Train Simulators

Jeroen Wenting wrote:
"Dave Schwartz" wrote in message
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After trying MS Train Simulator and being so thoroughly disappointed with
it, I haven't been into Train simming for a while. But it caught my
interest again and thought I would give it a try again. It seems that
Trainz is the current state of the art sim. But surfing around, I see
that there are 3 versions of Trainz around now. There is 1. Trainz
Railraod Simulator 2006 by Mercam, 2. TRS 2006 by Auran and 3. TRRSeluxe
Edition. Can anyone steer me to the best product and/or explain the
differences in the products?


1) and 2) are the same product, with 1) being a repackaged version of 2)
2) I've never heard of, but if TRRS stands for what I think it does it's an
older version of the same.

the train simulators you list are from auran; they are very much like
hobby model train sets in that the terrain can easily be modeled to
suit any type of geography you wish and you can place your track
anywhere too. the auran software is very, very good in my opinion- if
your circumstances don't allow for a train set at home, you can have
one on your pc. mind you, it requires a certain zen to enjoy the
software as it (driving a train) is not a very exciting activity