Released May 9th, 2014

(Site last updated September 9, 2017)

TSRE5 is Game Engine compatible with MSTS and OR. TSRE stands for Train Sim Route Explorer, name I gave my 'university homework'. 5 is 5th version of this. Microsoft Train Simulator TS Route Explorer. Post thumbnail. New route and consist editor for Microsoft Train Simulator and Open Rails. Read More TS Route Explorer. MenuMod v1.2. Post thumbnail. Improves Train Simulator Activity and Route Editor menus.

Websites

Route files to download:

2 Monon-2_17-Main.d01

3 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-a-k.exe

4 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-a-k.d01

5 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-l-mo.exe

6 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-l-mo.d01

7 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-mo2a-y.exe

8 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-mo2a-y.d01

9 Monon-2_OR_Update-SEP_2017.zip--------For Open Rails (OR) users only

10 Monon-2_17-con-act-serv-tr----------------Activities

Alternate Terrtex files if you need smaller files to download (Terrtex Files only)

Missing Shapes (Some Missing Global Shape files are here if you do not have all versions of requied shapes)
They are also in the 'Docs' and 'Tracks-ND' folderif you need them.

Shapes Missing 110Kb

Note: The latest updated Install Instructions aredown below under

Watchthat area for changes.

Rolling Stock REQUIRED to run the Activities for the Monon Route:

(There are 28 Activities to run!)

Note: The below are required for version 17.

Or you must delete, change or replace the Activity, Service and Traffic in the Activity Editor..

If you choose to delete, then you can just use the ER (Explore Route) paths instead.

My Downloads (free)

MSTS Monon 50' Fruit Growers Express Boxcar

Note: Bonus packs or upgrades at the valleypass.com (BLW/ZT) ARE FREE with the equipment purchased.

BLW MONON Equipment Pack 1
Monon Equipment
BLW/ZT MONON Equipment Pack 2
Monon Equipment

BLW/ZT Amtrak South East Equipment
Amtrak 1970's

BLW/ZT SW East Pack Part 1
Monon NW2

BLW BL2
Monon BL2

BLW Tankcars set
1940-1960 tank cars and bonus Monon Tankcars

BLW/ZT PRR 1950 Pack
1950 Freight cars from other railroads and PRR 1950 frieght cars and engines

BLW/ZT Buffalo Mega Pack
Engines and freight cars from 1960-1970

BLW ATSF Freight Pack
Engine s and Freight Cars

BLW ATSF Hi-Level Passenger set with ATSF The Chief bonus set
Comes with Hi-Level and low level passenger sets

Bonus/Upgrade/Patch packs

Amtrak South East Bonus upgrade
Upgrade for Amtrak South East Equipment (Indiana Amtrak Set)

Monon_Caboose_Bonus to Monon Pack 1
Monon Caboose

Monon_Pack_Bonus Upgrade to Monon Pack 1
New F Unit cab and RS2 Upgrade

Monon2 Bonus to Monon Pack 2
Monon Engines and Pullman passenger cars

Bonus new for the Monon Pack 1
Monon C420 #513 with nose bell

Christmas Bonus - Monon SW1
Monon SW1 Switcher

Bonus Black & Gold Business Car for the Monon 2 set
Monon Business car #2 'Lynne' in Black and Gold

Once you buy one of these packs, ensure you email for your forum password
so you can get the items below, send email to:(gbel at valleypass.com)

Free Promo Pack

L&N F9 Promo with Caboose Pack
(Free Promo Pack)

L&N SD40-2
(Members area)

L&N Caboose
(Members area)

Install Instructions

Official MOST updated Install Instructions are below.
( Date: May 20, 2014)

Version 17

MONON-2 Install Instructions Version 17

1) Move or delete (A MUST) any previous MONON-2 version in your Routes folder YOU RECEIVED FROM ME
in your MSTS Routes folder if you have it, if you do not have it, disregard this step.

2) Download the Monon-2 version 17 files to a temp directory and run the setup programs starting with number 1.

Note: The .DO_ files are part of another file, you need to download them but do not need to run them, they will run
as part of another file.

Change the default install directory of:
' C:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesTrain Simulator'
when prompted if you need to.

Install to your 'Routes' folder.

1 Monon-2_17-Main.exe

2 Monon-2_17-Main.d01

3 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-a-k.exe

4 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-a-k.d01

5 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-l-mo.exe

6 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-l-mo.d01

7 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-mo2a-y.exe

8 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-mo2a-y.d01

9 Monon-2_OR_Update-SEP_2017.zip--------ForOpen Rails (OR) users only

Install into your 'MSTS' Folder.

