That wouldn't be an inaccurate description of Cities in Motion 2, which was the messy in-between stage between Cities in Motion (trains) and Cities Skylines (city builder)
I put some hours into it a few months ago and had a good time, but one of the things that I hope they add is better conditions for routes. Maybe I was missing something, but I was having a hard time getting my workers to actually get in the trains I wanted them to.