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Krizar: Added advanced Chocolatey install

2026-01-25T13:32:32Z

Added advanced Chocolatey install

Krizar at 11:47, 4 January 2026

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Krizar at 21:15, 1 April 2025

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Krizar: /* Troubleshooting */

2023-05-19T19:58:10Z

Troubleshooting

Krizar: /* Chocolatey Package Manager */

2023-05-19T19:57:21Z

Chocolatey Package Manager

Krizar: Added Chocolatey install

2023-05-16T20:35:37Z

Added Chocolatey install

Oxalin at 22:11, 9 November 2022

2022-11-09T22:11:51Z

Daniel: Added tutorial category

2022-03-15T11:28:10Z

Added tutorial category

Daniel: Added Mac and Linux installation instuctions

2022-03-15T00:15:55Z

Added Mac and Linux installation instuctions

Daniel: Added simple installation guide

2022-02-06T22:40:34Z

Added simple installation guide

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== Windows ==

# Download the latest version of Railway Operation Simulator [https://www.railwayoperationsimulator.com/catalog/base-program/railway-operation-simulator here].
# Unzip the downloaded file.
# Copy the <code>Railway</code> folder to somewhere safe.
# You can run ROS using <code>railway.exe</code> in the <code>Railway</code> folder.

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 == Windows ==
-. Download the latest version of Railway Operation Simulator [https://www.railwayoperationsimulator.com/catalog/base-program/railway-operation-simulator here].
+. Download either the 64-bit or 32-bit version of the latest release of Railway Operation Simulator [https://www.railwayoperationsimulator.com/catalog/base-program/railway-operation-simulator here].
 . Unzip the downloaded file.
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 . Copy the <code>Railway</code> folder to somewhere safe.
-. You can run RailOS using <code>railway.exe</code> in the <code>Railway</code> folder.
+. You can run RailOS using <code>RailOS64.exe</code>/<code>RailOS32.exe</code> in the <code>Railway</code> folder.
 See [[:Category:RailOS Files|here]] for a summary of files involved in [[Railway Operation Simulator|RailOS]].
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 <code>choco install railwayopsim</code>
 ==== Troubleshooting ====

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 '''''PLEASE BE AWARE: Railway Operation Simulator is NOT a native MAC and/or Linux app. Although you CAN get it to work this is by NO MEANS a certainty it will work on YOUR system.'''''
-'''''WARNING: Apple has released a new OS that only supports native 64bit applications. As such, with the release of “Catalina” (OS 10.15) and “Big Sur” (OS 11) the below instructions will no longer work.
+'''''WARNING: Apple has released a new OS that only supports native 64bit applications. As such, with the release of “Catalina” (OS 10.15) and “Big Sur” (OS 11) the below instructions will no longer work. If you have “Mojave” (OS 10.14 or earlier) you can still run the program as instructed below, however as soon as you upgrade to the newer versions (>= OS 10.15) you are no longer able to run RailwayOS.'''
 ''
 === Parallels™ Desktop ===

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 . Copy the <code>Railway</code> folder to somewhere safe.
-. You can run ROS using <code>railway.exe</code> in the <code>Railway</code> folder.
+. You can run RailOS using <code>railway.exe</code> in the <code>Railway</code> folder.
 See [[:Category:RailOS Files|here]] for a summary of files involved in [[Railway Operation Simulator|RailOS]].
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 '''5. Launch the Application'''
-To launch the application, go to the ‘Railway/railway.exe’ within the Railway Operation Simulator folder, right click the ‘railway.exe’ file and select ‘Copy “railway.exe”’.
+To launch the application, go to the ‘Railway/railway.exe’ within the Railway Operation Simulator folder, right click the ‘RailOS64.exe’ file and select ‘Copy “RailOS64.exe”’.
 Open a terminal and enter ‘wine’ and then paste the copied address, e.g. for the example where the application is located in the Applications folder, the command entered into the terminal would be:
-<code>$ wine /Users/username/Applications/RailwayOperationSimulator/Railway/railway.exe</code>
+<code>$ wine /Users/username/Applications/RailwayOperationSimulator/Railway/RailOS64.exe</code>
 this should launch the application within wine.

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 ==== Troubleshooting ====
-When launching RailOS an error may be thrown regarding write access to the program directory. If this is the case you will need to edit permissions for the directory by right clicking <code>C:/Program Files/Railway_Operation_Simulator</code>, selecting <code>properties</code>, navigating to the <code>Security</code> tab and setting write permissions for the current user.
+When launching RailOS an error may be thrown regarding write access to the program directory. If this is the case you will need to edit permissions by right clicking on the directory <code>C:/Program Files/Railway_Operation_Simulator</code>, selecting <code>properties</code>, navigating to the <code>Security</code> tab and setting write permissions for the current user.
 == Mac and Linux ==

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	<code>choco install railwayopsim</code>		<code>choco install railwayopsim</code>
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		+	==== Troubleshooting ====
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		+	When launching RailOS an error may be thrown regarding write access to the program directory. If this is the case you will need to edit permissions for the directory by right clicking <code>C:/Program Files/Railway_Operation_Simulator</code>, selecting <code>properties</code>, navigating to the <code>Security</code> tab and setting write permissions for the current user.

	== Mac and Linux ==		== Mac and Linux ==

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	See [[:Category:RailOS Files\|here]] for a summary of files involved in [[Railway Operation Simulator\|RailOS]].		See [[:Category:RailOS Files\|here]] for a summary of files involved in [[Railway Operation Simulator\|RailOS]].
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		+	=== Chocolatey Package Manager ===
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		+	As of [[Version 2.14\|v2.14]] [[Railway Operation Simulator]] can be installed using the [https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/railwayopsim Chocolatey package manager].
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		+	<code>choco install railwayopsim</code>

	== Mac and Linux ==		== Mac and Linux ==

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	4. You can run ROS using <code>railway.exe</code> in the <code>Railway</code> folder.		4. You can run ROS using <code>railway.exe</code> in the <code>Railway</code> folder.
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		+	See [[:Category:RailOS Files\|here]] for a summary of files involved in [[Railway Operation Simulator\|RailOS]].

	== Mac and Linux ==		== Mac and Linux ==

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	'''NOTE:''' Your choice at point 8 will either result in a single application ~700MB in size, or a two separate applications with the equivalent disk usage.		'''NOTE:''' Your choice at point 8 will either result in a single application ~700MB in size, or a two separate applications with the equivalent disk usage.
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		+	[[Category:Tutorials]]