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Burlington Northern |
Manage the bottleneck line between Spokane (Washington) and Sandpoint (Idaho) in the American North-West, using your discretion to side-track manifests to let Amtrak and priority trains pass unhindered. Glossary of American terminology provided! Now revised with corrected track plans and revised grain workings, also occasional major disruption due to prototypical freight train derailments. |
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MoPac 1: St. Louis to Dexter |
Based on 150 miles of Union Pacific / Southern Pacific joint line south of St. Louis. Similar in style to Burlington Northern, but with much more complications - junctions, sidings, trains changing direction, track closed for maintenance and so on. No passenger trains on this route, but Southern Pacific's Sprint services take priority, and you can earn bonus points for expediting them. Glossary of American terminology provided! |
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Tehachapi 1927 |
Steam operation on the Southern Pacific / Santa Fe joint line over the mountains from Bakersfield to Mojave, including the celebrated Tehachapi Loop. At this time there was even less double track, and almost all trains required helpers, often two and sometimes more. Passenger operations complicate your task, as their time-keeping is critical and they travel much faster than most of the freights. Bonus points can be gained for time-keeping on passenger services. Glossary of American terminology provided! |
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Tehachapi 1991 |
Based on the Southern Pacific / Santa Fe joint line over the mountains from Bakersfield to Mojave, including the celebrated Tehachapi Loop. This must be one of the most intensively worked stretches of single track anywhere, with helper operation on many trains, and requires a lot of concentration. Work trains and an inspection car add to the complications. Bonus points can be gained for time-keeping on both railroads' priority services. Glossary of American terminology provided! |
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MoPac 2: Kansas City to St. Louis |
This covers the former MoPac routes between Kansas City and St Louis, a distance of over 280 miles, with alternative routes between Kansas City and Jefferson City. The line is used by both Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, as well as Amtrak passenger trains and occasional MKT services (now absorbed into UP). |
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Melbourne to Albany |
Similar to our North American simulations, but based on part of the standard gauge main line between Sydney and Melbourne. Passenger trains and super freight services take priority, and you can earn bonus points for expediting them. More interest is provided by the weekly excursion headed by "Flying Scotsman", which was then on a visit to Australia. |
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Swedish Ore Line |
A dispatcher type of simulation covering a busy line in the north of Sweden carrying both heavy iron ore traffic and a mixture of other passenger and freight services. You control the main line from Kiruna to beyond Vassijaure, close to the border with Norway. There are two track screens, plus an overview screen. This is harder than it looks! Covering a day's operations on the line between Kiruna and Bjornfjell in northern Sweden, continuing to the Norwegian port of Narvik. This is in the style of our American simulations, but with rather more passing loops than usual, to accommodate the heavy traffic.
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St. Moritz |
A new style similar to previous Silver and Gold programs, but with more complex schedules, passenger trains splitting and joining, and greater control of freight shunting. It covers the Bernina line from St Moritz to beyond Pontresina, the Chur line from St Moritz to beyond Bever, and the line linking Samedan and Pontresina. There are five track screens; each has its own departures screen, and a details screen where necessary. Our testers say this is harder than it looks! |
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