City and Country Trainz

The differences between urban and rural railroading are pretty significant at times. On one hand, you have fast passenger trains racing through and around cities. On the other, you have slower freight trains trundling over old tracks through and around small towns and villages. Here's a little music video to showcase the way railroading is different around the US' urban and rural regions.

Music Used:
Super Mario 3D World - Double Cherry Pass
Red Dead Redemption 2 - House Building Theme

Routes:
Various private dioramas by Mountain Ridge Films, Virginia Tech Railfan, and myself.

New Haven Route (Trainz Download Station)

New England Coastal (Trainz Download Station)

Season Town (Trainz Store or STEAM)

Brampton Unfinished (Trainz Download Station)

North American Grain Shortline V1 (Trainz Download Station)

C&O Hinton Division (Trainz Store or STEAM/Built-in)

City and Country USA (Trainz Download Station)

NEC Wilmington - Philadelphia (Trainz Download Station)

HarborMaster TS12 (Trainz Download Station)

Crimson Desert 30in NG RR TS12 (Trainz Download Station)

GTW Flint Subdivision (Trainz Download Station)

Norfolk Southern Yard Module (Trainz Download Station)

Locomotives:
NH I-5
ATSF ALCo PA
ATSF F7

ATSF F7 Freight

PM N-1 Berkshire
CNR K1d
CNR X10a
CNR O9a
PRR MP54
B&M P4
A&WP P74
NYC J3a

Amtrak F40PH
NS SD70M
NS C40-9W
Chessie System GP40-2
BN SD60M
SCL SD45
ATSF SD45-2
GTW SD40
GTW SD40-2
IHB SW1500
CORP GP38-2
CSX C40-8
CSX SD60M
CSX ES44AH
MILW GP38-2
N&W SD45
CB&Q SD40
BNSF SD70MAC

Trainz Download Station
CN GP9RM
CN SD60F
NH RS-11
PC SD40-2
RailAmerica GP38-2
ATSF FT
NH RDC
Amtrak Acela Express
DRGW K-27
DRGW C-16
MILW MP15AC
HLCX GP38-2
B&M FT

Amtrak AEM-7

ATSF 5000 Class

Trainz Store or STEAM:
NYC H10a

C&O Allegheny
ATSF 3160 Class

B&O C16

L&N H-25A

Chessie System GP30

ATSF GP35
BN GP35

L&N SW1200
NJT GP40FH-2

ATSF GP30

Amtrak Metroliner Cab Car

Unavailable:
Metra F40PHM-2 (SAXRT site no longer available)
LSRC C425 (Private reskin by me)

Links:

[AmtrakGuy]

Hey everyone, thanks for watching! Glad you all seem to like this video! Anyway, I have the sources to all of the routes and locomotives I used in this video in the description, so please check there if you're wondering where something came from!

[Dev-gzz]

I fricking love the fact that the country music is the house building song from Red Dead Redemption 2

[oakrail]

City: *Lots of movement*
Country: *Very quiet*

[cf]

Fell like this name faked me out- I thought we were going back to the old “city and country usa” map from trains

[DerpyPossum]

0:14 look at the lighting in that shot! beautiful! :)

[SilverThunder]

I love how this showcases the urban and rural sides of railfanning. Great job!

[NJCommutr]

Thank you for getting NJTransit in at 2:07, pulled by GP40FH-2 no. 4138; an MK-rebuilt cowl unit. This and it’s dozen or so siblings were everyday sights around here for 20+ years, starting in the later 1980’s. 4 or 5 became cores for MP20-B3 switchers, the rest have gone on to other lives elsewhere (?).

[MrTramMan]

I always love how the house building theme is so calm and just works well for calm and slow scenarios

[BCrailguy]

I have to say you’re a legend for linking all the trains and maps

[rshackelford]

The house building theme is an absolute banger, that made the whole video for me.

[Icemaskgang]

Love the musical switch between Mario 3D world and Red Dead 2

[Alsyke_Klovell]

The second part with the house building theme not continuing where the first one left off infuriates the hell out of me.

[Gramma-oklw]

I love how they have Metra logos on the trains but they don’t in Train Simulator 2021

[AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan]

This man sure does love his Amtrak and Michigan trains

[heathermcclintic]

I love the fact that the downtown and city parts are Super Mario 3D World Double cherry pass

[lukechristmas]

The first two seconds almost sounded like the Runaway theme from "Thomas and the Trucks" before switching to a jazzy track!! The music is perfect for this video!!

[THE_IRON_HORSE]

You have but together a master piece of then and now. New and old vary nice

[NMW_Productions]

It wouldn't have been "City and Country" without that route at 0:36 ;)

[Pensyfan]

As one of the first viewers of this video, I would like to say great job with the music!

[scout_register]

I could watch this all day, and the music is so catchy