Msts Routes -
This section outlines the three primary approaches to routing information across multiple time series sources.
| Region | Route Name | File to Search For | Style |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| USA (Mountains) | Marias Pass 3.1 | mp31k.zip | Heavy Freight |
| USA (Desert) | Cajon Pass (3DTrains) | cajon_pass.zip | Mixed Freight |
| USA (Commuter) | LIRR (Long Island) | LIRRv2.zip | Electric Passenger |
| UK (Modern) | WCML North | wcml_north.zip | High Speed Diesel |
| Germany | Rhein-Ruhr Ost | rrosten.zip | S-Bahn Commuter |
| Japan | Chuo Main Line | chuo_main_v10.zip | Suburban Electric | msts routes
MSTS routes were never just digital train tracks. They were passionate, painstaking recreations of real-world railroads, built by hobbyists in a buggy editor with no financial reward. Two decades later, thanks to Open Rails, you can still drive a heavy coal drag up the grade of Marias Pass or thread a Tube train through a scratch-built London Underground route — all running on a specification written when Windows XP was new. This section outlines the three primary approaches to
That is the true legacy of MSTS routes: a stubborn, beautiful commitment to virtual railroading on the community’s own terms. Most routes come as a
Most routes come as a .zip file containing a ROUTES folder. You simply extract the zip into your main C:\MSTS folder, allowing it to "merge" with your existing ROUTES directory.
MSTS has a hard limit on how many routes it can load at once (roughly 70). Use the utility "Train Store" to temporarily hide routes you aren't using. Better yet, switch to Open Rails (a free, modern open-source simulator that uses MSTS content). Open Rails handles 4K resolutions, has no memory limits, and loads MSTS routes instantly.
