Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon (original version) Released as Freeware (Registerware)

Here should be a safe place from which to download the original Railroad Tycoon.

http://www.2kgames.com/railroa
ds/railroads.html

This company seems to be making the new "Sid Meier's Railroads!" game. As part of the games introduction celebration, they are offering the original Railroad Tycoon as a free download.

Hope this helps,

Horst

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Check around and see if you can find RR Tycoon at different sites. Notice the file sizes. The file size might vary from one download site to another, indicating tampering. (That's the warning sign I ignored when I got burned on a download of the old car manufacturing sim, Detroit.) How do you know which file size is correct? I guess it would be file at the most reputable site, whichever one that is. Research required, I guess. Good luck.

BTW, I used to have the original RR Tycoon. Great game, even came with a very informative printed manual that had history, train operation info, biographical info about some of the key figures (i.e., robber baron dudes). They really don't make games like this any more. Games today are certainly prettier, but I think the older games have more depth and certainly much more thought and care went into making them.