Watch locos    not logos!

Tired of Windows flags and flying toasters?  Fill your screen with railroads!  Follow a train as it meanders across your desktop, through the countryside, past the freight yards, under the mountain passes.  Steam lazily through an ever-changing series of views covering model railroad layouts of all kinds.

Cruise great layouts

Enjoy every one of Linn Westcott's classic 101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders, the best-selling track plan book of all time.  Industrial yards, logging roads, switchback mountain railways -- Linn's charming hand-drawn plans stir the imagination of any railroader. Choose from hundreds more fascinating layouts on the TrainPlayer web site. The screen saver moves smoothly and randomly from one to another, throughout your entire collection.

Drive!

Don't like the route your train is taking?  Press a key to throw the switch!  This is no ordinary screen saver -- you don't just sit and watch, you use the keyboard to set speed and direction, throw switches, change the view, jump to another layout, change display settings, and more.   One click takes it all down when the boss walks by.

Adjust to suit

You control the pace of the show, the content, and all sorts of display preferences.  Choose the layouts you want to see or not see.  Choose fully automatic operation or manual intervention.  Choose background colors, layout transition rate, and more.  Choose the starting layout and build the train you want to ride.

Experience the technology

A screen saver may not serve a critically vital function, but that doesn't make it lightweight technically.  The TrainPlayer Screen Saver features a state-of-the-art graphics engine designed for smooth operation, auto-scrolling, and unlimited zooming.

Activate the Screen Saver 

To use screen saver, you must first activate it on your Windows desktop.  After you have installed TrainPlayer and run it for the first time, do the following.  Note:  Details vary depending on operating system. These directions refer to Windows XP.

1.  Right-click your desktop and choose Properties. 
2.  In the Screen Saver tab, choose "trainplayer" from the drop-down list.
3.  Click Settings and adjust preferences to suit.
4.  That's it!  Sit back, wait until the time comes, then enjoy the show.

Note: You must own a copy of TrainPlayer 3.x to get access to the TrainPlayer Screen Saver option.