TrainPlayer simulates operating a model railroad layout. It is designed for all types of model railroad enthusiast, from the one who has built a railroad empire in the basement, to the one who dreams of doing so, to the one who never will, but just likes to run trains.
Opening a layout file in TrainPlayer is like walking into a room and finding a fully-built model railroad with clean tracks, attractive scenery, a couple of trains, and a control panel sitting in the corner. You nudge the speed dial and one of the trains starts to move. You form a smile and crank up the speed. Welcome to TrainPlayer.
TrainPlayer works with pictures of track plans which have been specially prepared by the addition of electronic tracks. The pictures might be renderings by Kalmbach artists, or digital output from your favorite CAD program, or scanned-in drawings made with pencil and paper. A set of features known as TrackLayer -- described in the second half of this manual -- is used to apply the track, switches, and turntables. In TrainPlayer, you add trains, cars, and stations, and you're ready to run.
What For?
About This Manual
About the Layouts
Where to Go for Help