Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27095574-20151019143943/@comment-5275054-20151019151826

Really up to you and how you want to play. As you work your way up in levels you will gain access to more powerful locomotives and wagons. Spending the resources now will help get better equipment to get additional resources faster.

In general, Maglev's tend to provide more bank for the buck compared to similar power Electric/Diesel but they are also more limited in the diversity of the wagons that are available. At higher levels you can definitly get Diesel and Electric locomotives that will out perform the lower Maglev locomotives but until you reach them, the Maglevs may help you gather those resources faster. Same can be said now when you don't have access to the Maglevs.