This guide has been designed to help players get the most out of the Northeast Corridor: Boston - Providence Route Add-On. Below you will find information about the content available for this route, including links to community videos. Each of our video links demonstrate what a successful run may look like and can be used to help players having difficulty with a particular scenario. 


Product Links

Locomotives

  • ACS-64 V AMTK
  • F40PH-3C MBTA
  • CTC-3 Cab Car

Training

Rail Journeys

City Sprinter Chapters: 

  • Pride and Providence
  • Rock the Cabcah
  • The 64 Bit
  • Right Amtrak
  • Nor'easter

Motivated Power Chapters (HSP46 Add-On):

  • Good Train Driving
  • The Departing
  • Boston Expert

Acceleration and Excellance (Acela Add-on):

  • Expressive
  • High Speed
  • Neither Snow, No Rain
  • After Dark

Scenarios

Common Issues

Why doesn't my train move?

  • Make sure that train has been set up accordingly to the training module available at To The Trains > Choose a Route > Boston Sprinter > Training Modules.

How do I recover from an emergency stop?

  • ACS-64 - Move the automatic brake handle to release and wait for the brake pressure to equalise.
  • CTC-3 - Move the Throttle back to idle, Automatic Brake to Release and Reverser to Key Out. Wait for the brake pressure to equalise, then you can put the Reverser back to Forward and apply power.
  • F40PH-3C - Refer to the information in the US Freight Locomotives Gameplay Guide (Resetting the Loco).

How do I know what the signal mean?

  • There is a helpful video guide which will explain signalling along the Boston - Providence line here.

How do I use ATCS and ACSES?

  • There is a helpful community video explaining how to use ATCS and ACSES here.

Media

TSW Add-On Database

Please visit the Train Sim World Add-On Database for further details on this add-on, including:

  • Game Mode & Feature Support
  • Additional Layers
  • Platform Differences
  • Gen 8 Compatibility