Railfan: Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line
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Railfan: Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line or just is a December 20, 2006 train simulator
co-developed by Ongakukan and Taito
for the PlayStation 3
system. Although Zone 3 and Zone 2 region locking logos are displayed in the Blu-ray Disc
box arts, the game is actually All Zone which makes it workable on each and every PlayStation 3 versions worldwide.
and it is followed by Actainment's Railfan: Taiwan High Speed Rail
which was released in Asia
in 2007.
, Tokyo
and Kyoto
, Osaka
. Series producer and Ongakukan CEO Minoru Mukaiya
's team has captured each line in Full HD, including the stations which are located either in Illinois
or in Japan.
Chūō Main Line
from the Mitaka Station
to the Tokyo Station
. Rolling stock is the JR201
(201系). Stations are available in the following order:
(CTA) Brown Line
(Fullerton
~The Loop~Fullerton) includes 14 stations. A 4-car CTA3200 'L' rolling stock train is available on this line. Stations are available in the following order:
Keihan Main Line (Sanjō
~Yodoyabashi
) is about 51 km. Available train is the Keian 8000 (8000系). Stations are available in the following order:
Car Collection: this feature allows to get "Replay" mode unlocked train model profiles. Collection differs from a line to another.
Movie Collection: this feature allows to watch unlocked game videos including opening and ending movies.
Train simulator
A train simulator is a computer based simulation of rail transport operations.-Industrial train simulations:Like flight simulators, train simulators have been produced for railway training purposes...
co-developed by Ongakukan and Taito
Taito
Taito may mean:*Taito Corporation, a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware*Taito, Tokyo, a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan*Taito, also known as matai, paramount chiefs according to Fa'a Samoa...
for the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
system. Although Zone 3 and Zone 2 region locking logos are displayed in the Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
box arts, the game is actually All Zone which makes it workable on each and every PlayStation 3 versions worldwide.
Train Simulator series
Railfan is a new franchise among Ongakukan's popular Train Simulator seriesTrain Simulator series
Train Simulator is a Japanese train simulation game series produced by Ongakukan. The game is significant as it is was one of the earliest of its kind since the series started in 1995...
and it is followed by Actainment's Railfan: Taiwan High Speed Rail
Railfan: Taiwan High Speed Rail
Railfan: Taiwan High Speed Rail is a July 12, 2007 train simulator co-developed by Ongakukan and Actainment for the PlayStation 3 system. The Asian market edition for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore is available in Traditional Chinese and English languages...
which was released in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
in 2007.
Railfan lines
The software is based on three independent lines located in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
. Series producer and Ongakukan CEO Minoru Mukaiya
Minoru Mukaiya
is a Japanese musician. He joined the jazz fusion band Casiopea in 1979 as keyboardist.He is also the producer of the train simulator game, Train Simulator and CEO of Ongakukan, even the first musician in Japan who plays iPad piano apps ever.-Discography:as a Keyboardist for Casiopea*Casiopea...
's team has captured each line in Full HD, including the stations which are located either in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
or in Japan.
JR East Chūō Main Line (Tokyo)
Available line in Tokyo is the East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Chūō Main Line
Chuo Main Line
The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail...
from the Mitaka Station
Mitaka Station
is a railway station in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Mitaka Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, acting as the terminus for all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from , with Chūō Line limited stop services from...
to the Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station
is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
. Rolling stock is the JR201
201 series
The is a commuter electric multiple unit train type introduced in 1979 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company , and formerly also operated by East Japan Railway Company ....
(201系). Stations are available in the following order:
- MitakaMitaka Stationis a railway station in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Mitaka Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, acting as the terminus for all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from , with Chūō Line limited stop services from...
- Kichijōji
- Nishi-OgikuboNishi-Ogikubo Stationis a passenger rail station belonging to JR East, serving the Chūō Line. It is located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.-Daily passenger:The average daily passenger turnover was 40,620 in 2006. The station is served by bus services.-The neighbourhood:...
- OgikuboOgikubo Stationis a train station located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:JR:*East Japan Railway Company Chūō LineTokyo Metro:*Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line -Adjacent stations:...
