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TrainPlayer News, March 2025 --
Version 9.0
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Hello
TrainPlayer Fans! We have
something completely new and different for you
in Version 9.0! And, we introduce a new version
especially for Anyrail users, and a new device
for the delivery of the goods, and the usual
parade of bug fixes and enhancements. Read
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Help yourself.
All users are encouraged to upgrade to 9.0.
See How To Obtain 9.0 below, and be sure to check
the special deal for
new users.
9.0 Features
Now follow your railroad action from a new vantage
point! Loco View is a new dockable window showing your
layout at track level, with one car fixed and the view
rotating around it -- not unlike the GPS system in your
car. By default you are looking forward from the lead
engine, but you can choose any car, any direction, and
whatever tilt, zoom, and perspective suits you.
Watch the road ahead as you operate. Hit the space
bar to throw the upcoming switch. Glance out the side
window at the cars alongside. Watch the scenery roll by
as you travel. This feature gives a whole new feel to
running your trains.
Loco View is included in the package if you are a new
buyer. If you are a licensed user, there is a $19 charge
to activate the feature. To buy, click the
button
below.
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Users of the popular track design system Anyrail know
that if you want to test-drive a plan in TrainPlayer,
there's more to it than importing a file and adding a
train. The track might need to be tweaked or repaired,
sometimes the cars don't fit, maybe it could use a short
track to complete a siding. You really need the full set
of track tools to get the job done and to play with
possibilities.
But you don't necessarily need the full package.
There are a couple of big subsystems which are not part
of the layout building phase (and which, by the way, you
won't find anywhere but here!): Scripting and Advanced
Ops. You can upgrade to the full system later -- for
now, save money and get just the tools you need.
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With
this version we catch up with everyone else and offer
shipping not on dvd but on a stylish and handy USB
drive. The TP Drive comes in a nice litte engraved
wooden case with a magnetic cap, which glows red when in
use.
What it delivers is not just the program installer, but
the entire database of layouts, cars, and other info,
previously available only by download. All this data now
becomes instantly available and easily searchable. The
drive serves as a permanent backup, and comes with the
license code printed on the wrapper.
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In Memoriam:
Richard Fletcher, 1942-2024
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We are sad to report that we
lost our friend and partner
Richard Fletcher, who died
suddenly on the last day of 2024
at age 82. Richard was an
incredible contributor to our
products, to our customers, and
to the entire railroading
community. He is very much
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Richard mastered the program shortly
after becoming a user in 2011. He became
an expert in the TrainPlayer scripting
language, contributed code for several
projects, and single-handedly produced a
complete freight dispatching system
called YardMaster, written entirely in
TP scripts. This was later translated
into c++ (practically verbatim) and
became our world-class Advanced Ops
package.
Richard and his predecessor, Bruno
Pigozzo, worked together to produce
hundreds of top-quality layouts with
full operation plans. The two of them
had a great time designing railroads and quibbling about details
of scheduling and yard capacities and
switchlists. We were
fortunate to have both of them in our
lives.
Richard's last project was a huge
rewrite of all his excellent
documentation about scripting. The plan
was to have five documents; he managed
to complete four of them. Links to these
can be found under
Advanced Documentation on the
Scripting page.
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How to Obtain 9.0
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If you are a Licensed user
ready to upgrade to the latest: grab a credit
card or PayPal and click here. This gets
you all of TrainPlayer/TrackLayer 9.0 with Loco
View.
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If you are an Anyrail user, not
yet a TrainPlayer one, try our new low-priced AR
version, a trimmed-down package with all you
need of TrainPlayer and TrackLayer, including
Loco View.
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If you are Not a user
-- or a
licensed user who wants to upgrade without Loco
View -- click here. A new user gets the
demo version, restricted as described in the
readme; a licensed user gets 9.0 without LV.
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Whatever your situation: once you have the program
installed and running, use Help > Check for Upgrades
to see what upgrades are available.
If you do not already have them, you can add the
Chris Pedersen Car
Collections for an additional charge.
For our full product line, see the
Products Page on the
site.
Newsletter Special
-- The Full Package for only $89 --
TrainPlayer/TrackLayer 9.0 with
Loco View and Chris Pedersen Cars
If
you are new to TrainPlayer, we offer you a great price on everything we
have -- TrackLayer 9.0 with Loco View and CP Cars
-- which includes all of TrainPlayer 9, track and scenery
tools, unrestricted use of Paint Shop, the complete Advanced Ops system, thousands of layouts and
cars, advanced scripting, and the full collection of
high-quality Chris Pedersen
Cars. This offer is not available on
our Products page, only by clicking here:
Contact
Questions, complaints, suggestions? Drop us a
line, or stop by our forum.
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