User Guide

MICROSOFT TRAIN SIMULATOR ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK
THE HOME SCREEN | 9
To select a Tutorial
1. On the Home screen, click Tutorials.
2. Select an electric, diesel, or steam lesson.
Note: It’s a good idea to do the lessons in the order they’re presented.
3. Click Start.
DRIVE A TRAIN
When you’ve completed the tutorials, you’ll be ready for the challenge of driving one of the Train
Simulator locomotives, with your choice of settings, routes, and types of service.
To drive the trains
1. On the Home screen, choose Drive a Train.
The Route and Activity screen appears.
2. Choose the route you wish to drive.
The list of Activities changes depending on what route you choose.
3. Choose an Activity.
If you choose the Activity named “Explore the Route,” you can select the locomotive, weather,
time of day, and so on. Then you can drive the route without any rules, switching the tracks
yourself to go where you please.
If you choose any other Activity, you will have an assignment to complete, and all the conditions
(such as locomotive, weather, and so on) are pre-determined. There will be other traffic on the
line, and you need to follow the rules of the railroad.
4. Click Start.
For more information about selecting and completing Activities, see Chapter 10, The Activities.
CONTINUE SAVED ACTIVITY
Any time you exit an Activity without completing it, you have the option to save the Activity. You can
resume any saved Activity.
To resume a saved Activity
1. On the Home screen, choose Continue Saved Activity.
2. From the Saved Activities list, choose the one you want.
For more information about saving and resuming Activities, see the online Help by pressing the F1 key.