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High Iron Simulations
309 projects across 1 game, 944.2k downloads in total.
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- Transcontinental Hotshot! [GWD028]You are the engineer of one of the hottest intermodal trains in the US - a jointly-operated Norfolk Southern-BNSF transcontinental trailer train which runs between Croxton NJ and Los Angeles. On NS, it is train symbol 21E and you are ready to depart Altoona for the run over the Alleghenies to Joh...3.2k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Bedford Junction BranchThe Bedford Junction Branch is a 30-mile Train Simulator route created by High Iron Simulations to represent a typical U. S. Midwestern railroad line as might be found in southern Indiana or southern Illinois. It re-creates a rural region that features granger, industrial, quarry, and coal elemen...3.2k downloadsupdated 7 y ago
- Caltrain Baby Bullet 332 [GWD350]Caltrain Train 332 is a mid-morning southbound "Baby Bullet" express commuter train operating between San Francisco and San Jose with six intermediate stops en route. On a pleasant summer morning, you are the engineer of Train 332, ready to depart San Francisco with a typical Baby Bullet consist...3.2k downloadsupdated 10 y ago
- Donner Detour, Pt. 2 [GWD039]This scenario is for the upgraded Donner Pass and is a continuation of "Donner Detour." You are the engineer of a Western Pacific grain train detouring westbound over Donner Pass. Having reached Truckee, you are in the siding to allow a priority SP autorack train to run ahead. You will be climbin...3.2k downloadsupdated 14 y ago
- Metrolink Train 688 [GWD218]Among the first of Metrolink's commuter trains in the afternoon outbound rush is Train 688, which operates from Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal to Laguna Niguel with eight intermediate stops en route. On a typically beautiful Southern California summer afternoon, you are the engineer of Trai...3.2k downloadsupdated 12 y ago
- Fly ash to Blacksville, Pt 1 [GWD201]While the ex-Monongahela lines are, foremost, about coal hauling, other traffic does move over the route from time-to-time. An example is trains of fly ash that are transported from the Pittsburgh area for dumping at the closed Blacksville Mine #1 on the Waynesburg Southern. You are the engineer...3.1k downloadsupdated 12 y ago
- GN Empire Builder, Pt. 2 [GWD116]This is the second of a three-part scenario in which, as engineer of Great Northern's westbound Empire Builder (Train 31), you will travel the full distance of the Marias Pass route. These scenario are based upon the actual 1957 schedule of the Empire Builder, which departs Shelby at 2:30 pm and...3.1k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Amtrak Train 7 [GWD077]You are the engineer of Amtrak Train 7 - the westbound Empire Builder - on a snowy winter eve in the mid-1980s. You are making the train's station stop at Shelby, MT and will be soon be headed west for stops at Cut Bank and Browning. This scenario is based on the actual timetable of Train 7 and f...3.1k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- PFE Second Section [GWD063]It is autumn 1955 and eastbound perishables traffic out of California is heavy - so much so that this morning's Pacific Fruit Express eastbound is running in two sections. You are the engineer of the second section, closely following the preceding section up Donner's west slope. You've stopped fo...3.1k downloadsupdated 14 y ago
- GN Empire Builder, Pt. 3 [GWD117]This is the third of a three-part scenario in which, as engineer of Great Northern's westbound Empire Builder (Train 31), you will travel the full distance of the Marias Pass route. These scenario are based upon the actual 1957 schedule of the Empire Builder, which departs Shelby at 2:30 pm and a...3.1k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- BNSF Train Q-PVDVJ [GWD274]As a condition of the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger in 1996, the BNSF was granted trackage rights over the ex-D&RGW. In Provo, BNSF trains utilize the Utah Railway's yard, and on a summer evening, you are the engineer of BNSF Train Q-PVDVJ (Provo-Denver), ready to begin your eastbound jou...3.1k downloadsupdated 11 y ago
- D&RGW Tintic Local [GWD273]The Rio Grande's Tintic Branch extended 52 miles from Springville (Provo) to Spanish Fork and Eureka, Utah. You are the engineer of the Tintic Local returning to Provo and you have been held out of town for congestion on the main line. But you'll momentarily be on the move again, with lineside sw...3.1k downloadsupdated 11 y ago