To play the 28 provided and detailed activities, install the next item (9) or you can skip it.

9 Monon-2_17-con-act-serv-tr

3) If you do not have X Tracks installed, download and install it first (trainsim.com - XTRACKS.ZIP).

4) If you do not have MSTS New Roads installed, download and install it second, (trainsim.com - trainsim.com - newrds.zip).

5) If you do not have Scail roads installed, download and install it third
(3DTrains- v1.77 ScaleRoad Public Beta -scailroad.zip)

6) Optional: There are lower poly grass shapes to use in the
' MONON-2FPS grass shape changes' folder (if you need them 'Optional').
Just put the ones you want in the shapes folder if you need more fps or vice-versa.

Version 15 or Version 16 Activities:
Any activities from verion 15 or version 16 that have a path that goes through Bedford to Bloomington will need to have
there path fixed!!!!
Any activities from verion 15 or version 16 that have a path that goes through Chicago to Joliet will need to have there
path fixed!!!!

8)'MONON REPLICA and ERA Equipment may be found at:'http://www.valleypass.com/Sales/Sales.htm'. Monon, L&N and Amtrak packs.

9) Ensure you have BIN installed but is not required. But, it does fix the White Void issue this route like many others have
without bin being installed. 'UKTRAINSIMBIN'.

See the 'White Void Fix for MONON-2.txt' document in the 'Docs' folder.

First time startup

The first time you run the MONON-2 Version 12 Simulation, MS Train Sim ..WILL.. build the terrain buffers
(if so, this will take several minutes, this is normal and only happens once).

You may need to make an activity to run the Monon-2, IF YOU DO NOT USE THE DEFAULT ACTIVITIES.

Notes:

Season swap for LF house shapes, in the 'MONON-2' folder.
Switches the textures from Season to Night-Snow textures.

Click on:
House_block_swap_to_Season_textures.bat
or
House_block_swap_to_Snow-Night_textures.bat

Era Swap

Era Swap changes the files for the Route to be in the year selected (1950, 1965, 1972 or 2000) :

Car spawners, static cars and trucks, static train cars and engines and some buildings automatically change.

TO use ERA Swap, go to the MONON-2 Route folder and launchthe ERA you want the MONON-2 to run in:

Note: Era Swap for 1972 post Monon (L&N Merger with Amtrak)
For BLW Monon, L&N and Amtrak equipment.
During this time most equipment was still painted Monon but the Amtrak andL&N presence was there also.

Era Swap to CSX 200.bat
Era Swap to L&N 1972
Era Swap to MONON 1950.bat
Era Swap to MONON 1965.bat

1947-1950's
Era Swap to MONON 1950.bat
or
1960's
Era Swap to MONON 1965.bat
or
1970's
Era Swap to L&N 1972.bat
or
2000
Era Swap to CSX 2000.bat

The Monon-2 was created to run in all seasons but is optimized for summer.

Missing files

See above the 'Route files to download' for some of the global missing files caused by different add on versions of road andtrack.
Download the 'shapes missing' file from the 'Route files to download' area.

There is also a zip file in the 'Docs' folder called 'Missing_Shapes.zip', this file has common missing shapes in it.

If you have any errors in the simulator of missing files, please note the location or milepost, the filenames
and email me (address is in the 'Read_Me_First_MONON-2_Install_Instructions.txt' document) and I will make aninstallable patch for EVERYONE........

MSTS Downloads

You need the Train Sim Patches, I suggest you download them here
(MONON-2 Route Download Page you got this from)
for better frame rates in the simulation.

Install trainupdate-patch 1.2 then Patch 1.7.022420
These patches are on this web page.

Or at the Bin update site for the latest bin:

Download:
trainupdate-patch 1.2
Install trainupdate-patch 1.2
Download:
Patch Patch 1.7.022420
Install Patch Patch 1.7.022420

(Note: If you have any other transparent simulator controls or camgold from train sim web site. You need to reload MS Train Sim before doing patch 1.7.)

(But it is worth it, this patch has better transparency controls and super cam with it.)

This replaces the MSTS screens to MONON trains in the editors, startup and various screens in MSTS.

MSTS MONON Replacement 'Start up' Movie

BLW/ZT Payware/Bonus/Freeware-Valleypass.com

The links to the BLW/ZT Monon equipment is listed in the RollingStock REQUIRED to run the Activities for the Monon Route.

These below are not required but can be used on the Monon-2
(are SUGGESTED extras if you want them).

