<s>
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
(	O
originally	O
RailWorks	B-Language
and	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
)	O
is	O
a	O
train	B-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dovetail	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Rail	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
on	O
12	O
June	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
stores	O
on	O
3	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
Steamworks	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
it	O
uses	O
and	O
requires	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
activate	O
and	O
to	O
deliver	O
core	O
game	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
deliver	O
additional	O
routes	O
and	O
locomotives	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
several	O
updates	O
since	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
major	O
new	O
versions	O
RailWorks	B-Language
2	I-Language
:	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
,	O
RailWorks	B-Language
3	I-Language
:	I-Language
Train	I-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2012	I-Language
,	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2013	I-Language
,	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2014	I-Language
,	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2015	I-Language
,	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2016	I-Language
,	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2017	I-Language
,	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
2018	O
,	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
2019	O
,	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
2020	O
,	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
2021	O
and	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
2022	O
,	O
released	O
between	O
2010	O
and	O
2021	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
,	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
major	O
update	O
to	O
RailWorks	B-Language
was	O
RailWorks	B-Language
2	I-Language
:	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
,	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
18	O
October	O
2010	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
RailWorks	B-Language
2	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
earn	O
Steam	B-Application
Achievements	O
for	O
completing	O
scenarios	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
compete	O
and	O
compare	O
scores	O
online	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
Leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RailWorks	B-Language
2	I-Language
featured	O
the	O
same	O
routes	O
and	O
content	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
one	O
new	O
route	O
:	O
TestTraK	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Test	O
and	O
validation	O
centre	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
testing	O
facility	O
owned	O
by	O
Siemens	O
Mobility	O
used	O
for	O
technical	O
acceptance	O
tests	O
and	O
approvals	O
of	O
locomotives	O
and	O
rolling	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
RailWorks	B-Language
received	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
RailWorks	B-Language
2	I-Language
core	O
technology	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RailWorks	B-Language
3	I-Language
:	I-Language
Train	I-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2012	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
23	O
September	O
2011	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2012	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contained	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
improvements	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
action-oriented	O
loading	O
screens	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
TSX	O
game	O
engine	O
with	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
and	O
FXAA	B-Algorithm
support	O
and	O
many	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
(	O
including	O
extended	O
draw	O
distance	O
,	O
improved	O
lighting	O
and	O
shadows	O
,	O
enhanced	O
sky	O
and	O
water	O
effects	O
,	O
new	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
camera	O
focus	O
effect	O
and	O
particle	O
effects	O
,	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
package	O
contained	O
nine	O
routes	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
or	O
purchased	O
the	O
retail	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
,	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
Horseshoe	O
Curve	O
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
RailWorks	B-Language
2	I-Language
received	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
TS2012	O
core	O
technology	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2013	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
two	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
and	O
improvements	O
included	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
support	O
,	O
Relay	O
Play	O
mode	O
allowing	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
combine	O
efforts	O
to	O
complete	O
scenarios	O
(	O
removed	O
since	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2014	I-Language
)	O
,	O
new	O
menus	O
and	O
control	O
options	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
new	O
Quick	O
Drive	O
mode	O
)	O
,	O
updated	O
HUDs	O
,	O
improved	O
2D	O
task	O
map	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
community	O
download	O
center	O
using	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
share	O
and	O
download	O
free	O
user-created	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2012	I-Language
received	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
TS2013	O
core	O
technology	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2014	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
two	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Standard	O
Edition	O
on	O
7	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
feature	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
support	O
free	O
user-created	O
routes	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
scenarios	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
Marketplace	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
simpler	O
to	O
share	O
and	O
obtain	O
new	O
third-party	O
payware	B-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Edition	O
,	O
also	O
received	O
an	O
additional	O
seven-mile	O
(	O
11km	O
)	O
Sheerness	O
Branch	O
line	O
in	O
Kent	O
(	O
an	O
extension	O
to	O
the	O
London	O
–	O
Faversham	O
High	O
Speed	O
route	O
)	O
and	O
two	O
extra	O
locomotives	O
(	O
Class	O
466	O
and	O
SD70M	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2013	I-Language
