For a strategy game though, it's a little light on the strategy. It basically boils down to supply and demand indicators. You pick up the supply at one station, and drop it off at another. Once you figure out teh correct time interval to run the trains at, the game runs itself. Play this at 'expert' or you 'll get bored quickly.
Nice train sounds, good robbery effects, breakdown audio sounds authentic.
Railroad Tycoon II, an economics based strategy game, is quite simply a joy to play. Reminiscent of SSI's Imperialism, Railroad Tycoon II omits military conflict and concentrates on ruthless railroad expansion. Like Imperialism, Railroad Tycoon II can best be described as simplistically complex. It's quite simple. Your clever or not so clever acumen will make the difference between becoming king of the world or the bane of the business community.