<s>
Rail	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
train	B-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
EU	O
version	O
,	O
EA	O
's	O
support	O
and	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
Rail	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
Developments	O
Ltd	O
,	O
who	O
continued	O
to	O
provide	O
updates	O
,	O
fixes	O
,	O
official	O
expansion	O
packs	O
and	O
new	O
content	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RSDL	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
called	O
RailWorks	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
,	O
diesel	O
and	O
electric	O
traction	O
trains	O
,	O
keyboard	O
or	O
mouse	O
control	O
of	O
throttles	O
,	O
brakes	O
and	O
switches	O
with	O
three	O
control	O
modes	O
for	O
varying	O
player	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
by	O
reviewers	O
for	O
not	O
providing	O
enough	O
help	O
for	O
newcomers	O
to	O
train	B-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
complete	O
instructions	O
in	O
the	O
guides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
release	O
,	O
Kuju	B-Language
Rail	I-Language
Simulator	I-Language
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Rail	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
in	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
Kuju	O
Entertainment	O
finished	O
development	O
and	O
disbanded	O
the	O
RailSim	O
team	O
turning	O
its	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
take	O
over	O
of	O
RSDL	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
switching	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
called	O
RailWorks	B-Language
which	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
heralded	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
EA	O
being	O
the	O
publisher	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
rights	O
over	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
Rail	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
being	O
transferred	O
to	O
single	O
ownership	O
by	O
RailSimulator.com	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RailWorks	B-Language
(	O
since	O
renamed	O
to	O
Train	B-Language
Simulator	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
)	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
successor	O
to	O
Rail	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
,	O
announced	O
by	O
Tim	O
Gatland	O
on	O
26	O
March	O
2009	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Rail	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
12	O
June	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
stores	O
on	O
3	O
July	O
2009	O
in	O
DVD-ROM	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RailWorks	B-Language
is	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Rail	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
,	O
containing	O
new	O
rolling	O
stock	O
,	O
tools	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
separately	O
downloaded	O
,	O
significant	O
graphical	O
advancements	O
such	O
as	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
content	O
,	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
trade	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
virtual	O
world	O
with	O
other	O
users	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RailWorks	B-Language
is	O
a	O
universal	O
platform	O
containing	O
all	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
European	O
release	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RailWorks	B-Language
also	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
processes	O
of	O
support	O
and	O
upgrading	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
