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Full Train Sim World® 6 update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Gameplay
- Fixes
- Maps
Following on from our overview article, which gave an insight into the complex Metro-North and Amtrak trackage that makes up the bustling Northeast Corridor between New York and Stamford, it’s time for a deeper look at all the gameplay you can look forward to. Firstly, we wanted to apologise for the release date communication.
At the start of this week we postponed our NEC New York – Stamford preview, as well as holding on announcing the original release date, whilst our teams worked to resolve an in-game issue impacting the M8 braking. That issue is now fully resolved and so we’re on track with our original planned release date of Thursday March 19th 2026 – which is tomorrow!
Unfortunately, due to the extra time needed to test and confirm the M8 braking issue, our teams have not been able to finalise setting up the game builds for our Medway Valley preview this evening. Whilst the route and content are completely ready for release, we're sorry to say that we will have to delay the preview livestream until next week, which will now take place on Wednesday 25th March 2026. We can’t wait to join the Firefly Simulations team to show you all an exclusive look at everything they have prepared, so be sure to join us then!
We apologise that the timeline has worked out this way and that the communication has come so suddenly for the release of NEC New York – Stamford, but we wanted to ensure that the add-on was in a good shape ahead of confirming the date. We will be live on our Train Sim World YouTube channel tomorrow night to give the route a full showcase, so you still have a chance to see the route live in action, and our creators will also be sharing content they’ve made from tomorrow, so be sure to check these out!
For now, let’s turn our attention to Tyler of Rivet Games who reveals all there is to know about Big Apple operations.
The Timetable
Buckle up for the most intensive US timetable to date!
The 24-hour timetable includes almost 600 playable services with all layers, including frenzied rush hours at Grand Central Terminal, special trains for baseball and football games, and over 18 hours of freight gameplay including switching and locals that serve customers along nearly the entire route.
While the route is set in 2015, we are using detailed information from January 2020, including formation diagrams, consist lengths and platform allocations for our timetable.
The route comes with three trains: the Metro-North M8, the Amtrak® ACS-64 with Amfleet coaches, and the CSX SD40-2. The 89-foot flatcar with trash containers is included, and we've moved additional freight cars to core so you don't need any additional add-ons for freight gameplay; freight cars used on the route include a two-bay aggregate hopper, a covered hopper, a boxcar, a tank car, and a centerbeam flatcar.
A number of other trains will layer into the timetable if you own them, described below.
Commuter Connections with the M8
The M8 has a total of 309 playable services with a variety of service patterns, including trains which run express between New York and Stamford to continue off-route to New Haven, locals to Stamford, rush-hour short-turns between Grand Central and New Rochelle or Harrison, and deadheads from everywhere to everywhere!
Between runs, some M8s head to yards to await their next assignment. You'll start and end many runs at Stamford Yard, following its unique yellow-and-white switch position signals to the storage tracks alongside the main line. A spur at
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