Rails Across America

Rails Across America is a game of railroad empires in North America, covering the period from 1830 to the near future. It is a real-time strategy with a simulation game flavor.

Rails allows hundreds of tracks with thousands of trains crossing the continent. Players must focus on strategic decisions: Where to expand, where to compete, and when to call in favors from government officials, unions leaders, and other powerful figures.

Game Features:

• Cause financial panics, start investigations into rival companies, instigate strikes, and more.
• Over 60 different engines and cars.
• Sophisticated cargo routing system enables large-scale play with hundreds of tracks and thousands of trains.
• Up to 8 players compete over LAN or Internet
• 18 different historical and `What If?' scenarios.
• Intelligent AI modeled after 12 real world rail barons.