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New Coal Cars

From HyRail Simulations: "Coming at some point, a Proper OUCX Coal Train, along with several other cars, in my first ever car pack."

More photos can be found by clicking the picture below


Source: HyRail Simulations Facebook Page

V3 Release

The wait is finally over! Version 3 has been released by Run 8 studios after many years in the making. With a great deal of new and exciting features this version is sure to impress!

New features include

  • Expanded Hump bowl in Barstow featuring 26 bowl tracks
  • AI Enabled Humping
  • Manned Helpers
  • AI dispatching from OTTO
  • Reworked San Bernardino Auto Facility
  • Reworked San Bernardino A Yard 
  • Truxton Fly-Over
  • Double Tracking Between Ilmon and Caliente
  • Double Tracking Between Walong and Woodford
  • Fusees and Flags as EOT devices
  • Reworked Dispatch Board
  • GE C44-9W Dash 9
  • Laceable Air hoses 
  • Opening doors and windows on most locomotives
  • Weather system with better clouds and precipitation
  • Ambient Sounds 
  • Working Turntable at Los Angeles Amtrak Facility
  • and Much More!

There is extensive documentation on how the new and exciting features in the User Guide Folder. The default location for that folder is C:\Run8Studios\Run8 Train Simulator V3\UserGuide

Barstow - Valley Jct Looking South


Walong Looking South


Walong - Tunnel 10 and Cut


Barstow Intermodal Facility


Truxton Flyover - Seligman Sub

To pick up your copy head on over to Run 8 Studios - www.run8studios.com

TSCAD V2.0.7 Update

Form B Studios the creators of TSCAD have released an update for their train dispatching software for Run8. This addresses many issues reported since the original release of the product. As part of the update some of the dispatcher desk files have corresponding updates as well. For more information visit the links below. 

Update Page

Release Notes for v2.0.7

HyRail Simulations Roadmap

While I cannot Discuss Run8 currently, I will give you an Update on how things are going on my end.
 
Work on Fitzgerald Continues, currently the track work and signals are complete and working well, scenery is the biggest time killer right now at 45% done of the 223 miles, this will be almost all single track with sidings except for a double track portion at Mauk and Dyson GA, this is a very busy freight route so I think you’ll like it. Think Rollercoaster
 
I am also doing a scenery enhancement over the A Line and Waycross cleaning up and fixing issues that Version 1 presented, adding a lot of missing areas as well.
 
Future Route plans include extensions of the Kingsland Sub from Jacksonville to Fernandina Beach, the addition of the Baldwin Sub to Lawtey, Finish the A Line to Tampa (separate routes) and extend up to Savannah on the A Line
So Run8 officially is alive and well and any rumors of vaporware are just uninformed rumors.
 
Posted on HyRail Simulations Facebook page 1/8/22 02:37 pt Jason Webb

Run 8 Update #9

Update 9 has been released for Run 8 V2. This fixes several issues as well as allows for the use of the new cars in Mixed Freight Car Pack 2. Below is the change log:

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