XTrackCAD takes some bizarre file management gyrations to get it to even start up on the Mac these really shouldn’t be necessary. While I haven’t used RailModeller much and can’t really comment on its stability, I’ve found Empire Express to be very stable with no reliability concerns. I suspect that all three of them were developed by small enterprises, and I commend each vendor’s commitment to put a quality product on the market.īoth RailModeller and Empire Express were a breeze to install. And I have no interests, financial or otherwise, in any of the products I’m about to discuss.īefore getting into the critique, I want to express appreciation for the fact that all of these products reflect considerable investment and thought in their development. By the way, I use a stock, three-year-old MacBook Pro running Mavericks. …this summer, and I’m happy to share my impressions.