Trainz Simulator 2009: World Builder Edition screenshots

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The railyard, where you can inspect each engine or wagon in detail. The pantographs, lights and horn can be operated here.

Surveyor - submenu Here you can edit/create the environment, and add existing train consists to test-drive.

While 'Surveyor' loads a track, various tips&tricks are shown.

This is a track view in the Surveyor tool. Each node of interest is indicated with rotating circles and symbols.

If you want you can use a grid view to show the topology.

Surveyor - Quickdrive When you choose to drive a train, you always get a selection of how realistic the controls should be.

Driver - submenu. Instead of editing maps in Surveyor, we can drive some ready-made routes. Here is a German X-mas route using a steam engine.

We start parked in the 'garage', the engine stalls. Prepare the engine for the trip ahead, drive out and 'fill her up'.

Here is the refill station for coal and water.

And we need to hook up with some coaches for the passengers.

Not much one can see forward, from the drivers seat.

The boiler takes a lot of space in steam engines. Diesel/Electric engines have a much better view ahead.

We dropped off the passenger coaches at the station, and moved the engine around them to hook up pulling the train.

We have a single track ahead, so we must wait for an oncoming train. Notice we have two red signs ahead.

Ok, we have orders to start the run, and the passengers are seated. On some routes, the time schedule is important, but not now.

Some are relaxing with a good book...the title escapes me. The tracking camera can be swept through the coaches as well as over the terrain.

On our way. Current speed/speed limit is on top right.

The trick is to stop before we run past the next station. The indicators at mid right show the distance to the next point of interest; i.e. speed limit/sloping/switches/stop sign.

Here a signal changes to red as we pass it.

There are more modern trains on this track as well. This is the end of the route and we are expected to turn back.

Trainz Simulator 2009: World Builder Edition

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