How to play Train Simulator: Western Pacific FP7 ‘California Zephyr’ Loco Add-On on Mac

Game summary

The California Zephyr – the train many enthusiasts and railroaders alike considered the single-most magnificent passenger train to ever journey across America – is now available for Train Simulator! Featuring the train’s complete consist of eight unique car types, the DLC also includes highly authentic Western Pacific and Rio Grande...

Play Train Simulator: Western Pacific FP7 ‘California Zephyr’ Loco Add-On on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Train Simulator: Western Pacific FP7 ‘California Zephyr’ Loco Add-On on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

Train Simulator: Western Pacific FP7 ‘California Zephyr’ Loco Add-On installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Train Simulator: Western Pacific FP7 ‘California Zephyr’ Loco Add-On like you would on any PC.
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