Category:Destinations (Cargo)

This page is a sub-section of the Destinations main page, and specifically deals with the journeys of Local Trains hauling Cargo Wagons with or without Special (XP) Wagons.

See Destinations for the overview/basics of destinations.

Calculating Cargo Yields
A normal Local journey of 10 minutes with a 0% wagon will yield 10 (except Hyperloops which give 18 ). 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.

NOTE: PF increased the yields on Hyperloops trains due to their high dispatch cost.

Formula
When using this formula, we found rounding up to the nearest integer after each calculation works best. 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.

From the tables below, find the Yield value for the Destination and Locomotive type used, then:

Yield * Wagon Bonus % = per wagon Next, multiply that number * Number of wagons * any Train Set set bonus % = gained per train

Examples

 * BASIC CARGO TRAIN
 * Dispatching a Crampton Steam locomotive with 4x Forester  wagons to the 30-minute destination:
 * Yield for a Steam train @ 30 Minutes (from tables below) = 18 
 * Wagon Bonus % = 100%  (all wagons base at 100%, the bonus adds to this)
 * 18  x 100%  = 18  ( per wagon)
 * Number of wagons = 4 
 * 18  x 4  = 72  (Total Yield)
 * NOTE: If using a Diesel with Cargo, the Yield is 40% higher. Hence, the Diesel cargo bonus.


 * CARGO TRAIN SET set
 * Dispatching a complete Chrome Cargo I Steam set with 6x Chrome Glass  wagons to the same 30-minute destination:
 * Yield for a Steam train @ 30 Minutes (from tables below) = 18 
 * Wagon Bonus % = 140%  (base 100% + 40% wagon bonus)
 * 18  x 140%  = 25.2  ( per wagon)
 * Number of wagons = 6 
 * 25.2  x <font color="#FF00FF">6  = <font color="#FF9C00">151.2  (Yield before set bonus)
 * set Bonus = <font color="#FF0000">25%  (base 100, plus this value)
 * <font color="#FF9C00">151.2  x <font color="#FF0000">125%  = 189 (Total Yield)
 * NOTE: If hauling multiple types of, do a separate calculation for each type.


 * CARGO & SPECIAL (XP) WAGONS
 * Dispatching an ETR-500 Electric locomotive with 15x Cement Shipper  and 1 ETR-500 Tail  on a 1 Day journey:
 * Cement Shipper:
 * Yield for a Electric train 1 Day (from tables below) = <font color="#FFFF00">280 
 * Wagon Bonus % = <font color="00FFFF">170%  (base 100% + 70% wagon bonus)
 * <font color="#FFFF00">280  x <font color="00FFFF">170%  = <font color="#00FF00">476  ( per wagon)
 * Number of wagons = <font color="#FF00FF">15 
 * <font color="#00FF00">476  x <font color="#FF00FF">15  = <font color="#FF9C00">7140  (Total Yield)
 * ETR-500 Tail (XP Wagons take some work):
 * XP for a Electric train 1 Day (from tables below) = <font color="#FFFF00">40  (Base wagon )
 * XP Wagon Bonus % = <font color="00FFFF">285%  (NO Base + 285% wagon bonus)
 * <font color="#FFFF00">40  x <font color="00FFFF">285%  = <font color="#00FF00">114  (Bonus this wagon)
 * <font color="#FFFF00">40  + <font color="#00FF00">114  = <font color="#00FF00">154  (Total this wagon)
 * Total number of wagons = <font color="#FF00FF">1 
 * <font color="#00FF00">154  x <font color="#FF00FF">1  = <font color="#FF9C00">154  ( from all wagons)
 * Total Train Yield:
 * Base XP for each wagon <font color="#FFFF00">40  x total number of non-XP wagons (15) =
 * Locomotive Dispatch XP:  (Double this value if you've completed Wolfgang's contracts)
 * + (XP Bonus Wagons) +  (Base XP per wagon) +  (dispatch XP)
 * TOTAL: and

Seasonal Cargo Destinations
During some Seasonal events, highly efficient special destinations can appear:

Images
These are historical images of the various Cargo Destinations: