Electric Locomotive

experimental

The Electric Locomotive is a vehicle used to transport cargo and the engineer 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 180km/h downhill, allowing for efficient long range resource transportation.

It requires 15MW of power to operate, and up to 80MW 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 180km/h when going downhill. Trains suffer speed loss when going uphill or in curves. Trains will accelerate and brake longer when they have more freight cars attached. Automated trains accelerate slower, brakes slower and brakes more often at turnings. Manual driven trains can go backward without 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 2:3.