- UP Pleasant Valley Coal [GWD270]On the east slope of Soldier Summit, the ex-D&RGW Pleasant Valley Branch remained a major source of coal tonnage into the Union Pacific era. You are the engineer of UP coal train SNIPC coming off the branch at Colton with tonnage from Skyline Mine, bound for Provo and, eventually, the Intermounta...3.1k downloadsupdated 11 y ago
- Coaster Saturday Service [GWD135]You are the engineer of Coaster Train 681, the first northbound run from San Diego on Saturday mornings. Your scheduled departure time from San Diego Santa Fe station is 9:48 am, and you have a consist of EMD F59PHI 3002 and six Bombardier-built bi-level coaches. You'll be making the 41-mile run...3.1k downloadsupdated 12 y ago
- Mojave Ballast Haul [GWD103]You are the engineer of a pair of BNSF GP38-2s and a work train bringing a supply of track ballast down from Mojave and bound for Victorville Yard. You'll momentarily be swinging off the Mojave (Tehachapi) line and heading west from Barstow. The dispatcher is going to slot you in right behind a h...3.1k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Morning Switch Job [GWD086]You are the engineer of a Union Pacific morning switch job equipped with an EMD SW1500 at Cheyenne. Your main task will be setting out and picking up a number of freight cars at the large refinery and industrial complex east of town, then making a run to Cheyenne Yard, and finally taking your SW1...3.0k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Wasatch Changing Times [GWD313]In 1989, change was upon the Wasatch. Rio Grande and Southern Pacific were becoming one railroad, and it was a regular occurance to see both D&RGW and SP power on Soldier Summit. And even though Union Pacific's acquisition of the SP was years away, it was also common to see UP power - and in part...3.0k downloadsupdated 11 y ago
- Roberts Bank Empties, Pt. 4 [GWD144]This is the fourth and final installment of a multi-part scenario featuring the run of BNSF empties bound from the Roberts Bank Superport back toward the Wyoming coal fields. In the prior installments, you made your way from Everett across the heart of Stevens Pass to Winton. You are now ready fo...3.0k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- SP Heritage [GWD121]In 1996, Southern Pacific merged with Union Pacific and Donner Pass is today a vital UP line, but nonetheless in this scenario SP traditions remain alive and well as UP's Southern Pacific heritage fleet SD70ACe 1996 leads a train of California produce on the climb of Donner's demanding west slope...3.0k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Once a Rival [GWD124]Western Pacific was a long-time rival of the Southern Pacific, with WP's Feather River Canyon route in competition with SP's Donner Pass line. But in the mega-merger era of 1980s and 1990s, both WP and SP would become part of giant Union Pacific. You are the engineer of an eastbound Union Pacific...2.9k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Local to Moscow [GWD166]The Moscow, Camden & San Augustine (MC&SA) is a superb 7-mile short line created by Great Northerner and now available free at Steam Workshop. In this scenario, the MC&SA has acquired a pair of second-hand Rock Island EMD GP9s for power and you are the engineer of a run from Camden to Moscow, Tex...2.9k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Piggyback Pioneer, V2 [GWD062]The Pennsylvania was a pioneer among US railroads in the operation of piggyback (trailer on flatcar) trains, introducing New York-Chicago and New York-St. Louis services in the early 1950s. You are the engineer of a high-priority westbound piggypack - TrucTrain as PRR called them - about to depar...2.9k downloadsupdated 14 y ago
- Cajon Screaming Eagle [GWD120]On a hazy, hot summer morning, you are the engineer of Union Pacific SD70ACe 1982, UP's heritage fleet unit honoring the Missouri Pacific Railroad, about to lead a priority eastbound stack train out of San Berdardino Yard and over Cajon Pass. Like Missouri Pacific's own latter-day diesels, UP 198...2.9k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Mountain MACS, Pt. 2 [GWD147]This is the second installment of a two-part scenario in which you are the engineer of a loaded BNSF grain train making its westbound journey up the east slope of Stevens Pass. You are stopped at Leavenworth to meet priority intermodal SSECHC, then you will continue westward. Your power is a trio...2.9k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Black Like Coal [GWD052]Penn Central was formed in 1968 by the merger of two legendary railroads, the Pennsylvania and New York Central, and from that time until PC was itself folded into Conrail, Penn Central's black diesels were the standard on Horseshoe Curve. Norfolk Southern Heritage Fleet SD70 1073 honors the Penn...2.9k downloadsupdated 14 y ago
