Railwaystation.com releases Whitcomb engine and Speeder add-ons for Microsoft Train Simulator users.

Railwaystation.com, one of the top commercial sites for railroad related software, has released two low cost add-ons for Microsoft Train Simulator software users, a Whitcomb locomotive engine with cars and dockside route, and separately offered, an authentic Fairmont MT-19 Speeder model.

May 5, 2003 - 3D modeler, artist and Windows programmer Ron Paludan, owner of Railwaystation.com and several railroad-related software sites, has released a pair of add-ons for Microsoft Train Simulator software users.

This separate pair of MSTS add-ons features:

$10 - a Whitcomb CR6U-30 (circa 1930) locomotive engine with custom cab views, with lots of original boxcars, flat cars, gondolas and reefers, plus a place to play with the train and cars -- a circa 1930s harbor freight route loaded with nearly 100 visuals, such as buildings, boats, vehicles, people and other 3D objects, even animated seagulls, neatly wrapped up with a great freelance route called the Sweethaven Railroad. This downloadable add-on for MSTS is chock full of eye candy for rail fans, sound effects, hours of fun, and an Easter egg or two. Thoroughly tested before release, by a team of hardcore MSTS users.

$5 - a Speeder MT-19 Fairmont, a maintenance car for your routes, comes complete with cab and sounds, and even has a realistically detailed engineer. Details from photographs of Speeder cars were wrapped onto 3D models, for extra attention to authenticity. Thoroughly tested.

Both models are published by 3Dtrains.com, located at:
http://www.3Dtrains.com

In addition to the low-cost MSTS add-ons, there are dozens of free MSTS add-ons on the
Railwaystation.com site, featuring such free goodies as rotary snowplows, a 57 Chevy, buildings such as train depots and stations, ghost town buildings, gas station, warehouses, skyscraper, toolshed, porta potty, and more.

Other free objects such as flat-dimensional people, vintage billboards and other nostalgic signage, and even a rich snowy weather effect, all enrich the realistic simulation for MS Train Sim users.

In addition, free skins for popular locomotives, boxcars, and even a little red caboose, just add more diversity to a great train simulation software. All free skins and models have been thoroughly tested and are in use by thousands of happy Microsoft Train Simulator railfans. Plus, a free Timesaver pocket route is offered on the site, and has provided hours of fun for more than fifteen thousand users.

Ron Paludan's diverse and growing collection of low-cost and free MSTS software add-ons, can be downloaded at:
http://www.railwaystation.com/trainsim/

Besides his work as a 3D model artist, Ron Paludan is also the creator and programmer of U.S. Railroad Map, a popular commercial software for thousands of railfan users, with thousands of registered users. A free demo of U.S. Railroad Map can be downloaded from:

http://www.railwaystation.com/downloads.html

Runaway Train!, also programmed by Ron Paludan, is in use by at least 30,000 railfans who enjoy this fast-playing and FREE Windows game. Train Screensavers and other railroad-related software
can also be downloaded at:

http://www.railwaystation.com/downloads.html

Railway Station Productions, LLC is a private limited liability corporation specializing in U.S. Railroad Map software, their flagship product and a 4-Star Editor's Pick at ZDNET. The company now also specializes in Microsoft Train Simulator add-ons. Free games, Windows screensavers, graphics collections, and artwork, abound for railfans. U.S. Railroad Map is available by download or on CD. The Microsoft Train Simulator add-ons are all downloadable.

More information on U.S. Railroad Map is located at:
http://www.railroadmap.com

If you have any additional questions or would like to receive a reviewer's copy of any of the mentioned software, please contact Ron Paludan, the programmer, directly at:

stationmaster@railwaystation.com

For Additional Information, Please Contact:
Ron Paludan
Railway Station Productions, LLC
http://www.railwaystation.com/trainsim/whitcomb.html
http://www.railwaystation.com/trainsim/speeder.html
http://www.railwaystation.com/trainsim/free.html
http://www.railwaystation.com/
http://www.railroadmap.com/
480-671-7904
stationmaster@railwaystation.com