New file format

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I have changed the compression used for the maps. Instead of using .7z now everything is compressed in .zip. While I love 7-zip, the best file compression program in existence, the use of .7z and the need for a user to have 7-zip installed acted as a deterrent to new players. So this afternoon I took a few hours and converted everything to zip. These files will be larger than their 7z counterparts but they are still small as far as downloads go.

Because I did some things automated some of the links may lead to non-existent files. If you encounter a 404 page anywhere on this site please leave a comment on the page that it was linked from, I will be sure to fix it right away.

San Francisco

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Download: San Francisco CIC

Make the rails sing around the Bay Area.
A trip around San Francisco Bay sounds like a plan. Simple economy starting with mail from villages.
Twelve industries available to cities. Seventeen products to move between cities.
There are several starting villages and several other villages all with one industry each.
No custom content. Original Map designed by Calm Dragon using USGS DEM data.

This map is for intermediate players.
There are challenging goals that you may work toward.
Have Fun and Happy Railroading!

Fancy late game bridges may crash the game back to your desktop,
though I have worked very hard not to allow that to happen.

Iceland

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Download: Iceland

Here’s my Iceland map for “Railroads!”. Obviously Iceland isn’t known for its extensive rail network,
(Iceland has no rail network) but I think it makes quite a playable game map.

Unzip Iceland.zip into your My DocumentsMy GamesSid Meier’s Railroads!

Iceland

Craggy, Volcanic Isle in the North Atlantic

This scenario covers Iceland

Key features:

The Single-player Scenario includes these three eras::

  • 1850-1890: “The volcanic isle” It is 1850. You must feed the coastal villages of Iceland
    with fish and bring in the
    milkfrom the dairies.

    • Supply 20 carloads of milk to any village.
    • Deliver 20 carloads of fish to any town with a cannery.
    • Try to maintain at least a 20 percent share in your own company.
  • 1891-1930: “Mail by Rail” It is 1891. Encourage the growth of villages into towns by
    running an efficient mail delivery service.
    Then focus your efforts on building passengertraffic.

    • Move at least 20 cars of mail between villages, to attract trade to your stations.
    • Move at least 30 cars of passengers.
    • Build or purchase a textile mill in any town to support the Icelandic knitwear industry.
    • Attain a net worth of ISK10 million.
    • Expand your empire by buying a 50% stake in another company.
  • 1931-1980: “The modern era” It is 1931. Deliver the distinctive knitwear produced by your textile mills.
    Connect Akureyri
    to Reykjavik and meet the demand for
    medical suppliesat either hospital.

    • Connect Reykjavik
      to Akureyri,
      the principal town in the North.
    • Deliver 20 carloads of Icelandic knitwear to any town demanding clothing.
    • Deliver 20 carloads of medicine
      to Akureyrior Reykjavik.
    • Be the last railroad standing.

New image gallery section

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I’ve been meaning to do it for months now, and I finally got my act together and added it, a image gallery.

As with most things about the site it features the work from the Sid Meier’s Railroads community. Prior to this images were scattered  throughout the Hooked On Railroads forum, now they have a central location to take nest.

The section is currently populated with images from my Sid Meiers railraods screenshot collection of which only a few were captured by myself. Sadly I cannot remember who was responcible for most individual photo, but I do know that quite a few of them are courtesy of Lowwell, Jancsika and Rodea.

The next thing on my to do list is go through and tag the screenshots, add descriptions and authors, or at least the authors I remember. If you know of an image’s author please tell me in the comments, my intention is not to withhold credit, I am sadly simply not perfect.

Most importantly, if you have an image that you would like to add to the gallery just post it here in the comments, I’ll add it pronto.