Date	Author	Comment
2017-02-08	Je*****	OK, this model railroad kit assembles easily for making your layouts quickly! THe locomotives and the rolling stock take mass into account so there are physics at play.. So trains take a bit to get going and a bit to slow as well.. Awesome! THe problem? The developer seems to have abandoned this, nothing has been touched in years, the rolling stock could be better, tree and buildings and roads etc to go with the whole model railroad thing would make this so awesome.. Model railroading a little more casual than trains and a lot more advanced than tommy the toy train engine.... If this was fleshed more and I'm not saying make it look so high tech it loses its charm... It just could use a lot more eye candy than green. Hexagonal grass tiles
OK, this model railroad kit assembles easily for making your layouts quickly! THe locomotives and the rolling stock take mass into account so there are physics at play.. So trains take a bit to get going and a bit to slow as well.. Awesome! THe problem? The developer seems to have abandoned this, nothing has been touched in years, the rolling stock could be better, tree and buildings and roads etc to go with the whole model railroad thing would make this so awesome.. Model railroading a little more casual than trains and a lot more advanced than tommy the toy train engine.... If this was fleshed more and I'm not saying make it look so high tech it loses its charm... It just could use a lot more eye candy than green. Hexagonal grass tiles
2014-12-08	Ut*****	Fun app - however would freeze up from time to time. had to uninstall and reinstall 4 times to complete the first 10 basic levels. if they could fix this it'd be really fun. had hoped to use this to design and test track layouts prior to building my HO layout. back to searching for an app that will work.
Fun app - however would freeze up from time to time. had to uninstall and reinstall 4 times to complete the first 10 basic levels. if they could fix this it'd be really fun. had hoped to use this to design and test track layouts prior to building my HO layout. back to searching for an app that will work.
2014-02-20	Le*****	Great app for running trains in puzzle-style layouts. I really wish there was a way to continue after a crash, maybe with a penalty, instead of starting over. Very frustrating to put in 10 minutes of careful movement, only to screw up with a careless accident. I'd like to see a couple more colors added to the freeform section.
Great app for running trains in puzzle-style layouts. I really wish there was a way to continue after a crash, maybe with a penalty, instead of starting over. Very frustrating to put in 10 minutes of careful movement, only to screw up with a careless accident. I'd like to see a couple more colors added to the freeform section.
2014-01-06	St*****	Game is challenging and fun. Very addictive
Game is challenging and fun. Very addictive
2013-12-07	Da*****	The controls are a little wonky at first but this is really one of the more incredible games I've seen for the iPad/iPhone. This is really a model train set for adults. Big kudos to the game developers for putting this together!
The controls are a little wonky at first but this is really one of the more incredible games I've seen for the iPad/iPhone. This is really a model train set for adults. Big kudos to the game developers for putting this together!
2013-10-23	Tu*****	There are two gripes I have with this app. 1) screen rotation is locked. (self explanatory). 2) explain the scoring and objectives more clearly. It is frustrating when you are trying to complete the sections to 100%, and there is no explanation regarding the scoring after you finish a level. You see your leftover time, and any improvement, which is good. But there are two seemingly arbitrary numbers which appear inside train cars, one car green, one car yellow. There are no explanations regarding what the "green" number means, nor the "yellow" number. It would be nice to see objectives and goals. That way you'll know which puzzles you need to revisit and attempt to get a better score.
There are two gripes I have with this app. 1) screen rotation is locked. (self explanatory). 2) explain the scoring and objectives more clearly. It is frustrating when you are trying to complete the sections to 100%, and there is no explanation regarding the scoring after you finish a level. You see your leftover time, and any improvement, which is good. But there are two seemingly arbitrary numbers which appear inside train cars, one car green, one car yellow. There are no explanations regarding what the "green" number means, nor the "yellow" number. It would be nice to see objectives and goals. That way you'll know which puzzles you need to revisit and attempt to get a better score.
2013-06-14	Am*****	Not as useful as reading a trains mag bu
Not as useful as reading a trains mag bu
2013-05-19	Ed*****	Shame you can't do more oval type railroad plans. Starting over after each crash gets old fast
Shame you can't do more oval type railroad plans. Starting over after each crash gets old fast
2013-05-14	DB*****	Hard to use. not intuitive, poor design. Cheaply set up, frustrating interface. Repetitive play. Not for kids.
Hard to use. not intuitive, poor design. Cheaply set up, frustrating interface. Repetitive play. Not for kids.
2013-04-14	Un*****	This could be a decent game, but the buttons and controls and everything are too small. The first thing they should do though is make it so you can see the track you are placing!! Your thumb blocks it, and you have to either guess or try and see under the sides of your finger. That's a major fix for the annoyances. It's nothing special, I deleted it after a few minutes because I thought the X button meant delete selection since I placed an extra track. It deleted all of my tracks, and seeing as how annoying and tedious it was to place all of those tracks, I simply quit and deleted.
This could be a decent game, but the buttons and controls and everything are too small. The first thing they should do though is make it so you can see the track you are placing!! Your thumb blocks it, and you have to either guess or try and see under the sides of your finger. That's a major fix for the annoyances. It's nothing special, I deleted it after a few minutes because I thought the X button meant delete selection since I placed an extra track. It deleted all of my tracks, and seeing as how annoying and tedious it was to place all of those tracks, I simply quit and deleted.

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