Train Sim World: Long Island Rail Road: New York - Hicksville Route

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Experience America’s busiest commuter railroad and all the bustle and challenges of railroading in New York City in Train Sim World: Long Island Rail Road. The famed “LIRR” operates 24/7 and carries more than 350,000 commuters each weekday, and you’ll take the controls of the railroad’s modern LIRR M7 EMUs to keep the trains moving in and out of New York City and through America’s busiest rail junction at Jamaica, New York.

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Developer:
Dovetail Games
Release date:
20 November 2018
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (139)
User tags*:Simulation

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Experience America’s busiest commuter railroad and all the bustle and challenges of railroading in New York City in Train Sim World: Long Island Rail Road. The famed “LIRR” operates 24/7 and carries more than 350,000 commuters each weekday, and you’ll take the controls of the railroad’s modern LIRR M7 EMUs to keep the trains moving in and out of New York City and through America’s busiest rail junction at Jamaica, New York. The Long Island Rail Road route features all three of LIRR’s key New York-area stations – Penn Station, Atlantic Terminal, and Long Island City – extends east to Hicksville, New York, and includes the captivating Hempstead Branch.



It’s your job to deliver New York area commuters to work – and back home – on time and happy, calling at a total of 26 LIRR stations. Just imagine the excitement and challenges as you navigate LIRR’s always-busy main line and make your way through Jamaica which hosts more than 1,000 trains a day. Whether you’re at the controls of a LIRR M7, riding along, or watching the show from trackside, experience all the sights and sounds of American commuter railroading at its bustling best.



Take the controls of Long Island Rail Road’s workhorse LIRR M7 Electric-Multiple-Unit (EMU), with authentic operating controls and featuring an authentic DC Electric simulation underpinned with expert technical knowledge and real-world data, the performance, sounds and feel has been accurately reproduced to make it feel just like the real thing.



Train Sim World®: Long Island Rail Road caters for players of all ability levels with accessible tutorials for beginners and advanced procedures for experts. Whether you're looking to get started as a railroad engineer or refreshing your expert knowledge, Train Sim World has it covered. Feel the detail as you step into the cab, take control, then live out your dreams exploring the highly detailed and immersive environment of the Long Island Rail Road.



Choose how you want to play in Train Sim World: Long Island Rail Road. Take control and master modern electric equipment and running-to-time in an extreme rail environment or riding along as a passenger and watching the world go by. Why not watch all the action unfold and capture amazing screenshots or go exploring to hunt down all the hidden collectables? Whatever you choose to do, there's lots to see and experience in Train Sim World: Long Island Rail Road.

Key Features


  • 42-mile route of the Long Island Railroad extending from New York Penn Station to Hicksville, New York. The route also includes Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, Long Island City station, and the LIRR’s Hempstead branch
  • A total of 26 LIRR stations
  • LIRR M7 Electric-Multiple-Unit (EMU) of which the railroad operates more than 800 examples
  • Highly detailed, feature-rich, driving cab with accurate true-to-life performance and handling
  • Authentic and detailed sound recordings
  • Five detailed and engaging scenarios for the route
  • 100 Collectibles for you to find including Route Maps, Fire Extinguishers, City Posters and Fence Hole Repairs.
  • Accessible tutorials for the LIRR M7 to get you started quickly
  • Extensive 24-Hour Service Mode Timetable
  • Powered by Dovetail Games’ proprietary SimuGraph® vehicle dynamics engine and Unreal Engine 4® technology
  • Download size: 2.3 GB

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X @ 3.7 GHz
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 270 with 2 GB VRAM or more
DirectX:
Version 10
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
20 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible
Additional Notes:
Requires mouse and keyboard or Xbox Controller

recommended*

OS *:
64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X @ 3.8 GHz
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 4 GB VRAM or more
DirectX:
Version 10
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
20 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible
Additional Notes:
Requires mouse and keyboard or Xbox Controller

User reviews

|GT|
Not recommended | 14 Dec 2018

It seems the US offerings all suffer one major draw back, they just fail to caputre the setting there in. The lack of details and feeling of living city along the route does nothing to aid it in making a postive

Helpful: 18
LeadCatcher
Recommended | 17 Dec 2018

As a long time user of DTG's other Train Franchise (TS2019) and an early adopter of Train Sim World, I can say the quality of the LIRR line and rolling stock is superb. I found the ACES and ATC systems to be well

Helpful: 10
BassO
Recommended | 20 Jan 2019

This DLC deserves better than the Mixed rating it has as of Jan 2019. Some grumpy old men can't seem to work their computer and some entitled sim-heads are surprised the average console can't render every pedestrian in

Helpful: 9
Justforgames
Recommended | 09 Mar 2019

As a Long Islander, I have always been amazed by the LIRR. To see this game do a great job on it makes me want to go out on the train in real life just for fun. I would buy.

Helpful: 6
Conscript
Not recommended | 19 Jan 2020

Not recommended. The track and train are nicely detailed, but not really enjoyable for several reason. * The speed limits are either confusing, bugged or both. There are no speedlimit signs alongside the track (like in

Helpful: 7
Ragnarok
Recommended | 22 Jan 2019

After having bought some unconvincing DLCs for Train Sim World, I wasn't very optimistic about this one, and I got it only because the LIRR wasn't simulated anywhere else. After a few run, I can say that I'm in fact

Helpful: 5