Like Microsoft Flight Simulator, Train Simulator 2 is going to be “as real as it gets.” Our users expect more than a realistic simulation of equipment operation. They expect an immersive experience in a realistic world, including accurately modeled landscape and infrastructure that puts them in the scene.

For Train Simulator 2 we’re re-creating real-world routes with high accuracy, down to the small details that those who know the route expect to see.

These 3D renders, along with photos of the real objects, show the attention we’re lavishing on the things you’ll see when you run a train along the Horseshoe Curve route from Altoona to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Take a look!

Alto Tower in Altoona

Portage Station Inn

The stone shed on Horseshoe Curve

Cresson Station Inn

Gallitzin Tunnel Inn

We’re confident that Train Simulator 2 users all over the world will be tempted to just look out the windows of the locomotive cab when they should be thinking about running their train safely and on-schedule. That’s why we’re including a Railfan view in the simulation.

The same impressive level of detail will make our other American and European routes equally tempting for serious simmers and railfans alike.