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One dis-recommendation: don't lower the amount of money for the win condition. The game advances through phases from initial building (limited range) to networking to running those few big deals that are finally possible late in the game. By reducing the win condition you'd be cutting out that last phase and that can be a lot of fun. Some ideas occur to ...

Not to my knowledge. One thing I've done to assist with this problem is to use a pile of D6's of a couple different colors. Place a D6 on each city of one color to represent your smallest train and work your way up to your largest. When you are finished, pick up the D6's generating your total run profit as you go. Towards the end of the game, we usually ...

Your best bet is to take the map to a map or printing shop, laminate it properly, and use overhead pens. Or to use clear laminate purchased in rolls at a home-decorating or home improvement shop. Now, I used china markers on a couple crayon maps in the past, and even they don't erase completely cleanly from all "factory laminated" boards. Another good ...

I don't think you will get a definitive answer, but probably just lots of suggestions. There has been.discussion about this question before on BGG. You are going to get a range of answers: Crayola Washable Crayons. China Markers. Dry Erase Markers Wet Erase Markers. Standard Crayola Crayons

This isn't really a house rule per se, but it's especially helpful in speeding up the game when playing on a new board (or unfamiliar one). Whenever a new demand card is drawn, read off and find all of the cities as quickly as possible. Everyone "competes" to find and point out each city first. This helps everyone learn the map better, as well as whomever ...

Untested, but I don't think it would be too disastrous: increase the speed of the trains. Instead of 9 and 12, try 12 and 15. The idea is that you'll get where you are going in less turns, so your game should take less turns. Possible problems: You might not be able to build track at the beginning fast enough to keep your train in motion. If a bridge ...