- AsagayaAsagaya StationAsagaya Station is a train station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company in Suginami, Tokyo.The station, on a four-track section, is served by local and rapid services of the Chūō Main Line on weekdays...
- KōenjiKoenji StationKōenji Station is a train station on the Chūō Main Line in the Kōenji neighborhood in Suginami, Tokyo.The station, on a four-track section, is served by local and rapid services of the Chūō Main Line on weekdays...
- NakanoNakano Station (Tokyo)is a railway station in Japan located on the JR Chūō Main Line in Nakano, Tokyo, just west of Shinjuku.-Lines:Nakano Station is served by the JR East Chūō Line and Chūō-Sōbu Line, and the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line...
- Higashi-NakanoHigashi-nakano Stationis a railway station in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation .-Lines:This station is served by the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line and Toei Ōedo Line...
- ŌkuboOkubo Station (Tokyo)is a railway station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line operated by East Japan Railway Company in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.-Location and area attractions:...
- ShinjukuShinjuku Stationis a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...
- YoyogiYoyogi Stationis a railway station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, several hundred meters south of Shinjuku Station. It is station E-26 under Toei's numbering system.-JR East:...
- SendagayaSendagaya Stationis a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company and located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.-Around the station:Located in front of the station is Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Ōedo Line....
- ShinanomachiShinanomachi Stationis a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company and located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.- Surrounding area :* Keio University Medical School Hospital* Meiji-Jingu Stadium* Soka Gakkai Headquarters* Minon Music Museum-History:...
- YotsuyaYotsuya Stationis a railway station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, located on the boundary between Shinjuku and Chiyoda, adjacent to Sophia University and the State Guest-House, in the Yotsuya neighborhood.-History:...
- IidabashiIidabashi Stationis a major interchange station that straddles Tokyo's Chiyoda, Shinjuku and Bunkyō wards. It was originally built as Iidamachi Station , terminus of the then Kobu railway, precursor to today's Chūō Line. Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden can be reached by walking from this station...
- SuidōbashiSuidobashi Stationis a major interchange station that straddles Tokyo's Chiyoda and Bunkyō wards. There is no direct passage between the JR and Toei platforms.-Station layout:...
- OchanomizuOchanomizu Stationis a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and Tokyo Metro.-Location:JR East's Ochanomizu station lies next to the Kanda River. During the Edo period, the Kanda River was rerouted to pass through Ochanomizu, which was otherwise a highland between two...
- Kanda
- TokyoTokyo Stationis a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
CTA Brown Line (Chicago)
The Chicago Transit AuthorityChicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois and some of its surrounding suburbs....
(CTA) Brown Line
Brown Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
The Brown Line starts out in northwest Chicago, at the Kimball and Lawrence Avenue terminal in Albany Park, where there is a storage yard and servicing shop for the trains to the east of the passenger station...
(Fullerton
Fullerton (CTA)
Fullerton is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown and Red Lines. Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with two island platforms, located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Brown and Purple...
~The Loop~Fullerton) includes 14 stations. A 4-car CTA3200 'L' rolling stock train is available on this line. Stations are available in the following order:
- FullertonFullerton (CTA)Fullerton is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown and Red Lines. Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with two island platforms, located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Brown and Purple...
- ArmitageArmitage (CTA)Armitage is a Chicago Transit Authority 'L' elevated station with two side platforms in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on the Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also call during weekday rush hours...
- SedgwickSedgwick (CTA)Sedgwick is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line, Purple Line Express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood of the Near North Side community area...
- ChicagoChicago (CTA Brown Line)Chicago is an elevated station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the Near North Side at 300 W Chicago Avenue in Chicago, Illinois . The station was established in 1900 as part of the original series of stations on the Northwestern Elevated...
- Merchandise MartMerchandise Mart (CTA)Merchandise Mart is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the Near North Side at 350 North Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois . The original station was opened on December 5, 1930, and rebuilt in 1988. Prior to 1963 the station also served interurban trains of the North...
