As for smaller details, I like how these slingshot-shaped power line towers are grey (zinc-coated?) near the freeway to match the lighting poles color, but are brown in areas with wooden utility poles to match their color as well . However, the brown lighting poles also are present on the freeways... like it’s a sign we already are in the Rust Belt . Also, the new state has its own warning signs about the seatbelts and helmets — the second one looks not very clear for me, it needed a second look to learn what is drawn there and what that «GET IT ON» means (of course, my first thought was about the song ). Just a helmet on the white background could be better.
And yes, these beautiful driveways to the depots when the single right turn from the freeway is not enough .

Speaking of Rust Belt: this train seems to be abandoned for a while, but all the rails around look too shiny.


UPD:
Especially on the first screenshot. I can’t geo-locate all these landmarks, so I will just look at the pictures .

Good photos! Looking good.

"YOUNG WASHINGTON."  'Kay... As long as they play it straight--no zombies, no vampires, no having George secretly schtupping Dolley Madison, none of that weird alt-universe/fantasy/spec. history crap the studios have been getting into big now.

Well, Chicago has a lot of locations, so you still need to return there (preferably at daytime ) to see everything... and finally catch that train from the promo videos.
Unlike these new huge depots in the suburban area, the tunnels under Chicago have so small storages so there are no room for boom barriers, which makes them use the wedge barriers instead. As for details I like in every new SCS work, of course, there are new trees which form their own kind of tunnels above the rural roads .

I already see a big contrast with other cities, where the buildings are much lower and don’t stand so close to each other, and outside scenery has endless fields. Also, the ad for the next state is already here.

They should stop giving the exploration achievement for discovering only a part of new cities — it took only five deliveries to open 8 cities of Illinois.

Happy Thursday guys.

I like history war movies.

"YOUNG WASHINGTON."

So cool! I can't wait to try it out.

I'm always surprised when people go to the grand prize (Chicago in this case) first.  I always work around what I think will be the coolest part and save it for last.

I do the same thing.  I save the big cities for last.   It's hard to do that in external contracts sometimes.

I won't be able to play till tomorrow night but I purchased it!

Typical midnight drive.  I'm in St. Louis heading to Springfield.

So cool! I can't wait to try it out.

I'm always surprised when people go to the grand prize (Chicago in this case) first.  I always work around what I think will be the coolest part and save it for last.