Aberdeen – Now Released!
NorthWest Studios is proud to officially announce the release of Aberdeen, our flagship OMSI 2 project, which has been in development for the past 1.5 years!
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NJ Transit Advances Order of 2022 MCI D4500CTs
Newark, NJ – New Jersey Transit advanced the delivery of the 2022 D4500CT highway coaches from Motor Coach Industries (MCI). There are to be 120 of these buses delivered, which will complete the contract placed in 2016 with MCI. This will be the last and final delivery of the CT model as Motor Coach Industries…
SEPTA 2021 Holiday Buses begin Decorating
Philadelphia, PA: In the spirit of the holidays, SEPTA is once again doing Christmas buses for each depot. The 2004 New Flyer D40LF buses that have been sitting on the sidelines for the past year and a half have made their way to each depot to be decorated. For those that want the numbers, the…
NJ Transit Approves Purchase of 8 Electric Buses
Newark, NJ – NJ Transit approved a purchase of eight electric buses built from New Flyer Industries. These new electric buses are to operate out of Newton Avenue garage which is in Camden NJ, with a pilot arriving in mid-2022. These new buses will be the New Flyer XE40 model with the Siemens electric propulsion…
SEPTA Approves the Purchase of 220 New Flyer Hybrids
Philadelphia, PA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has approved the purchase of 220 new hybrid buses from New Flyer industries. After an order of 525 New Flyer Xcelsiors, for a total of 1,708 New Flyer Buses built for SEPTA so far, it’s no surprise that SEPTA would continue to work with New Flyer for a…
WMATA 7000 Series Pulled from Service
Washington DC – Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority – or WMATA has pulled all their Kawasaki-built 7000 series cars from service at 5 am today. Following a major derailment on the Blue line that occurred on October 12th, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission or WMSC instructed that all Kawasaki-built 7000 series cars were pulled from…
Opinion: “SEPTA Metro” is a Step in the Right Direction
SEPTA Metro is SEPTA’s new wayfinding program, which aims to rebrand the SEPTA Rail Transit system. The plan is truly a step in the right direction, but it’s fundamentally flawed in execution. This article will show suggestions for the right execution to encourage new riders without alienating present riders. Routes The colors and symbols/labels introduced…
SEPTA Unveils New “SEPTA Metro” Wayfinding System
Today, September 7th, 2021, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) unveiled a new wayfinding system, named SEPTA Metro, which aims to completely overhaul how riders identify lines and services. SEPTA Metro would begin by renaming lines to match more identifying symbols and colors rather than names and numbers. Here’s a rundown of what is to change,…
Transit YouTube Shoutout Competition
Are you a transit Youtuber looking to expand your audience? Well look no further than here, we’re having a competition where the winner gets a shoutout. How to Submit? In order to submit, you must join our discord server, and post your channel in the “shoutout-competition” channel (under YouTube). That’s all. How to win? I…
Saratoga Livery
The Saratoga Livery for the OMSI 2 map known as Saratoga County has undergone several facelifts since conception. Today, we will change that. This post is a poll for which we will be voting on which livery will become the face of Saratoga Country. It’s up to you to decide the future of Saratoga Transit…
SEPTA Route 135 replaces Krapf’s Route A
SEPTA Route 135 is the result of a deal signed on June 24th, 2021, between SEPTA and Krapf’s for $68,000. The deal means that SEPTA will take over Krapf’s route A, which currently operates from Coatesville to West Chester. Route A will become SEPTA route 135 on August 1st. With that said, it will continue…
SEPTA’s 7th Annual Trolley Tunnel Blitz
SEPTA will be closing the Subway-Surface trolley tunnel for 16 days starting July 9th at 10 pm to perform extensive maintenance. In the meantime, as per usual, trolley cars will be diverted to serve 40th & Market Streets, which allow for a free transfer to the Market-Frankford Line. The closure of the trolley tunnel for…
