Later, the Japanese version was re-released in March 2000 for Windows 95 and 98. The US version was released in October 1992 on DOS and Amiga. It was originally released in December 1990 for the NEC PC-9801, FM Towns Marty, Sharp X68000, and PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16). It was originally developed and published by Japanese game developer Artdink for Japan, and was later published by Maxis for the United States. Take the A-Train III (known internationally as A-Train) is the third game in the A-Train series. The 'New Town' scenario in A-Train 1.0 for Macintosh In the US, it was released under the name Railroad Empire. The second iteration of the A-Train series was released in July 1988 for the NEC PC-9801 and Sharp X68000. A Windows 95/ 98 port followed in April 2000. The first iteration of the A-Train series was released in December 1985 for the FM-7, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, X1 Turbo, MZ-2500, Famicom and MSX2.