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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 04/05/2026

It's a big week for little trains! Friends and associates at @cosmoporiumgames.bsky.social have released A Bumpy Ride: a fun, beautifully stylized railroad game full of cartoony chaos! Be sure to check it out at store.steampowered.com/app/3056840/... as it's currently 14% off for a limited time!

An illustration for Cosmoporium Games' newly-launched title "A Bumpy Ride," featuring a tiny, adorably-proportioned 1800s steam locomotive blitzing through a stylized red rock desert scene with two passenger cars; the engineer is a daring, cavalier dog in hickory stripe railroad attire. Behind him, the train is full of passengers in various states of absolute pandemonium: a bear too shitfaced to perceive the chaos of the moment, a mallard in hysterics, a golden retriever about upchuck his morning kibble, and a bluebird showing concern for the train's cat conductor, who is holding on for dear life on the rear platform of the last car in the train. "The Big Fella," a large, spherical ursine, has been jettisoned entirely and accepts his fate.

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ベリアル⚡ @belial43157741.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It's my birthday today! I hope you all had a super sunny lovely day.✨ Thank you for enjoying my art, it means the world to me.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/04/2026

We've been often asked when we'd have a locomotive of this type, and we're excited to announce that Century of Steam has received its first mallet! ...It's a Perlman :]

!!! CAUTION: !!! The image attached to this post can be classified as an infohazard. Perceiving this image, having this image described to you, or simply being made aware of its existence may cause irreparable psychic damage and a severe affliction of ghosts in the brain. Absolutely none of this is in the bible.

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Doggard 🚂🐺 @mr-doggard.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

It was such a blast to work on these and to get to contribute to Century of Shovel!! They look great and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. Can’t wait for the world to experience the wonder and whimsy of these wacky machines!

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 25/02/2026

A new Century of Steam Flag Stop video is now available for patrons! Possibly one of our most requested engines since we announced the game, 3D artist Alec & researcher Zach have answered your prayers with East Broad Top mikados 14 & 15! You can view this video early at www.patreon.com/Studio346

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Rico, our railroading yard goat mascot, stands next to an early steam engine with an oil can while a red flag is waved ahead of their train with the text "Studio 346 Flag Stop."

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A blender preview of East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Company steam locomotives 14 and 15, with the text "Baldwin 12-32 1/4 E Drawing 5", denoting the builder's classification for the locomotives.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 25/02/2026

Industries Part 2 is now available early for patrons! Our next installment of Century of Steam's industry functionality covers additional gameplay features for dealing with wrecked cargo and equipment on the road, overhauled facilities, and more! You can view it early at www.patreon.com/Studio346

A screenshot from upcoming train game Century of Steam. A rebuilt steam motor sits idly beneath a logging spar pole crane at a logging camp in the forested hills of Ponderosa, as various steam donkeys sit idly in the background among piles of felled timber.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 25/02/2026

Our Century of Steam Flag Stop on the D&RGW 6500 series flat cars is now public! We're happy to have Mark expand his reach to our asset team and pitch in with rolling stock, and his first model is a great addition to our later, heavy-duty equipment for the big hauls! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjY6...

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D&RGW 6500 Heavy Duty Flatcar | Century of Steam Flag Stop

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れきです @rekid3su.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Arm wrestle

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 30/01/2026

And enjoy one of our many livery alts as well!

Alternate shot of the Shovel Noses but with Southern Pacific "Bloody Nose" paint.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 30/01/2026

A new Century of Steam flagstop video is available early for our patrons, featuring a preview of our new White Pass & Yukon GE shovel nose diesels, created for us by Doggard! You can view our introduction of these odd 3-eyed machines and other early development updates at www.patreon.com/c/Studio346

Screenshot from upcoming train game Century of Steam which is stylized as a postcard, featuring our new General Electric shovel nose diesels trundling down a quaint street running scene, with the text "Greetings from Ponderosa" above in rustic letters.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 09/01/2026

The "Industries Part 1" Dev Vlog is now available early for Patrons! The project manager & art director of Century of Steam climb aboard an Alco DL535E to showcase a ton of new gameplay features for our robust industry system! You can view it one month early at patreon.com/Studio346

A screenshot from the upcoming train game Century of Steam, with an Alco DL-535E switching out loaded freight cars at the Sierra Talc Company of Keeler, California.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 25/12/2025

Season's Greasons, everyone! However you celebrate, may you all close out the holidays and the year of 2025 with comfort and peace in these uncertain times, and have this bluegrass carol from our house band Burnham & Run! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hD7...