Suggested Payware

Conrail EMD Set
Engines and Freight Cars

L&N Pack
Engines

Milwaukee RR MILW Freight Pack
Engines and Freight Cars

NYC Passenger Equipment Pack
Engines and Passenger Cars

NYC Freight Pack
Engines and Freight Cars

Bonus for the Monon2 Pack - PC (P&E) GP7
GP7 PC(P&E)

Penn Central Equipments Pack
Engines and Cabooses

PRR Pack 3
Engines and Cabooses

Suggested Free Items in the Members area

Forum and Members Area for free stuff
On the web page click on 'Members Page'

For the bonus/free packs you maybe required to join or be a member or purchase equipment.

Scroll down the page for more or the L&N models are:

Click on the ones you want or go to http://trainsim.com/ forthese and more Monon downloads.

MONON (C.I.&L.) Last Steam Engine Roster (Engines are MSTS ready, just click to download):

These are Cowen Upgrade kit engines, 35 differently numbered engines.

They have varying tenders, some with extended coal boxes.

All couplers are 100% functional.

Front and Rear lights are functional.

Note: the E1a and L1 are not the exact correct model by type engine.

Lorraine manuel. Switcher #30 and 35

#224 and 229

#281-283-285-286

#560-561-562-563-564-565

#570-571-572-573-574-575-576-577-578-579

#430-431-432

#443-444-445

#451-452

#604-606-607

Chicago Metra Train for your train sim trains:

Save it to your desktop, double click and install it.

Save it to your desktop, double click and install it.

MSTS Monon 2 Bay Hoppers

MSTS Monon 50' Fruit Growers Express Boxcar

Default MSTS freight cars (In case you lost them)

Chicago South Shore & South Bend (CSS&SB)

MSTS Chicago South Shore & South Bend Car
filename: csssb39.zip

MSTS Little Joe
filename: csssb802.zip

MSTS CSS&SB Caboose #1067
filename: csssbcab.zip

If you ever get a caboose.sms missing error, download this and

put it into your 'F:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesTrain SimulatorSOUND' folder:

Save it to your desktop, double click and install it.

Monon MSTS Screens

Please email me to post Your Monon-2 Activities at Train-sim.com email (Rick-Monon) with your email address, I will email you
back with my email address.

You may email my personal email address directly, it is in the readme in the docs folder of the Monon-2 route.

Please include the item links needed (payware or freeware):
download names
site location and link to the required downloads

Ensure you include the apk file ----OR--- the consists, activity, paths, service and traffic items.
I will package them for you if you just want to send them to me.

I will post more activities here as time goes by.

The 28 original activities for version 17.

MONON-2 Version 17 Credits

Microsoft Train Simulator is a train simulator for Microsoft Windows, released in May 2001 and developed by UK-based Kuju Entertainment.^[1] It sold one million units worldwide by 2005.

Features[edit]

The simulation allows players to operate a train on various routes in Europe, Asia, and North America. Players need to stop and start the train, couple wagons, using the computer mouse, keyboard or a hardware addition such as Raildriver to operate the controls. Sound effects are enabled.^[2]

Reception[edit]

Sales[edit]

Train Simulator achieved sold 191,952 units in the United States by the end of 2001, which drew revenues of $8.7 million.^[3] These numbers rose to 330,000 copies ($11.6 million) in the United States alone by August 2006. At the time, this led Edge to rank it as the country's 54th-best-selling computer game released since January 2000.^[4]

Internationally, Train Simulator received a 'Silver' sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),^[5] indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.^[6] In the German market, the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD) presented it with a 'Gold' certification in early 2003,^[7] for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.^[8]

Train Simulator ultimately sold one million units by 2005,^[9] and is, despite its age, still very popular and has a large, active community.^[10]

Reviews and awards[edit]

John Lee reviewed the PC version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that 'All aboard for HO scale fans, trainspotters, and nostalgic rail buffs. Train haters, however, may prefer the old cliché, 'Run for the roadhouse, boys. They can't corner you there.'^[11]

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Microsoft Train Simulator for its 2001 'Computer Simulation Game of the Year' award,^[12] which ultimately went to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002.^[13]

Mods[edit]

The game features mod support as routes, trains, cargoes, scenery, etc. are abundant in the game. The installment of the mods is somewhat tricky since they have to be loaded into set files like Routes for Routes and Trainset for Trains, rollingstock, consists, etc. Over 1,000 mods were created for the game and are mostly hosted on community sites such as trainsim.com, uktrainsim.com and elvastower.com, to name a few.^[14] Additionally, MSTS BIN, a community mod that aimed to add features and fix old MSTS bugs has since been released.^[15]

Cancelled sequel[edit]