- Summer of 2018 [GWD405]In the Summer of 2018, major track rehabilitation at New York Penn Station resulted in Amtrak shifting its Hudson Line trains to Grand Central Terminal. You are the engineer of Amtrak "Empire Service" Train 233, ready for your departure from Grand Central. As was typical during this period, your...2.8k downloadsupdated 8 y ago
- Bailey Bituminous [GWD201]You are the engineer of Norfolk Southern Train N21, a Shire Oaks (Pa.) - Bailey Mine turn that has completed coal loading and is ready to depart Bailey Mine via the Manor Branch. You have a pair of NS GE ES44ACs on the point and another pair of GEVOs as helpers on the rear to power your 125-car,...2.8k downloadsupdated 12 y ago
- Black Widows on Donner [GWD061]In the summer of 1957, diesels wearing Southern Pacific's famous "Black Widow" livery have largely taken over Donner Pass, although some steam power remains in service. You are the engineer of a quartet of SP Black Widow EMD GP9s about to depart westbound from Sparks Yard bound for Truckee with a...2.8k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Centipede Mail Train [GWD002]The Pennsylvania, like many US railroads, ran dedicated mail and express trains, often with a rider coach attached for the occasional passenger. You're the engineer of a lengthy PRR westbound mail train, about to depart Altoona and cross the Alleghenies to Johnstown, with stops to pick up mail an...2.8k downloadsupdated 14 y ago
- Bonnie River Logger [GWD192}You are the engineer of a Majestic Falls Railroad local working the Bonnie River and Wickery Hill branches. Your northbound trip is completed and you are at Williamson Junction, ready to head back south and forward loads from Williamson and Dunham Lake as you proceed to Boleyn Junction. Your powe...2.8k downloadsupdated 12 y ago
- New York-Bound Meteor [GWD236]Amtrak's Silver Meteor travels nearly 1,400 miles on its journey between Miami and New York City. On a snowy December morning, you are the engineer of Train 98 - the northbound Silver Meteor - on the final leg of its long journey to New York. Trains such as the Meteor are limited to a maximum of...2.7k downloadsupdated 12 y ago
- CSX Pompano Local [GWD237]CSX Local O-717, the "Pompano Switch Job," has been working in the Fort Lauderdale area during the afternoon and is now ready to deliver stone loads and covered hoppers to the aggregates distribution center on the Cypress Creek spur. Normal power for the O-717 is a four-axle road-switcher, but to...2.7k downloadsupdated 12 y ago
- Conkelly Local [GWD097]You are the engineer of a BNSF Hi-Line local freight stopped at Conkelly to work the large Columbia Falls Aluminum plant. Once you're done at Conkelly, you will be continuing eastbound up the west slope of Marias Pass toward Belton (West Glacier). Your power is a pair of BNSF EMD GP38-2s. Duratio...2.7k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Corridor Auto Parts [GWD099]You are the engineer of a Norfolk Southern auto parts train bound for the General Motors assembly plant near Linden, NJ. You are stopped on Track 2 of the Northeast Corridor near Bristol, PA, awaiting an Amtrak northbound to cross-over ahead of you, then you'll be proceeding north. You have a hea...2.7k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Climb from Albert Canyon [GWD165]You are the engineer of Canadian Pacific Railway Train 202, an eastbound manifest freight making the climb of the west slope of Rogers Pass. A stop at Albert Canyon Siding has been necessary to set-out a bad order covered hopper, and you are now ready to continue the ascent to the Mountain Subdiv...2.6k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Alaska Freight 125N, Pt. 2 [GWD360]Alaska Railroad freight 125N operates from Whittier to Anchorage, forwarding container and railcar freight from the car barges at Whittier to Anchorage. You are the engineer of 125N, which is equipped with a pair of ARR EMD SD70MACs, and in Part 1 of this multi-part scenario you proceeded from th...2.6k downloadsupdated 9 y ago