- WashingtonWashington/Wells (CTA)Washington/Wells is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in downtown Chicago, Illinois on the Chicago Loop elevated at 100 North Wells Street . It is the second-newest station in the Loop, and opened on July 17, 1995...
- QuincyQuincy (CTA)-External links:* at Chicago-'L'.org***...
- La SalleLaSalle/Van Buren (CTA)LaSalle/Van Buren is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. LaSalle/Van Buren is one of the nine stations on the Loop. The station was opened on October 3, 1897...
- LibraryLibrary-State/Van Buren (CTA)Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren is a handicapped accessible 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. Originally, the station was to have direct access to the second floor of the Harold Washington Library building, but this direct connection was never built...
- AdamsAdams/Wabash (CTA)Adams/Wabash is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines.Until 1963 it also served interurban trains of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad....
- MadisonMadison/Wabash (CTA)Madison/Wabash is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. From 1919 to 1963 it also served interurban trains of the North Shore Line.-Bus connections:CTA* #14 Jeffery Express * #20 Madison...
- RandolphRandolph/Wabash (CTA)-External links:* at Chicago-L.org*...
- State/LakeState/Lake (CTA)State/Lake is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Chicago Loop at 200 North State Street...
- ClarkClark/Lake (CTA)Clark/Lake is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. It is located at 100/124 West Lake Street in Chicago's Loop district, and is accessed from the James R. Thompson Center and 203 North LaSalle building. It is one of the most complex stations on the...
- Merchandise Mart
- Chicago
- Sedgwick
- Armitage
- Fullerton
KER Keihan Main Line (Kyoto, Osaka)
The Keihan Electric RailwayKeihan Electric Railway
is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
Keihan Main Line (Sanjō
Sanjo Station (Kyoto)
is the main Keihan Electric Railway station in Kyoto. It connects with Sanjo Keihan Station on the Kyoto Subway Tozai Line. It was opened for service on October 27, 1915, and has been in service ever since. Sanjo Station is located in the Higashiyama Ward, in Kyoto City...
~Yodoyabashi
Yodoyabashi Station
Yodoyabashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line...
) is about 51 km. Available train is the Keian 8000 (8000系). Stations are available in the following order:
- DemachiyanagiDemachiyanagi Stationis a train station located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.The name "Demachiyanagi" is the combined name of "Demachi" in Kawaramachi Imadegawa, the west side of Kamo River, and "Yanagi" around the station, the east side of that.-Lines:...
- Marutamachi
- SanjōSanjo Station (Kyoto)is the main Keihan Electric Railway station in Kyoto. It connects with Sanjo Keihan Station on the Kyoto Subway Tozai Line. It was opened for service on October 27, 1915, and has been in service ever since. Sanjo Station is located in the Higashiyama Ward, in Kyoto City...
- Shijō
- Gojō
- ShichijōShichijo Stationis a train station located in the Higashiyama-ku, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:The underground station has two side platforms.-Adjacent stations:...
- TofukujiTofukuji Stationis a train station located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Keihan Electric Railway**Keihan Main Line*West Japan Railway Company**Nara Line-Layout:...
- Tobakaido
- Fushimi-inariFushimi-Inari Stationis a train station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line.-Layout:*This station has 2 side platforms with a track each.-Adjacent stations:-See also:*Inari Station...
- FukakusaFukakusa Stationis a train station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- FujinomoriFujinomori Stationis a train station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Surroundings:*Meishin Expressway Kyoto-Fukakusa Bus stop -Adjacent stations:...
- SumizomeSumizome Stationis a train station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- TambabashiTambabashi Stationis a train station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is connected by footbridge to nearby Kintetsu Tambabashi Station.-History:...
- Fushimi-momoyamaFushimi-Momoyama Stationis a train station located in Fushimi-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- ChushojimaChushojima Stationis a train station located in Yoshijima-Yaguracho, Fushimi-ku, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*There are 2 side platforms and an island platform with 4 tracks on the ground...
- Yodo
- YawatashiYawatashi Stationis a train station located in the city of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:* Keihan Electric Railway** Keihan Main Line** Otokoyama Cable-Adjacent stations:...
