Railroad Tycoon 2 and Railroad Tycoon 3 are more like strategy games than railroad simulators, so these aren't really a good choice for a child that young. Trainz should be about $20 if you can find it, and Ultimate Trainz Collection should be about $20 also, but Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 is about $40. The Trainz series is also great for older kids, but they're a little more pricey. Getting into the titles for older kids, there's Model Railroad Simulator, which you can find on Ebay or some other online shopping outlets for about $10. It's more of a puzzle game than anything else, but it does have a driving mode. There's also Loco-Commotion, which you can get dirt cheap at EB online for $3, but if you get Railroad Tycoon 3, it's included on that disk for free. (Although I find them to be as much fun as Thomas myself!) I believe these are both out of print, so they may be a little hard to find, but they're both designed more for kids than for adults. I don't know about the others though, that's the only one I have.Īnother excellent choice for the PC would be 3D Ultra Lionel Traintown and 3D Ultra Lionel Traintown Deluxe. If you have a Genesis, the one for it is excellent. For a child as young as your son, I would track down (haha, punny!) one of the Thomas the Tank Engine games.

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