Is there a way to change the names of the industries in the Senario Editor? I would like to customize their names and what the products hauled are called for a few of my senerios- for example I want to do a Movie one where you have to haul 10 loads of manure to Hill Valley- is there a way to change for example "nitrates" and have it say that it is manure? I'm thinking there is probably a way as the Santaland senerio has different stuff...
By the way I don't care if it looks like the standard products I just want to change the name...
Also I am new to this site- when I go to the forum where people have maps- how do I download them?
Changing Industry Names
Welcom to the hassle 
What you are wanting to do is very possible. In fact, it is done all the time.
You have four XMLs you have to modify. The first thing to do is to create your map using the things you want to modify. Let's do the Nitrates to Manure. If you plan on doing alot of maps with this change, you need to create new parts in the GLOBALS. For a single map or just a few, it can be done in the map itself. I'll start with Goods.
Go into My Games\Sid Meier's Railroads!\CustomAssets\XML (these are the GLOBALS) and open RRT_Goods.xml. Do a search for 'Nitrates', highlite it from <Goods> to </Goods> and copy it. Open your Scenario folder and open RRT_Goods_map_name.xml. Find your 'Nitrates', highlite from <Good> to </Good> and paste. Right after <szName> you'll find 'Nitrates'. Change this to 'Manure'. Save and close this file.
Go back into the GLOBALS and open RRT_Industries.xml. Find the 'Sheep Farm', highlite it from <RRTIndustry> to </RRTIndustry> and copy it. Go back to your map and open RRT_Industries_map_name.xml. Find the 'Sheep Farm' and highlite from <RRTIndustry> to </RRTIndustry> and paste. About halfway down you'll find the Resources section. Rename 'Nitrates' to 'Manure'. Go back into the GLOBALS and open RRT_Industries.xml again. Find the 'Chemical Plant', highlite it from <RRTIndustry> to </RRTIndustry> and copy it. Go back to your map and open RRT_Industries_map_name.xml. Find the 'Chemical Plant' and highlite from <RRTIndustry> to </RRTIndustry> and paste. About halfway down you'll find the Resources section. Rename 'Nitrates' to 'Manure'. Save and close.
The last will be the TrainCars. Go back to the GLOBALS and open RRT_TrainCars.xml. Find 'Nitrates Car', highlite it from <TrainCar> to </TrainCar> and copy it. Go back to your map and open RRT_TrainCars_map_name.xml Find 'Nitrates Car', highlite it from <TrainCar> to </TrainCar> and Paste.
Basicly all you need to do is find all references to what you want to change, copy the sections to your maps XMLs and make your changes. Be careful, spelling is VERY important!! This game does not translate or allow for misspelling
I do believe this is what you are looking to do . If not, or if you are looking to do more, just ask.
What you are wanting to do is very possible. In fact, it is done all the time.
You have four XMLs you have to modify. The first thing to do is to create your map using the things you want to modify. Let's do the Nitrates to Manure. If you plan on doing alot of maps with this change, you need to create new parts in the GLOBALS. For a single map or just a few, it can be done in the map itself. I'll start with Goods.
Go into My Games\Sid Meier's Railroads!\CustomAssets\XML (these are the GLOBALS) and open RRT_Goods.xml. Do a search for 'Nitrates', highlite it from <Goods> to </Goods> and copy it. Open your Scenario folder and open RRT_Goods_map_name.xml. Find your 'Nitrates', highlite from <Good> to </Good> and paste. Right after <szName> you'll find 'Nitrates'. Change this to 'Manure'. Save and close this file.
Go back into the GLOBALS and open RRT_Industries.xml. Find the 'Sheep Farm', highlite it from <RRTIndustry> to </RRTIndustry> and copy it. Go back to your map and open RRT_Industries_map_name.xml. Find the 'Sheep Farm' and highlite from <RRTIndustry> to </RRTIndustry> and paste. About halfway down you'll find the Resources section. Rename 'Nitrates' to 'Manure'. Go back into the GLOBALS and open RRT_Industries.xml again. Find the 'Chemical Plant', highlite it from <RRTIndustry> to </RRTIndustry> and copy it. Go back to your map and open RRT_Industries_map_name.xml. Find the 'Chemical Plant' and highlite from <RRTIndustry> to </RRTIndustry> and paste. About halfway down you'll find the Resources section. Rename 'Nitrates' to 'Manure'. Save and close.
The last will be the TrainCars. Go back to the GLOBALS and open RRT_TrainCars.xml. Find 'Nitrates Car', highlite it from <TrainCar> to </TrainCar> and copy it. Go back to your map and open RRT_TrainCars_map_name.xml Find 'Nitrates Car', highlite it from <TrainCar> to </TrainCar> and Paste.
Basicly all you need to do is find all references to what you want to change, copy the sections to your maps XMLs and make your changes. Be careful, spelling is VERY important!! This game does not translate or allow for misspelling
I do believe this is what you are looking to do . If not, or if you are looking to do more, just ask.
I'm correct 97% of the time..... who cares about the other 4%....