User Guide

MICROSOFT TRAIN SIMULATOR ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK
GETTING STARTED | 5
TRAIN SIMULATOR QUICK START
To get the most out of Microsoft Train Simulator it’s best to prepare. Our recommendation is that you:
1. Read the rest of this
Engineer’s Handbook .
2. Take the Introductory Train Ride (click the button from the Home screen).
3. Go through the onscreen Tutorials (click the button from the Home screen).
But if you can’t wait to get into the cab of your favorite locomotive, here are the bare essentials to get
you driving quickly.
To get started quickly
1. Install and start Microsoft Train Simulator using the instructions at the beginning of this chapter.
2. When you see the Home screen, click Drive a Train.
3. Select a route from the Routes list that appears.
A description of the selected route displays. If you’re not sure which route to pick, the following
table shows the highlights, and Chapter 11, The Routes, has even more detail.
Route Location Length Highlights
Northeast Eastern United States 133 miles High-speed inter-urban corridor linking major U.S. cities
Corridor seaboard (214 km)
Marias Pass Montana, United States 152 miles Steep grades, beautiful Rocky Mountain scenery
(245 km)
Tokyo-Hakone Tokyo region, Japan 55 miles High-speed urban corridor leading to countryside
(88 km) near Mt. Fuji
Hisatsu line Southwestern Japan, 53 miles Historic and scenic Japanese route
island of Kyushu (86 km)
Innsbruck– Tyrolean region 63 miles 1920s-era Orient-Express route through the Alps
St. Anton of Austria (101 km)
Settle & Northwest 72 miles 1920s-era rural route featuring famous
Carlisle line England (116 km)
Flying Scotsman