RMS = Railroad Management System,   RCD = Railroad Club Dispatcher,  ??? = Other programs
 Feature         (Click on links for more information.) RMS RCD ???
 Accommodates multiple roads operation?  yes  yes  ?
 How many roads within a single schedule?  1  6  ?
 Support creating an unlimited number of schedules?  yes  yes  ?
 Maintain location and assignment for engines and cabooses?  yes  yes  ?
 Train length based on capacities of assigned engines?  yes  yes  ?
 How many train routes per schedule (max)?  17  26  ?
 Accommodate scheduled and non-scheduled (extra) operation?  yes  yes  ?
 Are car moves based on earlier trains in schedule?  no  yes  ?
 Does it calculate schedules and print timetables?  yes  yes  ?
 Provide schedule calculation for double track?  no  yes  ?
 Can you convert route to lead engine number on orders?  no  yes  ?
 Does it accommodate staging yards and division yards?  yes  yes  ?
 How many towns per schedule?  25  40  ?
 Does it accommodate deadheading of cars and cabooses?  yes  yes  ?
 How many towns per train route (max)?  15  20  ?
 How many industries can be switched per town (each route)?  20  20  ?
 How many car moves per train (maximum)?  100  150  ?
 How many locomotives assigned per train (maximum)?  6  6  ?
 How many user-defined freight/passenger car types (max)?  300  300  ?
 Industry siding capacities measured in number of:  cars  feet  ?
 Can you consign cars via yards or interchanges?  yes  yes  ?
 Industry loading delays are separate from unloading delays?  yes  yes  ?
 Accomodates interactive freight forwarding?  yes  opt  ?
 Includes membership equipment list merge?  no  yes  ?
 Includes Maintenance of Way reporting?  yes  no  ?
Interactive Freight Forwarding
This feature allows you to "sign on" as if you were the shipping manager of one of your industries; to order empty cars on a "one time" basis, and to consign the cars you have on hand. It is used along with or instead of the automatic or routine ordering placed by your industries.
It is a standard feature in the RMS, and is available as an optional utility for the RCD.