The game also has other railroad companies attempting to put the player out of business with stock dealings and "Rate Wars".

The player can get more cash by selling $500,000 bonds at various interest rates (which depend on the current economic condition in the game).

Despite a host of new features and graphics, Deluxe sold very poorly, due to some bugs and slow gameplay (most notoriously the F4 map screen, which brings the game to a crawl).

Deluxe is essentially the same game as Railroad Tycoon, with improved hi-resolution graphics, new sound effects, and several additions.

A sequel featuring improved graphics and more complex gameplay was published by Gathering of Developers in 1998 after PopTop Software acquired rights to the name from MicroProse, Sid Meier's original company which he himself left a year earlier to form Firaxis.

Gameplay changed significantly, with dynamic pricing of goods across the entire map and cargo that can find alternate means of transportation if no train service is provided; track was no longer laid on discrete square tiles, but as curved track on a 3D map.

Railroad Tycoon is a railway-themed board game designed by Martin Wallace and Glenn Drover.

Originally using the Railroad Tycoon license and featuring box art very similar to the third entry in the series, it has been published under the title Railways of the World since 2009.

features a variety of scenarios and trains from both North America and Europe and is less industry-focused than previous versions.