Train haters, however, may prefer the old cliché, 'Run for the roadhouse, boys. John Lee reviewed the PC version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that 'All aboard for HO scale fans, trainspotters, and nostalgic rail buffs. Train Simulator ultimately sold one million units by 2005, and is, despite its age, still very popular and has a large, active community. In the German market, the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD) presented it with a 'Gold' certification in early 2003, for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Internationally, Train Simulator received a 'Silver' sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. At the time, this led Edge to rank it as the country's 54th-best-selling computer game released since January 2000.

These numbers rose to 330,000 copies ($11.6 million) in the United States alone by August 2006. Train Simulator sold 191,952 units in the United States by the end of 2001, which drew revenues of $8.7 million. Shelby to Whitefish, including Kalispell branchline Four of the routes use in standard gauge (1,435 millimetres (4 ft 8 + 1⁄ 2 in)) and two in 1,067 millimetres (3 ft 6.0 in) Gauge. The game featured six routes in four countries: Austria, Japan, United Kingdom and United States of America.

Players need to stop and start the train, couple wagons, using the computer mouse, keyboard or a hardware addition such as Raildriver to operate the controls. The simulation allows players to operate a train on various routes in Europe, Asia, and North America.

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