In 2002, Microsoft Train Simulator released the Washington DC to Philadelphia route, making the first appearance of the Northeast Corridor in train simulator. Fast forward 22 years later to 2024, and its successor, Railworks Train Simulator Classic by Dovetail Games and Kuju, now features all 457 miles of the NEC via the following routes:
New Haven to Boston (cActUsjuiCe and Co.)
New York to New Haven (DoveTail Games)
New York to Philadelphia (DoveTail Games)
Washington to Philadelphia (Evan Powers and his team)
Washington to Baltimore (DoveTail Games with help from cActUsjuiCe)
For the first time it is no longer necessary to drop into OpenRails like my first all-NEC video 7 years ago, thanks to Evan Powers and everyone else that worked to eliminate this final gap- THANK YOU!
Station Times
Setting up the Train: (0:00)
Boston MA to Back Bay MA: (5:23)
Back Bay MA to Route 128 MA: (10:42)
Route 128 MA to Providence RI: (20:32)
Providence RI to New Haven CT: (43:27)
New Haven CT to New York City NY: (2:12:12)
New York City NY to Newark NJ: (3:35:17)
Newark NJ to Philadelphia PA: (3:49:09)
Philadelphia PA to Wilmington DE: (4:44:36)
Wilmington DE to Baltimore MD: (5:02:52)
Baltimore MD to BWI Airport MD: (5:45:13)
BWI Airport MD to Washington DC: (5:57:33)
I drive the Acela Express, Service 2159 originating from Boston South Station and stopping at Boston Back Bay MA, Route 128 MA, Providence RI, New Haven CT, New York City NY, Newark NJ, Philadelphia PA, Wilmington DE, Baltimore MD, BWI Airport MD, and Washington DC Union Station. In total, traversing 457 miles in 6 hours 15 minutes, 8 US states and the District of Columbia. This is still the fastest train service in the Western Hemisphere, operating up to 150MPH or 240km/hr.
Railworks Train Simulator Classic was created by Dovetail Games and Kuju.
New York to New Haven, Northeast Corridor: New York to Philadelphia, NEC: Washington to Baltimore, and Acela Express by Dovetail Games and Kuju.
The Acela has the FanRailer Sound and Physics mod installed.
The Open NEC ACSES/signaling mod is also installed, by YoRyan and the OpenNEC team.
NEC: Washington to Philadelphia by Evan Powers and his team.
The New Haven to Boston Route was created by cActUsjuiCe and his team. Thank you to all for completing digitization of the Northeast Corridor!
Recorded with ShadowPlay. Produced with CyberLink PowerDirector 15.