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Greensleeves - Century of Steam OST

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 24/12/2025

A new Century of Steam flagstop video on our 1913 Ford Model T inspection car is now public as an early Christmas gift! We are joined by Brett, who shares his experience of restoring and running a Model TT truck and his contributions to making this model game-ready! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgVl...

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RGS Inspection Car | Century of Steam Flag Stop

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 30/11/2025

Studio 346 is a collection of artists, historians, & engineers joined in a common goal: to make our shared love & knowledge of railroading into a fun, meaningful experience. Since day 1, we’ve pledged never to use generative AI slop. Century of Steam always will be a game made for people, by people.

A poem on a paper background, surrounded by several roughly-drawn doodles of Rico and Dolores, Century of Steam's cartoon goat and deer mascots, respectively. The two of them are shown making various doodles and drawings of their own. The poem, in defense of human artistry against a pervasive deluge of AI slop, reads as such:

Art's an exclusively human endeavor,
Which sits at the crossroad of person and craft,
A people without craft is weary to weather,
A craft without people is soulless and daft.

To put onto canvas a thing by our hands
Comes with it a tangible part of our own,
So others may gaze at our self as it stands,
To know us and smile on what we have shown.

So long as real hands and real minds can assure,
Incredible works can be crafted and born,
Even if some hands are covered in fur,
And some minds are guarded by antler and horn.

But say I had sought out a local town baker,
To bake a confection I vaguely describe,
If I had told everyone I was the maker,
We'd all see the baker's betrayed by the lie.

So anywhere art is not crafted with care,
But stolen and churned into some unknown slurry,
Remember this warning to heed and beware,
Or else we may find ourselves lost in a hurry.

Do what you love, and love what you do,
But do it yourself, or it's not really you.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 30/11/2025

Our Flagstop video on Russel Skeleton Log Cars is now public! 3D artist Alec shares the history and effort that went into making these ubiquitous little freight cars for Century of Steam, and they should look right at home on your backwoods logging lines! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEzw...

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Russel Skeleton Log Cars | Century of Steam Flag Stop

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 17/11/2025

Another Studio 346 Flag Stop video is now available for patrons! Tom and Brett talk about the process of making a 1913 Ford Model T Inspection Car for our upcoming train game Century of Steam, & the quirks of what it's like to scoot in this doot. You can view this post early at patreon.com/studio346

A render of a 1913 Ford Model T inspection car with flanged railroad wheels from the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, for upcoming multiplayer train game Century of Steam. The Ford Branding has been changed to Faux to avoid copyright issues.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 13/11/2025

We've changed our formatting of videos a bit, and the first of our new Flag Stop videos is now available, covering the first part of our ongoing work on industries and tycoon elements for Century of Steam! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuIN...

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Industries Part 0 | Century of Steam Flag Stop

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 13/11/2025

A new Century of Steam flag stop video featuring the Russel skeleton log cars is now available for our patrons! Fellow team member Alec shares the history and work done to replicate these ubiquitous items found on many narrow gauge logging railroads. You can view it now at patreon.com/Studio346

Top Half: Century of Steam's cartoon goat mascot Rico is standing next to an old steam locomotive; they are holding an oil can and admiring the ornate engine. To the right, a red flag with the text "Studio 346 Flag Stop" is waving.

Lower Half: A grayscale image of the railroad log car model featured in the video with the text "Russel Skeleton Log Cars, Available now at Patreon.com/Studio346"

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/11/2025

Studio 346 would like to wish you all a very Happy Spoopy Day! May you all strike it rich at the candy mines tonight!