- Donner, July 4th [GWD106]It is the 4th of July 1997, less than a year after the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger. You are the engineer of an eastbound stack train climbing toward Norden and the summit of Donner Pass. On the point you have UP SD40-2 3300 in a livery very fitting for the US holiday. You have been stop...2.6k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Navy Steel [GWD184]You are a BNSF engineer called for duty at La Mirada Yard near Fullerton, Calif., on the Pacific Surfliner route. With a trio of BNSF Electro-Motive GP38-2s as power, you will be taking a coil steel train south, bound for the U. S. Naval shipyards at San Diego. You'll need to assemble your train...2.6k downloadsupdated 12 y ago
- Roseville Racks [GWD162]It's 1997, shortly after the merger of the Southern Pacific into Union Pacific, and you are the engineer of a UP freight lugging auto racks eastbound. Your diesel lash-up is a mix of UP and SP power, with a Union Pacific SD60M on the point. You'll soon be departing Roseville, California, and clim...2.6k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Metra Train 1279 [GWD288]Metra Train 1279 is an evening rush-hour express that departs Chicago Union Station at 5:49 pm, then hustles nonstop to Downers Grove. Following additional station stops at Belmont and Lisle, it then proceeds to the Aurora Transportation Center. On a summer evening, you are the engineer of Train...2.6k downloadsupdated 11 y ago
- GN Western Fruit Express, Pt. 2 [GWD110]You are the engineer of a Great Northern Western Fruit Express forwarding perishables from the Pacific Northwest to eastern markets. You have a long string of loaded refrigerator cars and an A-B-B-A set of GN F7s as power. It's dawn on a Spring morning in 1955 and in this second installment of th...2.5k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Sweetgrass Grain [GWD079]You are the engineer of a Shelby-based local just returning with a string of loaded grain hoppers off the Sweetgrass Subdivision. First you'll drop these loads in the yard at Shelby, then pull together several cuts of empty covered hoppers and make a run to Cut Bank. Your power is a pair of Burli...2.5k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Big Jack Returns [GWD156]In 1984, after a period of storage, much of Union Pacific's fleet of "Centennial" diesels - the massive, 6,600-horsepower Electro-Motive DDA40X - returned to mainline service for one last grand finale. You are the engineer of a westbound priority piggyback ready to depart Cheyenne and climb Sherm...2.5k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- BNSF M-BRCGAL [GWD290]BNSF Train M-BRCGAL is a manifest freight that operates from the Belt Railway of Chicago's massive Clearing Yard to BNSF's classification yard at Galesburg, Illinois. On a snowy winter afternoon, you are the engineer of M-BRCGAL, ready to come off the interchange with the BRC near Cicero and head...2.5k downloadsupdated 11 y ago
- Amtrak Empire Builder, 1982 [GWD137]It is the summer of 1982 and Amtrak's Empire Builder is EMD F40PH powered and Superliner equipped. You are the engineer of Amtrak Train 7 - the westbound Empire Builder - making an on-time station stop at Wenatchee at 4:25 am. You'll soon be headed into the heart of Burlington Northern's Stevens...2.5k downloadsupdated 13 y ago
- Ballast Service [GWD013]It is the summer maintenance-of-way season and Union Pacific is hauling ballast trains out of the Granite Quarry. So much infact that UP has pulled a couple veteran SD45s out of storage and leased a group of NS ballast cars to handle the volume. You are the engineer of the SD45s and after some sw...2.5k downloadsupdated 14 y ago
- Alaska Freight 125N, Pt. 3 [GWD361]Alaska Railroad freight 125N operates from Whittier to Anchorage, forwarding container and railcar freight from the car barges at Whittier to Anchorage. You are the engineer of 125N, which is equipped with a pair of ARR EMD SD70MACs, and in Part 2 of this three-part scenario you proceeded from Wh...2.5k downloadsupdated 9 y ago
- Triclops Grain Haul [GWD217]You are a Union Pacific engineer, ready to depart Cheyenne (Wyoming) Yard with a heavy westbound unit grain train. You will be routed west via UP's low-gradient Track 3, but it will nonetheless take considerable horsepower to climb the east slope of the Sherman Hill line. For power, you have a tr...2.5k downloadsupdated 12 y ago