The year was 2001, the day was the 20th of june. This was when kuju and microsoft released the first proper railway simulator for PC. This was the game that inspired auran to make their own railway ...

Microsoft Trains is somewhat less demanding, but doesn't look as nice. There is a fair bit of 'gosh wow' about Trainz that has attracted MSTS people over to that platform.<br><br>If you want more info ...