received	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
TS2014	O
core	O
technology	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2015	I-Language
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
18	O
September	O
2014	O
as	O
a	O
Standard	O
Edition	O
and	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Edition	O
,	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Surfliner	O
:	O
LA	O
–	O
San	O
Diego	O
route	O
and	O
two	O
extra	O
locomotives	O
(	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Commuter	O
Rail	O
F59PH	O
and	O
San	O
Diego	O
Commuter	O
Rail	O
F59PHI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2014	I-Language
received	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
TS2015	O
core	O
technology	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2016	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
17	O
September	O
2015	O
as	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2016	I-Language
:	O
Steam	B-Application
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2017	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
16	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
2017	I-Language
,	O
called	O
Pioneers	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
players	O
until	O
7	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pioneers	O
Edition	O
included	O
two	O
bonuses	O
:	O
a	O
bonus	O
route	O
,	O
Semmeringbahn	O
:	O
Mürzzuschlag	O
to	O
Gloggnitz	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
beta	O
access	O
to	O
Train	B-Device
Sim	I-Device
World	I-Device
:	I-Device
CSX	I-Device
Heavy	I-Device
Haul	I-Device
,	O
an	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
made	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
access	O
to	O
Train	B-Device
Sim	I-Device
World	I-Device
:	I-Device
CSX	I-Device
Heavy	I-Device
Haul	I-Device
started	O
at	O
8	O
December	O
2016	O
at	O
around	O
6pm	O
GMT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
2018	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
23	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
16	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
2019	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
2020	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
comes	O
with	O
three	O
routes	O
:	O
Nuremberg	O
&	O
Regensburg	O
,	O
South	O
Western	O
Main	O
Line	O
:	O
Southampton	O
–	O
Bournemouth	O
and	O
Norfolk	O
Southern	O
N-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
2021	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
introduces	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
integration	O
,	O
letting	O
players	O
browse	O
and	O
download	O
Workshop	O
scenarios	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
exit	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
steam	B-Application
,	O
diesel	O
and	O
electric	O
traction	O
trains	O
;	O
keyboard	O
,	O
mouse	O
or	O
gamepad	O
control	O
of	O
throttles	O
,	O
brakes	O
and	O
switches	O
with	O
Simple	O
and	O
Expert	O
driving	O
models	O
for	O
varying	O
player	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
upload	O
and	O
download	O
additional	O
user-created	O
routes	O
and	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
route	O
editor	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
Digital	B-Application
Elevation	I-Application
Model	I-Application
data	O
(	O
DEM	O
)	O
to	O
shape	O
the	O
terrain	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
built	O
in	O
Google	O
Maps	O
overlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
add-ons	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
,	O
containing	O
routes	O
and	O
rolling	O
stock	O
units	O
for	O
Quick	O
Drive	O
use	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
scenarios	O
for	O
Standard	O
,	O
Career	O
and	O
Free	O
Roam	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Add-ons	O
directly	O
created	O
by	O
Dovetail	O
Games	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
infamous	O
for	O
the	O
sheer	O
amount	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
costing	O
over	O
$	O
10,000	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
the	O
freely	O
available	O
editing	O
suite	O
,	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
has	O
quite	O
a	O
large	O
third-party	O
creator	O
community	O
which	O
has	O
increased	O
in	O
influence	O
and	O
popularity	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
couple	O
of	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
there	O
being	O
many	O
third	B-General_Concept
party	I-General_Concept
add-on	I-General_Concept
developers	O
for	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
,	O
that	O
produce	O
both	O
paid	O
and	O
free	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
third	O
party	O
content	O
is	O
mostly	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
authors	O
 '	O
own	O
websites	O
or	O
the	O
various	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
mod	O
hubs	O
,	O
payware	B-Application
third	O
party	O
content	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
published	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
Dovetail	O
Games	O
 '	O
Partner	O
Programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
established	O
third	O
party	O
payware	B-Application
creators	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
content	O
:	O
Alan	O
Thomson	O
Simulation	O
,	O
Armstrong	O
Powerhouse	O
,	O
Bossman	O
Games	O
,	O
Caledonia	O
works	O
,	O
Digital	O
Traction	O
,	O
Just	O
Trains	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
Sounds	O
Supreme	O
,	O
Victory	O
Works	O
,	O
Major	O
Wales	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German/Austrian	O
content	O
:	O
3DZug	O
,	O
Aerosoft	O
,	O
Railworks	B-Language
Austria	O
,	O
RSSLO	O
,	O
The	O
Forge	O
,	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Sim	I-General_Concept
Germany	O
,	O
virtualRailroads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Significant	O
third-party	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
Train	B-General_Concept
Sim	I-General_Concept
mod	O
hubs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
RailWorks	B-Language
a	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
good	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
bring	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
new	O
stuff	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
and	O
graphically	O
"	O
lacks	O
the	O
high-end	O
flair	O
of	O
today	O
's	O
top-level	O
titles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
RailWorks	B-Language
2	I-Language
had	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2010	O
by	O
readers	O
of	O
Game	O
Industry	O
News	O
(	O
GiN	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
