| Program news
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| Microsoft site for Train Simulator news, info, and links.
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| News and discussion
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| The place for discussing MS Train Simulator. The forum has a variety of sections each covering a different aspect of MSTS. This site also has a wealth of downloadable trains, cars, routes, objects, and tutorials.
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| Multi-lingual source for MSTS, Trainz, BVE add-ons, news, and guides.
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| By Bernie Halpin - Source for news and tuutorials.
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| Online magazine
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| VirtualRailroader eMagazine |
Al Barten's bi-monthly magazine celebrates small computer railroading; covers all train sims. |
| V-Scaler column |
Al Barten's column intended for newcomers to train simulation and those who are wonderng what it's all about. |
| Train Simulation Craftsman magazine and blog |
Brian Eckard has regular coverage of MSTS, Trainz, and BVE, as well as other train/railway simulation software. |
| Add-ons
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| Extensive file library of freeware trains, cars, routes, and tutorials. North American prototypes dominate. Also the place for discussing MS Train Simulator. The forum has a variety of sections, each covering a different aspect of MSTS.
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| Major source for add-ons and guides. UK and European prototypes dominate.
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| Multi-lingual source for MSTS, Trainz, BVE add-ons, news, and guides.
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| By Paul Gausden. A source for UK add-ons with a GWR leaning.
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| NALW - a group dedicated to bringing us great North American locomotives.
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| 3D Train Stuff - Commercial venture, home of the Cajon Pass Route.
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| By Rich Garber - Home for some great routes, including East Metro, Ohio River & Western, and West Virginia & Ohio. Rich as written the Actiivity Tutorial published by Abacus and a DEM (Digital Elevation Modeling) tutorial, available for a nominal price at his site.
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| Mad Mike's home page by Mike Barthels. Mike has created some great locomotives and is already working on the next level of detail, for those of you with state-of-the-art systems.
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| Treno Mania - Italian source for MSTS add-ons, news, and forum.
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| trainsimworld.de - German source for MSTS add-ons and news.
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| 3dtrains - Payware and freeware add-ons for MSTS and Trainz.
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| Tools
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| A consist builder by Carlos Gomes and Joe Smith. I find this tool indispensable.
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| Demex - terrain creation tool for Microsoft Train Simulator. Enables terrain creation from freely available DEM (Digital Elevation Model) data.
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| Microdem - A microcomputer mapping program written by Professor Peter Guth of the Oceanography Department, U.S. Naval Academy.
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| Irfanview is a must-have program for working with images. It lets you capture (as in screen capture) without clipboard limits; view, resize, and rotate images; add text/copyright information; change file format, single or batch; enhance images (light/dark, contrast, color balance, red eye controls); create negative images; create artsy images (oil paint, 3D, etc.); create slide shows; acquire images (as in scanning); create panoramas; email images; and more
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| Help and useful information
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| By Yuri J Sos - Features MSTS information and tutorials.
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| Obo's MSTS Locomotive catalog. Lists and provides summary data for locos from around the world. Organized by country and by type.
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| By Bernie Halpin - Source for news and tuutorials.
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| Sue Chastain's Myths and Facts about JPG. This is valuable information.
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| Startkabel - Dutch source for worldwide MSTS links.
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| By Judd Spittler - Covers rail photography and screenshot techniques.
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| Prototype information
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| NYC Subway org - Great source for NY subway information. Includes info covering lines around the world.
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| NYC subways - This site is loaded with interesting information, photos, news, and resources.
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| By Al Barten - Source for railroad history. Includes NYC 1904 S-motors and New England trolleys.
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