![]() ![]() It was pretty convincing and the "cab" was on a gimbal system that tilted on the curves and if you applied the brakes it tilted forward to give you the feel of "G force" as ther train slowed. I toured a BNSF training facility in Overland Park, Kansas back then and they were using a pro-version of train simulator for training operating crews. You could get a yoke and pedals to replicate aircraft. Much of this was based on the technology that also brought us the popular Flight Simulator programs. You could also get a desktop throttle system (RailDriver) that replicated a modern locomotive control. ![]() This was around 2001 or so.īack then you could buy add-on routes (I have the B&O Sandpatch route) and you could design your own graphics and rolling stock but that wasn't something I was too keen on at the time. No substitute for REAL mosel railroading, of course. I was a big fan of the original MSTS (Microsoft Train Simulator) and had some fun with it. ![]()
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