Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5555302-20140902064134/@comment-15636815-20140910071433

I spend gems on cool, fancy trains. Always, these are trains in the SO/VO. Almost always, these are trains that have a practical purpose for me at the time I buy them.

For example, I have several long electric passenger trains that I bought in SO. I haven't bought one in a long time, though, because my passenger limit is too small to support more of these trains, and building a higher passenger limit is a low priority for me right now. However, I never pass up a cargo maglev or a big diesel with free tax.

Can I buy all that stuff just with gems I save in the game? No. I have spent a good deal of real cash buying gems. Still, that's where I spend my gems. Rarely, I also spend gems on buildings in SO/VO. I know I've bought one building that way. Maybe two, but I think just one. Basically, just big, powerful trains.

Oh, and I don't spend gems to complete a diesel cargo set. Electric passenger sets always have enough wagons available for gold. Maglev cargo sets usually have enough wagons available for gold, but I have spent gems on those a couple of times.