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Virtual-Motive-Division is a group of designers building detailed creations for Auran's Trainz simulator. Current projects include the EMD GP38-2, GP7 and GP9 in liveries for five North American railroads.

Now available from 3D Perfection Models is a collection of four Santa Fe GP20 locomotives with four matching activities, custom cabs and custom sounds. Also available as a free download is a Santa Fe box car.

Coming in the next month from Aerosoft are two new train-sim related products. TrainSim Activity Pack 1 includes more than 60 hours of fun with activities for ProTrain 1 and 2, High Speed Trains, Heidi Express and German Railroads. Also announced is Raildriver's Cab Controller, the first hardware controller for Microsoft Train Simulator.

Rich Garber tries out a pre-release version of the RailDriver cab controls.

TrainzProRoutes is a new group of developers working on high quality prototypical routes for Auran's Trainz simulator. Current projects include the Tehachapi Route.

By now you've certainly heard about Auran's Trainz Ultimate Collection but you'd probably like to know more. We've just been supplied with a large collection of screen shots that are just stunning! Here's your chance to see just how good this sim is.

Nels Anderson does some 1980's era eastern North American freight railroading with Maple Leaf Tracks' version of this famous mountain pass; the add-on also includes locomotives, freight cars and activities.

Now available from Maple Leaf Tracks is a collection of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad locomotives and rolling stock from the 1960's. Included are locomotives such as the SW9, GP9, GP30, GP35, SD35 and RSD-12. Also included are activities that use this equipment on Maple Leaf Tracks' Sandpatch Route.

Now available from Railwaves.com is a sound package for the UK Class 66 and 67 diesel locomotives. Thes sounds are based on recordings of a real Class 66 made especially for this package.

Microsoft Game Studios announces the opening of the Microsoft Simulations Store, offering apparel, bags, mugs, watches, etc. with Microsoft Flight Simulator and Train Simulator logos.

The University Of Munich is currently undertaking a research project on flight and train simulators and needs your help. They are looking for users and especially for add-on developers for Microsoft Train Simulator and for Auran's Trainz to fill out a survey.