Category:Local Trains

Local trains help players develop their stations and their railway empires. Players need enormous quantities of gold and materials to buy locomotives, wagons, buildings, and other items they need. Local trains collect the gold and materials, then deliver them to the player's Main Station.

Calculating income
A journey of 10 minutes will yield. This is the standard upon which all of the other calculations are based. Shorter journeys are more profitable per journey, yet they require much more of a player's time to manage. The material income for each journey length reflects this trade-off between profitability and manageability. In addition, the following holds true for every journey length:
 * Passenger income = Material income * 15%
 * Mail income = Material income * 1%
 * XP income does not have a consistent relationship with Material income.

Formulae
When using these formulae, round to the nearest integer after each step.

If the number to be rounded is exactly halfway between two integers (fractional part is 0.5), use either the round half up method or the round half to even method. Choose one method, then use it consistently.

The final result may be slightly different (less than 1%) from the result rewarded by the game. This is due to small differences in rounding methods. Even so, the result will be highly accurate.
 * For or  or :

(wagon capacity + bonuses) x journey yield (from table) = or
 * For :

journey yield (from table) + bonuses =

Examples
Please note: The following examples use the round half to even rounding method.


 * Dispatching a DRB Class 52 with 8 Emerald Mail on a 10-minute journey will give this result:
 * Wagon capacity is .
 * × 0.1 (journey yield) = income of per wagon
 * per wagon x 8 wagons = total income of 


 * Dispatching a DDA40X Big Jack with 4 Lumberjack, 4 Wood Shipper, and 4 Nailer on a 30-minute journey will give this result:
 * Lumberjack:
 * Journey yield for 30 minutes (from table) = 18
 * 18 x 20% = 18 x 0.2 = 3.6 ==> round to bonus of 4 per wagon
 * 18 + 4 = 22
 * 22 x 40% (diesel bonus) = 22 x 0.4 = 8.8 ==> round to bonus of 9 per wagon
 * 22 + 9 = total per wagon
 * x 4 wagons =  for Lumberjack
 * Wood Shipper:
 * Journey yield for 30 minutes (from table) = 18
 * 18x 70% = 18 x 0.7 = 12.6 ==> round to bonus of 13 per wagon
 * 18 + 13 = 31
 * 31 x 40% (diesel bonus) = 31 * 0.4 = 12.4 ==> round to bonus of 12 per wagon
 * 31 + 12 = total per wagon
 * x 4 wagons =  for Wood Shipper
 * Nailer:
 * Journey yield for 30 minutes (from table) = 18
 * 18 x 40% (diesel bonus) = 18 x 0.4 = 7.2 ==> round to bonus of 7 per wagon
 * 18 + 7 = total per wagon
 * x 4 wagons =  for Nailer
 * + +  = total income of  + 


 * Dispatching a F59PHI Runner with 13 Runner Coach on a 1-hour journey will give this result:
 * Wagon capacity is 
 * 235 x 30% (wagon bonus) = 235 x 0.3 = 70.5 ==> round to bonus of 70 per wagon
 * 235 + 70 = 305
 * 305 x 45% (set bonus) = 305 x 0.45 = 137.25 ==> round to bonus of 137 per wagon
 * 305 + 137 = 442
 * 442 x 40% (diesel bonus) = 442 x 0.4 = 176.8 ==> round to bonus of 177 per wagon
 * 442 + 177 = 619
 * 619 x 4.05 (journey yield) = income of per wagon
 * x 13 wagons = total income of 


 * Dispatching an ETR-500 with 15 Cement Shipper and 1 ETR-500 Tail on a 1-day journey will give this result:
 * Cement Shipper:
 * Journey yield for 1 day (from table) = 280
 * 280 x 70% (wagon bonus) = 280 x 0.7 = bonus of 196 per wagon
 * 280 + 196 = total per wagon
 * x 15 wagons =  for Cement Shipper
 * ETR-500 Tail:
 * Journey yield for 1 day (from table) = 40
 * 40 x 285% (wagon bonus) = 40 x 2.85 = bonus of 114
 * 40 + 114 = income of for ETR-500 Tail
 * + = total income of  + 

Table - Journey yields
The lengths, yields, and minimum levels required for the journeys are:

Standard destinations
The name of the standard destination to which a train is dispatched varies based on the type of locomotive, the type of wagons pulled, and the length of the journey, as shown in the table below.

Special event destinations
When a special event destination is active, all trains visit the same destination, regardless of type of locomotive or types of wagons hauled. Special event destinations always have a journey length of 20 minutes, yet the journey yield is slightly less than the yield for a 60-minute journey. The table below shows the history of special event destinations.