Northeast Corridor: Boston - Providence
Northeast Corridor: Boston - Providence is a Train Sim World route in the United States by Dovetail Games. It works in TSW2 to TSW7. Length: 47 miles (76 km), as stated by Dovetail. It has 13 stations. 6 trains to drive, 3 of them included with the route. Its main timetable ("Original Timetable") lists 2 playable layers, 2 of them needing other DLCs. Route hopping to 1 other route.
Tags: Express, Urban, High-Speed, 30 mins, Electric, Diesel (tag names from trainsimworld.com, sorted for this route by TSW Routes; traction from Dovetail's DLC database).
Dovetail's description: Steam store page.
Stations 13
Station list not yet checked against the game.
- South Station
- Back Bay
- Ruggles
- Hyde Park
- Route 128
- Canton Junction
- Sharon
- Mansfield
- Attleboro
- South Attleboro
- Providence
- Canton Center
- Stoughton
Trains you can drive
Included with this route
- ACS-64 (2 Liveries)
- F40PH-3C
- CTC-3 Cab Car
With other DLC
Own any of the DLCs listed after a train and you can drive that train here.
- Acela Express Amtrak: with Amtrak Acela Express
- HSP46 (DLC not named by Dovetail)
- CTC-5 (DLC not named by Dovetail)
Timetable layers
A layer is a group of extra services that Dovetail lists for a route's timetable, with the DLC it needs. The route's own services always run; layers are the extras. Counts on this site use the main timetable, "Original Timetable".
Only with extra DLCs
- Acela Express: needs Amtrak Acela Express
- CSX: needs Sand Patch Grade
Other timetables: HSP-46 Timetable.
Layer names are Dovetail's. "AI only" is TSW Routes' reading of those names, or Dovetail's Steam store page where it says so.
What's in it
- Covers a 43-mile route between Boston and Providence, plus a 4-mile Stoughton branch.
- Amtrak ACS-64 electric engine pulls Amfleet coaches in Amtrak colors.
- MBTA F40PH-3C diesel units run commuter services, including a cab car.
- Five scenarios and a 24-hour timetable of scheduled services.
- Journey Mode connects training, scenarios, and timetabled runs together.
- Updated with Train Sim World 3 volumetric skies, plus Livery Designer support.
A plain-words summary of Dovetail's description on the Steam store page. Details can differ by platform.
Features
Route Hopping, Improved Lighting.
Dovetail's list for this route (route hopping also from Dovetail's FAQ and guides). A train you can drive here may bring more.
DLC for this route 2
Listed by Dovetail as expansions of this route.
- Amtrak Acela Express (Loco)
- MBTA Providence/Stoughton Line HSP46 Pack (Expansion)
Route hopping 1 route
Walk from this route onto another one at a shared station, without going back to the menu. You need to own both routes.
- MBTA Commuter: Boston - Framingham/Worcester Line: Dovetail's page confirms the hop; it doesn't name the station.
Sources: Dovetail store page, MBTA Commuter (Steam).
Platforms and versions
Works in TSW2 to TSW7 (Dovetail's DLC database).
PS4 & Xbox One: You will get the complete experience.
Xbox Series S: You will get the complete experience.
PS5, Xbox Series X & PC: You will get the complete experience.
Other routes in United States
- Antelope Valley Line: Los Angeles - Lancaster
- Cajon Pass: Barstow - San Bernardino
- Cane Creek: Thompson - Potash
- Clinchfield Railroad: Elkhorn - Dante
- CSX Heavy Haul
- Florida Tri-Rail: Miami Airport - Boca Raton
- Harlem Line: Grand Central Terminal - North White Plains
- Horseshoe Curve: Altoona - Johnstown & South Fork
- LIRR Commuter: New York - Long Beach, Hempstead & Hicksville
- Long Island Rail Road: New York - Hicksville
- MBTA Commuter: Boston - Framingham/Worcester Line
- Morristown Line: New York & Hoboken - Dover
- Northeast Corridor Metro-North: New York - Stamford
- Northeast Corridor: New York
- Northeast Corridor: New York - Trenton
- Peninsula Corridor: San Francisco - San Jose
- San Bernardino Line: Los Angeles - San Bernardino
- Sand Patch Grade
- Sherman Hill: Cheyenne - Laramie
- The Holiday Express - Runaway Elf
See it on the route map, with every other route.
Sources. Dovetail's DLC database (timetables, features, trains, platforms) and trainsimworld.com (tags). Route hops: Dovetail's FAQ, gameplay guides and store pages. Map and measured lengths: OpenStreetMap. Prices change: see your platform's store.