
Additionally, the game also allowed for mod support to add and change routes, trains, cargo, scenery, etc. The game also included a route and activity editor that enabled users to create and modify routes, trains, and activities. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Microsoft Train Simulator for its " PC Simulation" award in 2002. John Lee reviewed the PC version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, and stated it was an "All aboard for HO scale fans, train spotters, and nostalgic rail buffs." Train Simulator sold one million units by 2005, and, despite its age, is still very popular and has a large, active community. In the German market, the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD) presented it with a "Gold" certification in early 2003, for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Internationally, Train Simulator received a "Silver" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. This led Edge to rank it as the country's 54th-best-selling computer game released in the 21st century in 2006. These numbers rose to 330,000 copies ($11.6 million) in the United States by August 2006. Train Simulator sold 191,952 units in the United States by the end of 2001, which drew revenues of $8.7 million. Shelby to Whitefish, including Kalispell branchline Four of the routes use a standard gauge (1,435 millimetres (4 ft 8 + 1⁄ 2 in)) and two a 1,067 millimetres (3 ft 6.0 in) Gauge. The game features six routes in four countries: Austria, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Gameplay features include the ability to couple wagons, start and stop them, as well as operate trains using mouse and keyboard or hardware accessories (e.g. Microsoft Train Simulator allows players to operate a selection of trains on various routes within Europe, Asia, and North America.

Microsoft Train Simulator (informally abbreviated to MSTS) is a 2001 train simulator game developed by UK-based Kuju Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios (at release known as Microsoft Studios) for Microsoft Windows.
