Mods / Interurban

• IIllinois Railway Museumby 76561198831465954The Illinois Railway Museum was founded in 1953 by ten men who each contributed $100 to purchase Indiana Railroad 65, an interurban car that had just been retired and was in imminent danger of being scrapped. The museum’s origins, however, actually go back further. In 1907 the Elgin & Belvidere E...7.6k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• TThe Key System (Update 3: Streetcars and Streamliners)by SRFanBackground Originally opened in 1903 by Francis "Borax" Smith, the Key System was an electric interurban railway that connected the cities of the east bay to the bustling city of San Francisco. While originally relying on a fleet of ferries to transport passengers across the bay, the opening of t...3.7k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• TThe Pitby KingNathantheIIIThank you Gauge for awarding this layout with 2nd place in the Compact Comp! This layout was a blast to build and I'm glad to see it paid off. Packed with industry, grime, and implied asbestos, this 1930s cityscape provides ample switching opportunities and plenty of nooks to explore in miniature...2.9k downloadsupdated 18 mo ago
• RRL30 Steeplecabby KingNathantheIIIThis narrow gauge interurban steeplecab is modeled in RL30 scale, meaning it runs on 30in gauge at the default Rolling Line scale. As such, this is compatible with anything that runs on the in-game checkrails. This locomotive is loosely inspired by the real, homebrewed steeplecabs of Pacific Coas...2.5k downloadsupdated 18 mo ago
• PP&LCE: Oro to Sur - 2.1.1by KingNathantheIIIMy award winning entry for July 2022's Trackwork Comp; thank you Gauge! The full room layout features the fictional, narrow gauge interurban, the Palisades and Lost Coast Electric Railway, riding along the tops of the sheer cliffs of California's Central Coast. The modeled section between flag st...2.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• RRL30 2-Axle Interurban Carby KingNathantheIIIThis narrow gauge electric interurban car is modeled in RL30 scale, meaning it runs on 30in gauge at the default Rolling Line scale. As such, this is compatible with anything that runs on the in-game checkrails. This little thing is loosely inspired by the Paul Moore "Little Scoots" model train d...2.0k downloadsupdated 9 mo ago
• RRL30 Interurban Boxcabsby KingNathantheIIIThis small, boxcab electric is heavily inspired by some drawings I found years ago from On30 electric modeler, Junior Yamachi. From what I could tell, these drawings were in-turn inspired by Baldwin & Westinghouse's 49-ton boxcab, operated by a few west coast interurban lines such as the Spokane...2.0k downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
• KKey System Freight Packby SRFanWhile the transbay services of the Key System may be more fondly remembered, they also operated moderate freight service to on-line industries as well as the Port of Oakland. Included in this pack are the two mainstays of Key freight service; Steeplecab #1001 and 2-6-2 #4. #1001 was a homebuilt d...1.8k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• WWest Coast Steel Interurban Packby SRFanOriginally built for the Southern Pacific as a replacement for steam powered commuter services in the East Bay, these interurbans represent a design that became very popular with several railways up and down the West Coast. The Northwestern Pacific Railway north of San Francisco ordered copies of...1.8k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• KKey System Bridge Units (NO PANTOGRAPH SUPPORT, SEE DESCRIPTION)by SRFanAttention, a recent update has made these mods unable to be equipped with pantographs. Please subscribe to both this AND the required mod on the sidebar to get the version that can have them. Originally constructed in the late 1930s to provide service from Oakland to San Francisco across the newl...1.7k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• KKey System 500 Series Interurbansby SRFanOriginally constructed in 1902 for the Oakland Traction Co., the Key System's 500 series interurbans were originally designed for a high speed service from Oakland to San Jose. After construction on that line never moved passed the planning stage the 500s were pressed into local service in the ea...1.6k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• CCA&E Interurbansby SRFanOriginally founded at the turn of the century, the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railway was a high speed electric interurban stretching from the (at the time) rural towns of Elgin and Aurora all the way into downtown Chicago. Known colloquially as "The Great Third Rail" due to it's use of third rail...1.4k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• MMarket Street Railway "Dinky" Two-axle California Carby Corporal CrunchA small pack with the Market Street Railway's (MSRy) Dinky! Originally, a class of around a 100 of these cars were made for the Presido and Ferries Railway, and then later the United Railway, and finally the Market Street Railway! Since I only used color squares for the texture. If you want to ma...1.4k downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
• SSN Holman Combinesby SRFanBuilt by the Holman Car Company of San Francisco in 1912, the Holman Combines of were intended to bring modernized service to the Sacramento Northern's aging fleet of interurbans. The name "combine" came from the fact that these cars were equipped with both full passenger seating as well as a siz...1.4k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• NNorth Shore Interurbansby SRFanThe Chicago, North Shore, and Milwaukee was a high-speed interurban service operating between it's two namesake cities, Chicago and Milwaukee. It was one of the more well known interurbans in North America, due to it's ease of access in serving two major cities, as well as it's famously fast trac...1.3k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• KKeio Type Freelance Interurban Carby Corporal CrunchSmall semi-freelance Keio Electric Tramway type interurban/tram car used between the late 20s to early 60s. The two roof options are based on the 110/150 and 125/300 series cars. Controls: Horn key - AW-5 air horn L - Front Headlight L+1 - Rear Headlight L+2 - Front Tail Light L+3 - Rear Tail Lig...1.3k downloadsupdated 17 mo ago
• WWooden Interurban Car Packby Corporal CrunchThis is a semi-freelanced version from the drawings of cars operated on the Denver & Intermountain Railway, but made more generic so they work as a great substitute for most early wooden interurban cars! Cars like these were found readily across the U.S. during the height of the Interurban Era be...1.3k downloadsupdated 16 mo ago
• PPennsylvania Railroad Interurbansby SRFanA fictional PRR livery for the steel interurban cars I made. This mod was inspired by the Pennsy's IRL MP54 electrics, which also had porthole windows.1.1k downloadsupdated 2 y ago

18 interurban mods, most downloaded first. Each one has its own page here with what it needs to run and where its author publishes it; the files themselves stay with the author and are never re-hosted on this site.