Trans-con!

Lionel Trains Presents Trans-Con! PC CD railroad engineer build tracks sim game! Type: Game Platform: Windows Publisher: Lionel LLC Released: 1999 Media: CD It's a simulation. It's an education. It's an adventure. It's a reference tool. It's strategy and action. Whatever you want to label it, Lionel Trains Presents: Trans-Con! is a trip to the past, a journey to America's wild west that spans 1,776 miles. The game simulates the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, a feat that began in 1863 at two locations, Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California. Six grueling years later, the two teams met at Promontory, Utah and the Golden Spike became an icon of American history.Lionel Trains Presents: Trans-Con! is geared for children ages 8-12 and encompasses more than 300 state and national curricular standards for grades three to six. In this race to Promontory, you'll assume the role of chief engineer for either the Central Pacific in California or the Union Pacific in Omaha. Each