Transfer Tables.  A transfer table is a compact device for moving a locomotive from one track to another -- like a turntable, except it slides instead of rotates. In TrackLayer 3.3.1, you can build one of these with a few clicks. Make it whatever dimensions and orientation you need, and decorate it with stylish artwork from our scenery collection. Double-click and it grinds slowly from one track to the next under the weight of your locomotive.

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Instant Roadbed. TrackLayer 3.3.1 puts ballast under your rails!  Select some track -- a single spur, a long mainline, or an entire yard -- right-click and presto, you have roadbed precisely fitted around the track, in your choice of width and gravel pattern.  Not just for track roadbed but also great for streets, roads, rivers -- wherever you need a stylish channel meandering across the landscape.

Chooser Improvements. Version 3.3.1  simplifies the system for managing layouts, car collections, and other files. Chooser dialogs have been revamped to work more easily and consistently.   A What's New folder shows you content recently posted on the web.  Icons in the choosers show which layouts you have downloaded and which are out of date.  Context menus are simpler and more uniform.  Documentation has been rewritten.

AAR Codes. Now properly classify your rolling stock using freight and passenger codes from the American Association of Railroads.  Choose from an extensive list to assign a specific type to each car in your collection, or download updates from the web, where we have assigned codes to every one of our thousand car types. 

The AAR code project is a first step toward a complete stock management system we are developing for future versions.

File Organizer.  If you have been running an earlier version of TrainPlayer, chances are you have a fairly disorganized batch of files in your data folders.  As part of the 3.3.1 simplification effort, we offer to help straighten things out.  The first time you start the new version, you are notified if there are recommended changes, and asked if you want to make them.

Click Yes to let TrainPlayer carry out the recommended actions, and you will appreciate the result: your chooser trees will be cleaner and more aligned with the web collections and easier to maintain.

And more. As always, the new version is the best one yet, with plenty of bug fixes and small enhancements to make trainplaying easier and more fun.  Grab your free copy, keep up with the latest, and never look back!  For more, see the 3.3.1 Features Page.

What Else Is New

Requirements.  Programs run under Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7.  An internet connection is useful but not essential -- you need one to browse and download content from the web, but you can run without it using content from your disk or DVD.  Disk space: you need only about 30MB to install the program files, but will want more than that to download content from web or DVD -- up to a around 1GB for the full premium content.

Now on DVD.  All products will shortly be available on DVD for a $10 shipping charge.  The disk includes all purchased content, so you do not need to download anything further except updates.  You are given the choice of installing to your hard drive or accessing directly from the DVD.  To request a DVD, select it in the Shipping drop-down menu on the checkout page.

If you recently ordered a CD, please be patient -- DVD's are on order, will be shipping before the end of March.

License agreement.  Our license agreement is displayed during install and reproduced in the Readme file.  It says you are allowed to install the program on as many computers as you like, as long as you don't sell or give away the license key to anyone else.

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