[previewyoutube=s1-42uuOKGs;full][/previewyoutube] It’s time to climb aboard and experience America’s busiest and most iconic commuter railroad – the extraordinary Long Island Rail Road – which is now available for Train Simulator Classic! [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//958135/90d0dfe4d4b364491e52d43194d03047ae6f9734.jpg[/img] The new Train Simulator Classic Long Island Rail Road route extends from the LIRR’s trio of New York City terminals – Penn Station in Manhattan, Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, and Long Island City -- eastward across “The Island” to Hicksville, New York. The route features LIRR’s City Terminal Zone and its multi-track electrified (via third rail) “Main Line,” plus the captivating Hempstead Branch and the railroad’s extension to Belmont Park. Also included are the LIRR’s East Williston station on the Oyster Bay Branch and St. Albans on the Babylon Branch. In total, the Train Simulator Classic route brings to life more than 45 route miles of trackage and 30 served rail stations. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//958135/d4779c26817bb48c01b99858fa5aa8c16746ce74.jpg[/img] With the now-available Long Island route for Train Simulator Classic, you’ll climb aboard the Long Island Rail Road’s modern workhorse, the Bombardier-built M7 electric-multiple-unit (EMU). Aboard the sleek silver, yellow, black, and blue-liveried M7, of which LIRR operates more than 800 cars, you’ll handle the EMU’s advanced controls and keep a steady eye on its in-cab signal and safety systems. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//958135/eaf16153b0dfd2d136be0bed2d5bbd75e5c43e9d.jpg[/img] Operating 24/7, the famed Long Island Rail Road is America’s busiest commuter railroad and the LIRR typically carries more than 200,000 passengers each weekday. Chartered in 1834, long controlled by the great Pennsylvania Railroad, and since the mid-1960s a property of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the LIRR and its bustling trains are a familiar centerpiece of daily life around the Big Apple and on Long Island. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//958135/55975c8aaab119af0b8780c5e662fb53edb3d5f2.jpg[/img] The Long Island Rail Road route for Train Simulator Classic – and its featured Bombardier M7 EMU -- have been created based on meticulous research and with unwavering attention to detail and realism. The Train Simulator Classic route re-creates the LIRR masterfully, from famed locations such as Penn Station, Atlantic Terminal, Jamaica, and Mineola, to its complex signaling and safety systems, to the performance and sounds of its stylish EMUs. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//958135/82953300bb655ca84efb6b6800de8131a05ff0e6.jpg[/img] Seven challenging career scenarios, and a trio of railfan scenarios are included with the Train Simulator Classic route, which is also Quick-Drive (QD) enabled. Whether you’re aboard a flashy M7 EMU hustling an express to Penn Station in Manhattan, weaving your way through the sprawling Jamaica junction complex, or venturing over the Hempstead and Belmont Park branches, you’ll enjoy realistic, memorable, and challenging American commuter railroading. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//958135/c878420f1f137a40271975adacbe7a53a2dab1e3.jpg[/img] It’s train time on Long Island, so climb aboard and experience the famous LIRR in authentic and extraordinary fashion, with the Long Island Rail Road: New York – Hicksville route for Train Simulator Classic, now available at the Steam and Dovetail Games stores! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1922043/Train_Simulator_Long_Island_Rail_Road_New_York__Hicksville_Route_AddOn/