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  ?
Towns Accommodated
Towns are usually physical locations on your layout. The prototype often uses a town name to designate passing sidings "in the middle of nowhere," and both programs support that usage.
All programs allow an unlimited number of towns; the limits are how many towns can be applied to a route or schedule.