(Click on picture to expand) Please not that if you wish to upgrade from an earlier verion of TrainMaster 4 go to www.raildriver.com/trainmaster.php. It has come to our attention that the combination of some ATI Graphics cards and Windows XP Service Pack 2 will not allow TrainMaster to load. TrainMaster 4.3 is a Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP based computer simulation model that realistically replicates actual train handling and locomotive response on real North American rail lines. 3D out-the-cab view graphics and realistic sounds provide a unique sense and feel of actually operating a train. Against a moving panorama, scenery, speed restrictions, stations, signals, and grade crossings appear. You, as engineer, must operate the train and adhere to the operating rules, speed limits, and signal indications. Derail the train, and you crash and burn. If you run a red signal, your Engineer’s License is revoked for all to see. You can pan the moving scenery display – even look behind your train. You control the throttle, dynamic brake, train and engine brakes, horn, bell and sand. Time delays for air brakes to apply and release accurately reflect the characteristics of different trains. Braking forces realistically vary. Color spotlight signals represent those used by many railroads. The cab-like lower screen displays a movable throttle, automatic, and independent brake handles; gauges for the train line, brake cylinder, and main reservoir air pressure; ammeter; speedometer; indicators for speed limits, location, distance traveled, fuel consumed, and acceleration. Realistic sounds replicate diesel engine noise, bell and horn. Locomotive engineers have proclaimed the TrainMaster to be the most realistic PC-based retail simulator for replicating train operations and required actions by the operators. The model includes most of the train characteristics and features that replicate the actual response of the train being operated over the line represented. It is the next best thing to a commercial simulator or an actual train. Leaving Potash (MP 37, elevation 3,952 feet), you head north, past the processing plant, with the Colorado River to your right and Utah route 279 in between. You follow the river as you head up Long Canyon with Amasa Back on your right and Jug Handle on your left. Passing several small canyons on the left you start to climb an average 1.1 percent grade and turn up Bootlegger Canyon to tunnel under Poison Spider Mesa. Coming out of the Bootlegger Tunnel, 7,068 feet long, you overlook Arches National Park on the far side of the canyon. From here to Brendel you will roughly parallel US 191. Shortly before Seven Mile (named for the Seven Mile Canyon) you crest the first summit (MP 23.2) and drop steeply to a small yard and one of the few grade crossings on this route, State Route 313. You again start a short 1.1 percent climb, passing Courthouse Rock to your left. After cresting the grade, you drop on about a 1 percent grade to Courthouse Wash on your right. Gradually, you climb up the wash, then Bartlett Wash, then Klondike Wash, ending up on a wide plain known as Klondike Flat. After passing under Route 191, you climb another summit (MP10.2) and drop down again. Your final 1.1 percent climb begins near MP5 and does not end until you turn on to the mainline at Brendel, having passed under I-70 and crossed the old highway (US 6/ US 50). The switch to the mainline is hand thrown with electric lock, which means you should stop, unlock it (wait five minutes), and throw it to line your movement. After your train clears the switch, you should again stop to allow a crew member time to re-line and lock the switch. Your run ends soon after leaving the branch, heading east on the former DRGW mainline. The lines included are: UP Cane Creek Subdivsion (35 miles) UP Denver Subdivision (75+ miles) CSXT Washington DC to Richmond, VA (108 miles) CSXT Washington DC to Martinsburg, WV (75 miles) Old PRR Horseshoe Curve Altoona, PA to Johnstown, PA (40 miles) You can download a demo version by clicking on the button below. Please note, however, that the demo version is 11.8 MB and can take a considerable amount of time to download. TrainMaster 4.3 is a very computational intensive program. It will run slowly on machines that do not have a 200 Mhz CPU or better (Pentium or equivalent) and Fast Graphics Accelerator card with at least 8 Megs of onboard memory (more is better); and 64 Megs of RAM (Memory). Other requirements include a CD-ROM and 60 MB hard disk space (80 preferred). |
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| (Click on pictures to enlarge) Drive your train simulation game or your model train with realistic throttle, brake, reverser, and switch controls, plus 34 programmable buttons. The RailDriver Desktop Train Cab Controller supports TrainMaster 4.3, MicroSoft Train Simulator and Auran Trainz UTC and makes you feel like you're driving a train, not a computer. RailDriver Cab Maker lets you edit the functions of all levers, switches, and keys on the controller to create a custom operating panel for your favorite cab. RailDriver requires a USB connection to your computer. Please note that the RailDriver shipping weight is 10 lbs. It is not economical to ship RailDriver to areas outside the United States and Canada. All shipments of RailDriver are by United Parcel Service. We cannot ship RailDrivers outside of the United States and Canada, or to a post office box. The shipping and handling charges for addresses in the United States is $15.00 and in Canada, $20.00. *Warning for potential Canada purchasers* RailDriver is not manufactured in the United States and is, therefore, not covered under the NAFTA agreement. We have recently learned that the import duty on this product is close to $70 Canadian. The import duty will be due to United Parcel Service upon delivery of the product. |
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