Electric Locomotive

The Electric Locomotive is a vehicle used to transport cargo and engineers along the Railway. Connected Freight Cars can be loaded/unloaded via a Freight Platform. The Electric Locomotive can be automated, by setting a list of Train Stations for it to stop at.

Multiple cargo freight cars and locomotives can be attached together to form a single train. Trains are currently the fastest vehicle in game, capable of reaching over 320km/h downhill, allowing for efficient long range resource transportation.

It requires 25MW of power to operate, and up to 110MW if the train is going uphill or gaining speed.

Construction
Do not build the locomotive on a slope, as it will start moving by itself, making it difficult to take control of.

Deconstruction
You cannot deconstruct the locomotive when it is moving. Wait until it completely stops.

Collision
Trains and railways currently do not have any collision. Trains will not collide with each other nor with anything else. This holds true even if a player is in the train.

Speed
Trains normally have a speed of around 120km/h, but can reach over 320km/h when going downhill. Trains suffer speed loss when going uphill or in curves. Locomotive alone moves at 91km/h when climbing up the steepest possible slope of 1:2.322. Trains will accelerate and brake longer when they have more freight cars attached. Automated trains accelerate slower, brake slower and brake more often at turns. Manually driven trains can go backwards without receiving speed penalty.

Train length
On flat terrain, a locomotive can pull more freight cars easily (up to 40 per locomotive). However, on uneven terrain, it's advised too keep the ratio of locomotives and freight cars at 1:2.

Maximum pulling power
A single locomotive can pull 2 freight cars when moving steep uphill with a steady speed of 54km/h.

Position of locomotive in a train
A locomotive need not to be at the front portion of a train. It could be placed at the end or at the middle.

Leaning
Train leans when curves.