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title: Open Rails - Free train simulator project
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                      Totally free train simulator that supports<br>the world's largest range of digital content.
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      <h4>Key Changes in v1.5</h4>
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      Container loading and unloading
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      End Of Train (EOT) devices
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      64-bit compatibility lifting the 3GB RAM limit
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      Many <a href="/discover/version-1-5/">more additions and improvements</a> are listed here.
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      <h4>News</h4>
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      <h4>Videos</h4>
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      <h5>Review on YouTube</h5>
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        <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj_XKQI4NFI" target="_blank">At The Railyard: SP Shasta Route Review</a></h5>
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      <h5><a href="https://youtu.be/ZY2_UYvacXg" target="_blank">New features in Release 1.5.1</a></h5>
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      <h5><a href="https://youtu.be/8RGw7hKdNPM" target="_blank">New features in Release 1.4</a></h5>
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      <h5>Review <a href="http://www.attherailyard.com" target="_blank">At The Railyard</a></h5>
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        In his Series 5, Nicholas Ozorak publishes
        <a href="https://attherailyard.com/index.php/2013/09/25/open-rails-full-bucket-line/" target="_blank">
          a review of the fictional Full Bucket Line running in Open Rails</a>.
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        Find more videos with this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=open+rails" target="_blank">YouTube search</a>.
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