Talk:Maglev Era/@comment-67.141.87.241-20141217160648/@comment-15636815-20141217214908

I have more than an idea. I have actual facts and the full explanation.

On local runs, passenger wagons carry the number of passengers the wagon specifies. For example, Sine Rapid (Set) has six wagons. Each one carries 420 passengers and gives +265% profit. This train will carry 2,520 passengers on a local run, and it will add the profit bonus when it returns with gold. On a 10-minute run, this train would bring you.
 * 420 x 6 = 2,520

International trains work differently. They add the wagon bonus, set bonus, and all other bonuses to the passenger count. So, this train will carry 9,660 passengers to its international destination. This number of passengers matches the amount of gold you would receive on a 10-minute local run.
 * 1) 420 x 265% = 1,113 (calculate wagon bonus)
 * 2) 420 + 1,113 = 1,533 (add wagon bonus)
 * 1,533 x 5% = 76.65 -> round to 77 (calculate set bonus)
 * 1,533 + 77 = 1,610 (add set bonus)
 * 1,610 x 6 = 9,660 (multiply by number of wagons)

In the Construction Yard, the number of passengers you see at the top when you build the train is the number of passengers the train will carry on an international run. On a local run, the train carries only the number of passengers specified by the wagons, yet returns profit will all the bonuses. The Construction Yard shows the number of international passengers instead of the number of local passengers to help players plan their international runs. If the Construction Yard told you that the train carried only 12,000 passengers, and it reduced your passenger count by 108,000, you'd be upset. So it tells you the bigger number.

SUMMARY: A local train carries the number of passengers specified by the wagons, then adds the bonuses to the gold. An international train adds the bonuses to the number of passengers, then adds the gold. Both trains run equal amounts of profit.