- HashimotoHashimoto Station (Kyoto)is a train station located in the city of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Kuzuha
- MakinoMakino Station (Osaka)is a train station located in the city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Goten-yama
- HirakatashiHirakatashi Stationis a train station located in the city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:* Keihan Electric Railway** Keihan Main Line** Katano Line-Layout:*This station has 3 island platforms with 6 tracks elevated ....
- Hirakata-koenHirakata-koen Stationis a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line in the city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.It is the nearest station to Hirakata Park.-Layout:There are side platforms serving a track each on the ground.-Adjacent stations:...
- KozenjiKozenji Stationis a train station located on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line in the city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.Kōzenji Temple is located near the station.-Layout:The station has two side platforms.-Adjacent stations:...
- KorienKorien Stationis a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line in the city of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the train station which is the closest to Narita-san Osaka Temple.-Layout:The station has two island platforms with four tracks....
- NeyagawashiNeyagawashi Stationis a train station located in the city of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*There are 2 side platforms with 2 tracks elevated.-Adjacent stations:...
- KayashimaKayashima Stationis a train station located in the city of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- OwadaOwada StationŌwada Station is the name of multiple train stations in Japan:* Ōwada Station * Ōwada Station * Ōwada Station * Ōwada Station * Keisei-Ōwada Station...
- FurukawabashiFurukawabashi Stationis a train station located in the city of Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Kadomashi
- NishisansoNishisanso Stationis a train station located in the city of Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- MoriguchishiMoriguchishi Stationis a train station located in the city of Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*There are 2 island platforms with 4 tracks on the 3rd level. The ticket gates are located on the 2nd level in the west and the east.-Adjacent stations:...
- DoiDoi Station (Osaka)is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line located in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*The station has 2 side platforms serving a track each on the 2nd level, outside of the inner tracks.-Adjacent stations:...
- TakiiTakii Stationis a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line located in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*The station has 2 side platforms serving a track each on the 2nd level, outside of the inner tracks.-Adjacent stations:...
- SembayashiSembayashi Stationis a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line located in Asahi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.Opened in 1910, the station is famous for its long covered shopping street known as the Sembayashi Shōtengai. The shopping street even has a theme song that can be heard as you...
- MorishojiMorishoji Stationis a train station on the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line located in Asahi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*The station has 2 island platforms serving 2 tracks each on the 2nd level. The inner tracks are fenced because only local trains stop at this station.-Adjacent stations:...
- SekimeSekime Stationis a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line in Sekime Gochome, Joto-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line*Osaka Municipal Subway Imazatosuji Line -Layout:...
- NoeNoe Stationis a train station in Joto-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:* The station has 2 side platforms serving a track each on the 2nd level, outside of the passing tracks.-Surroundings:*Osaka Municipal Joto Library*Joto Noe Post Office...
- KyobashiKyobashi Station (Osaka)Kyobashi Station is a train station in the Kyōbashi district of Jōtō-ku and Miyakojima-ku Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*JR West**Osaka Loop Line**Gakkentoshi Line **JR Tōzai Line...
- TemmabashiTemmabashi Stationis a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway and Osaka Municipal Subway located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:Keihan Electric Railway* Keihan Main Line* Nakanoshima LineOsaka Municipal Subway* Tanimachi Line -Keihan Railway:...
- KitahamaKitahama Station (Osaka)is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.- Lines :* Keihan Electric Railway** Keihan Main Line* Osaka Municipal Subway** Sakaisuji Line...
- YodoyabashiYodoyabashi StationYodoyabashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line...
Mission
The Mission mode is a driving tutorial including several basic and progressive lessons such as learning how to start and stop the train and limitation and traffic signboards. These missions are specific to each train.Train Tour
The tour mode allows to select the station to start and stop at. Once the train is stopped a station it is possible to tour the area using tourism spots.My collection
Replay: this feature allows to watch a saved demonstration game and to take live snapshots.Car Collection: this feature allows to get "Replay" mode unlocked train model profiles. Collection differs from a line to another.
Movie Collection: this feature allows to watch unlocked game videos including opening and ending movies.