On May 7, 2003, Microsoft announced that it would be developing a sequel called Microsoft Train Simulator 2^[16] and it was first demoed to the public at E3 on May 15.^[17] Seemingly its main improvements were the addition of people to the game (e.g. passengers waiting at the stations, people operating the new locomotive roster, etc.), more realistic crashes and other accidents, and turntables. It was being developed by Kuju Entertainment, the original MSTS creators. Despite restructuring efforts at Kuju, the project was however handed over to Microsoft Game Studios on August 18, 2003.^[18]

This project was ultimately halted, as the following statement on April 24, 2004 from Microsoft confirmed:

Microsoft Game Studios has halted the Windows-based game 'Train Simulator 2.0.' The decision to halt 'Train Simulator 2.0' was made some time ago and was based on a long, hard and difficult look at our business objectives and product offerings. We remain focused on the simulations category with successful, platform-driving franchises such as 'Microsoft Flight Simulator.'^[19]

On January 19, 2007, Microsoft announced the relaunch of the Microsoft Train Simulator project. This time the game was being made in-house by Aces Game Studio (Microsoft Game Studios) known for its long line of Microsoft Flight Simulators, as a part of the 'Games for Windows' initiative. The game would have used the Microsoft Flight Simulator X graphics engine and it was planned to be compatible with both Windows Vista and Windows XP. A post on 'The Little Wheel Goes in Back' blog, written by one of the developers, on August 23, 2007 suggested the working title was 'Train Simulator 2'.^[20]

On January 23, 2009, Microsoft announced that it was permanently closing Aces Game Studios, the internal development studio responsible for the Microsoft Flight Simulator series and the development of Microsoft Train Simulator 2. As a result, all future development on Train Simulator 2 (which was entering the final stages of development at the time of the closure) was immediately halted, marking the second time that the project was terminated. While Microsoft stated that 'they are committed to both the Flight Simulator and Train Simulator brands', it is unknown if the Train Simulator 2 project will ever be resurrected and completed sometime in the future. However, considering the fact that they discontinued support for Windows XP in 2014 and Windows Vista in 2017 (the two operating systems the second attempt was to be compatible with), as well as the Games for Windows initiative discontinued in 2013, it seems unlikely.

Many former employees of Aces Game Studios went on to join Cascade Game Foundry, a new company that was itself founded by two Aces alumni. Cascade Game Foundry focuses on developing entertainment simulations.^[21]

See also[edit]

• Other games from the Simulator series:

References[edit]

1. ^'Train Simulator - PC'. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Amazon.
2. ^Marchelletta, Courtney. 'Fuill Product Review Microsoft Train Simulator'. About.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
3. ^Bradshaw, Lucy (January 31, 2002). 'Markle Forum on Children and Media'(PDF). New York University. Archived(PDF) from the original on June 19, 2004.
4. ^Edge Staff (August 25, 2006). 'The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century'. Edge. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.
5. ^'ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver'. Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009.
6. ^Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). 'ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK'. Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
7. ^'VUD-SALES-AWARDS Januar 2003'. Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland. January 2003. Archived from the original on April 22, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
8. ^Horn, Andre (January 14, 2004). 'VUD-Gold-Awards 2003'. GamePro Germany. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018.
9. ^Stuart, Keith (June 24, 2005). 'EA takes the train'. The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015.
10. ^Hilliard, Kyle (September 6, 2014). 'Gears Of War's Rod Fergusson On the Franchise's Past And His Optimism For The Future'. Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
11. ^Lee, John (September 2001). 'Finals'. Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 9. Imagine Media. p. 90.
12. ^'Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Announces Finalists for the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards' (Press release). Los Angeles: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. February 5, 2002. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.
13. ^'Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Announces Recipients of Fifth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards' (Press release). Las Vegas: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. March 1, 2002. Archived from the original on March 6, 2002.
14. ^http://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showthread.php?292660-MSTS-Add-On-Web-Sites Retrieved 27. March 2017
15. ^'MSTS Bin - MS train simulator upgrade'. mstsbin.uktrainsim.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
16. ^'Microsoft Train Simulator Review for PC'. GameFAQs. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
17. ^'Train Simulator 2 Impressions – PC News at GameSpot'. uk.gamespot.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
18. ^'Microsoft takes over Train Sim 2 – PC News at GameSpot'. uk.gamespot.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
19. ^'Train Simulator 2 canceled – PC News at GameSpot'. uk.gamespot.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
20. ^'The Little Wheel Goes in Back : Guter Tag von Leipzig!'. blogs.msdn.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
21. ^'The Simulation Game – games TM'. www.gamestm.co.uk. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

External links[edit]

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 10, 2004)
• Microsoft Train Simulator at Curlie