johnndeanna
New member
Hello all,
I have been looking at videos of Trainz for the last couple days and I am thinking I am about ready to make the decision to purchase or not. I love model railroading but simply do not have space for anything larger than a small shelf layout. I am in the process of designing an On30 layout for the space I have and have considered using Trainz as my go to platform for modeling a nice short line or similar. I am big into flight simming but this will be my first endeavor into train simming.
I was really looking to replicate on the PC the feel of a model railroad, but the extra effort to make it seem like a table top railroads seems like it isn't worth it. I am thinking having a go at designing a regional railroad or short line to replicate the operations of a real railroad. In doing so, I wonder how one goes about determining how much traffic the route generates.
Can you operate a Trainz route similar to the way an HO railroad operates. i.e. generating a list of empty cars to deliver and loads to pick up. And can you generate specific car numbers on rolling stock so that you can use switch lists.
I'm not sure of the locale I want to model, but I'm a big fan of the Milwaukee Road and FEC (hometown railroad). I am hoping I can scratch my operations itch on the PC while scratching my actual model building itch on the real layout. Any suggestions or comments are welcome.
I have been looking at videos of Trainz for the last couple days and I am thinking I am about ready to make the decision to purchase or not. I love model railroading but simply do not have space for anything larger than a small shelf layout. I am in the process of designing an On30 layout for the space I have and have considered using Trainz as my go to platform for modeling a nice short line or similar. I am big into flight simming but this will be my first endeavor into train simming.
I was really looking to replicate on the PC the feel of a model railroad, but the extra effort to make it seem like a table top railroads seems like it isn't worth it. I am thinking having a go at designing a regional railroad or short line to replicate the operations of a real railroad. In doing so, I wonder how one goes about determining how much traffic the route generates.
Can you operate a Trainz route similar to the way an HO railroad operates. i.e. generating a list of empty cars to deliver and loads to pick up. And can you generate specific car numbers on rolling stock so that you can use switch lists.
I'm not sure of the locale I want to model, but I'm a big fan of the Milwaukee Road and FEC (hometown railroad). I am hoping I can scratch my operations itch on the PC while scratching my actual model building itch on the real layout. Any suggestions or comments are welcome.