A Halloween Post from Studio 346, featuring an in-game screenshot of the upcoming railroad game Century of Steam. Green text reads: "Happy Halloween from Century of Scream!" A ghostly 1910s automobile on rails looms over an autumn graveyard scene. Rico and Doloroes, the game's cartoon goat and deer mascots, respectively, are posed in the scene. Dolores is wearing a pointy witch hat and flying through the air on a coal scoop as if it were a broom, and Rico is hanging on for dear life.

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Twokinds @twokinds.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Somewhere far to the north, Basitin exiles make their home in the snowy regions of the world. And one family in particular discovers that they have an unexpected new member, and more on the way.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/10/2025

August's Century of Steam mini vlog is now public! Fellow Studio 346 developer Jake hops behind the throttle and shows off railroad torpedoes, tweaks to poling, and discusses the most recent round of performance optimization, plus some new track items in the works! www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_n3...

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Torpedos, Trackwork, and Tweaks to Poling | Century of Steam Mini Devlog

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 24/07/2025

July will be one of our in-between mini-vlogs between larger features again, and although it'll be brief, it certainly won't be boring 🚃🥖🚂

A screenshot from the upcoming video game "Century of Steam", featuring a Baldwin 10-26D Drawing 42 steam locomotive on a warm desert morning. The locomotive is shoving a caboose on the adjacent track with a large oak pole suspended between them. This move is called "poling" and Justin of Well There's Your Problem Podcast has asked us to show this again. Hi Justin.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 05/06/2025

Checking in with y'all again: Work continues for the next progress video, though due to a mix of bereavement for lost love ones and paternity leave, some of our team members have needed additional time to recover before returning, so May's content will be postponed & merged with June's update video.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 06/07/2025

The newest dev vlog for upcoming train game Century of Steam has been made available both for Patrons and Youtube! Mark & Co. showcase our totally revamped oil firing simulation on our new NCO Tenwheelers, plus a brief appearance of GE 50-tonner diesel "Little Giant!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzGH...

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MORE DIESELS, Oil Firing, and other updates!

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saucypaws @saucypawpads.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

meeting up 1/5

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/07/2025

A whole lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. The Boss of the company is now a dad, and The Co-Boss is back from more work in the field, so we'll be getting the last bits ready for our summer dev vlog, coming to Patreon on July 4th. We'll see you all in Independence, CA on Independence Day!

A screenshot of the work in progress for upcoming video game Century of Steam: Two Southern Pacific steam locomotives, numbered 9 and 18, meet at a water tower for a cool drink in the dry and dusty expanse of the Owens Valley. The Sierra Talc Company's milling facility is visible in the distance, and the Inyo mountains loom above the scene.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 19/05/2025

Hello all, this weekend the team met to discuss deliverables & determined they'd benefit from a bit more time to get May's dev vlog ready, there's a lot of new stuff going in so we'll be posting that to the Patreon about a week or so into June. In the meantime, here's what we were working on today!

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 02/05/2025

March's Century of Steam dev vlog is now up! Join Mark & Co. as they make their first revenue freight run over a 12-mile round trip! Locomotive sim got a major overhaul, car inspector & facility UI is in, icing reefers is now a thing, plus a whole lot more new stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsR7...

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A Full Day of Gameplay on the Railroad! Century of Steam March Devlog

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 02/05/2025

And of course, the original Nevada-California-Oregon variants will be included, too, so you can experience the full history of these locomotives in the game!

A test render of the Nevada California Oregon 4-6-0 #8 in as-built configuration.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 02/05/2025

Those who are fans of the more obscure variants of these locomotives are also in for a treat, as we've included Pacific Coast Railway 110 and 111 as customization options as well!

A test render of Century of Steam's NCO 4-6-0, detailed as Pacific Coast Railway #110.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 02/05/2025

April's Dev Vlog is now available for patrons! Bit of a shorter upload since Mark was in Australia this month and others were sick, but we have some fun things in progress to show, including the SP / Nevada-California-Oregon tenwheelers & another surprise diesel in the works! patreon.com/Studio346

A test render of three Southern Pacific narrow gauge 4-6-0 locomotives, numbered 8, 9, and 18 from left to right. These 3 locomotives are just a few of the variants available for this engine in the upcoming video game Century of Steam.

