Here is an interesting story for all the fans of SimCity and similar games, as well as for anyone who still thinks that computer games are a useless time waste. I’d like to see you try doing something even remotely close to this:
This story reminds me of all the time I spent playing Transport Tycoon Deluxe and OpenTTD. The game is fun and I learned a lot about transportation. But no matter how hard I tried, I never came close to the real pros (there are many actual professionals from the transportation industry playing the game and trying things out). Have a look at this monster train station, for example (found in this forum thread):
These games teach you a great deal about the complex world around you.