Simviation Forum - FSX and Trains

Aug 26^th, 2012 at 8:56am

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Good morning all...

Well the old girl is getting ready to go and get saved again... Grin

She is so bad through the week that she goes every Sunday to get saved... Tongue

Not me, I am a perfect, wonderful gentleman who goes three time a year and stays for the treats after the sermon... Shocked

Now I started working on my third part to my flying camping trip this morning and the old grey matter started to roll around.

With the below installed:
-Ground Environment X...USA CANADA ALASKA
-Ultimate Terrain X...CANADA
-REX2...Essential
-ORBX Scenery...Pacific Fjords
...Pacific Northwest
-FSX & Acceleration

I see all kinds of cars, trucks, buses and boats but never ever a train of any kind.
I see the rail road tracks okay.

Was just wondering if trains do show up in FSX.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #1 - Aug 27^th, 2012 at 12:26am

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Funny, I never gave this a thought. I don't believe that there's trains anywhere in the FSX world that are actually moving, though that would be cool.

jime

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Reply #2 - Aug 27^th, 2012 at 5:53am

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Flying Trucker wrote on Aug 26^th, 2012 at 8:56am:

Good morning all...

Well the old girl is getting ready to go and get saved again... Grin

She is so bad through the week that she goes every Sunday to get saved... Tongue

Not me, I am a perfect, wonderful gentleman who goes three time a year and stays for the treats after the sermon... Shocked

Now I started working on my third part to my flying camping trip this morning and the old grey matter started to roll around.

With the below installed:
-Ground Environment X...USA CANADA ALASKA
-Ultimate Terrain X...CANADA
-REX2...Essential
-ORBX Scenery...Pacific Fjords
...Pacific Northwest
-FSX & Acceleration

I see all kinds of cars, trucks, buses and boats but never ever a train of any kind.
I see the rail road tracks okay.

Was just wondering if trains do show up in FSX.

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Apparently, so I hear, some of we Heathens pray to groups of standing stones, waiting for the Sun to shine through them, at certain times of the year, when its not raining...
Me?....I still go shopping...

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Trainz?

I have "Ultimate Terrain USA and Canada FS 2004" with its realistic/accurate track layout, (as well as the roads), and a few Locos on the line would certainly brighten the scenery up a bit!
..and some Union Pacific Twin Horns would sound very nice!

Paul....Shopping... Wink

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Reply #3 - Aug 27^th, 2012 at 9:58am

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Thanks jime...hope the next Flight Simulator Game adds trains for a little more realism... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #4 - Aug 27^th, 2012 at 10:06am

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Good morning Paul...

As I mentioned to jime in the above post it would be nice to see some trains moving in the next Microsoft Flight Simulator Game.

I am wondering, if we see buses and large trucks moving on the highways how hard would it be for someone to add a couple of moving trains in FSX.

The Scenery "tracks" are already there so could a program be made to add a few trains without a great deal of problems for FSX.

Not a computer person by any means but would it not be the same as developing an aircraft or boat for FSX?

Just a thought on my part Paul.... Wink

« Last Edit: Aug 27^th, 2012 at 7:11pm by Flying Trucker »

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #5 - Aug 27^th, 2012 at 12:46pm

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It can be done Cool

OrbX's Monroe Firstair (W16) has an animated train in it...........and stock cars that race around the oval track Cool

http://www.flightsimstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=2105

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Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #6 - Aug 27^th, 2012 at 7:15pm

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Thanks Chuck...just had a look at the Link...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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