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Absolutely!  Check out the open source JMRI program for that and much much more. However, you can tailor it to to as simple or as complex an operation as you desire.  There is a bit of a learning curve, but the software is the best bargain on the entire internet hobby world....aboslutely free (though donations could be made) and a full support group at Yahoo. Thousands of model railroaders would not use anything else, including me. <a href="http://jmri.sourceforge.net/">http://jmri.sourceforge.net/</a>  I run 142 locomotives and 326 cars around 8 locations and 20 plus yards....plus real staging yard and virtual staging yard which represents all the rolling stock stored in drawers waiting to be called up randomly (really by useage statistics).  Beyond that, a user can create yards which request loads for loading and pickup so that the program works very intricately to create realism....though often is complex so that many users simply run the railroad as you have suggested, in a simple call up by random, or useage number.....with the the ability to add an incredible number of train building constraints/requirements....from road request, to rolling stock age, type, present load and on and on. You will be able learn from users far more expert than I at the JMRI users group.
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