game Trainz Download Station offers additional free content; almost 500,000 items are available to choose from. The game also includes picklists, in-game help, FBX mesh support and PBR materials.