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/04/2025

We've had a couple members out sick this month which has shifted things a bit, but February's Dev Vlog should be going public today and we are putting the finishing work in for March. In the meantime, here's a little peek of what's to come for March's video, it's shaping up to be our biggest yet!

A preview of the March Dev Vlog for Century of Steam, depicting an early morning scene at the Keystone yard. The summer Appalachian air is thick and humid as a Baldwin 10-24E idles at the ready, a long and (hopefully) profitable day on the railroad awaits it!

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/04/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk8V... February's Dev Vlog is now public! Join Mark & Tom as they discuss keybinds, the new ways in which the tactile feel of running the railroad is being improved upon, and more insight into our game design philosophy and our overall progress!

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Hotkeys, Overspeed, and Patron Q&A! Century of Steam February Devlog

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/04/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpAh... Oops, we forgot to post the public video, but January's Dev Vlog has been up! Check out the most modern locomotive planned for Century of Steam in action: the ALCo DL-535E, complete with a ton of new sim & features and plenty of other goodies!

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Dawn of the Diesels - Century of Steam Devlog

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/02/2025

The 2024 Winter Dev Vlog is now available publicly! Join Mark as he shows our Modular Pacific Coast Ry. Roundhouse and improved Nevada County A-frame turntable, improved signals, Alt-mode UI functionality and a brief Q&A segment to answer patron questions! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbJ...

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EASY TURNTABLES and MODULAR Roundhouses! | CoS Devlog

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/02/2025

Welcome to Inyo, the fourth locale represented in Century of Steam! Set in the picturesque Owens Valley on the California-Nevada border, this beautiful high desert behind the Sierras is our love letter to desert railroading, and we've brought it right up to date for our new ALCo diesels, too!

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 01/02/2025

DIESELS? In Century of STEAM?! It's more likely than you'd think! January's dev vlog is now up for patrons! The titular century covers American 3' narrow gauge from the transcontinental railroad to the moon landing, & that includes the White Pass & Yukon's ALCo DL535E diesels! patreon.com/Studio346

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Twokinds @twokinds.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Flora as a flame atronach from The Elder Scrolls, suggested by ThingsAreSmoldering!

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🐺Amelia 🐺 @novaloux.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I will hopefully be doing a Christmas stream on twitch tomorrow Giving away free art to folk who watch :) ❤️

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Studio 346, Inc. @studio346.net · 13/12/2024

November's Century of Steam Dev Vlog is now up for patrons! New goodies include a modular roundhouse system, turntables redesigned with ease of use in mind, plus several Quality of Life additions including a new HUD mode & colorblind accessibility options! patreon.com/Studio346

A picture of two railroad roundhouses from the upcoming videogame Century of Steam, one with only two stalls and the other with seven, demonstrating the game's dynamic engine facilities. Below them is the written description: "A humble home or a steam cathedral! Modular roundhouses made fully expandable with loads of options to suit all of your maintenance needs! Paired with our upgraded turntables that eliminate the hassle and guesswork of track selection: two clicks and you're lined in!"

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Darkflamewolf @darkflamewolf.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Book 5 - #LegendOfAhya: A Divinity Decayed full manuscript is finished! It is now in the hands of the beta readers for several months before heading off to the editor! We're on our way to publication next year! Art done by @sancosity.bsky.social featuring Taylor, Ahya and Ari! #FurryAuthor

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Knifedragon @telsonknife.bsky.social · 07/09/2023

Who is that lady standing in the rain

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Darkflamewolf @darkflamewolf.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Book 4 - Legend of Ahya: Broken Empires The world is plunged into war. Taylor and family fight to survive the machinations of Duke Y’ollmjr, High Council and the Church of the Script. All the while a sinister force works to destroy it all. Out now! #LegendofAhya #furryliterature

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