Contractors

Contractors become available when a player purchases the first International Slot, which, becomes available at Level 10. To access contracts, click the Contracts button (shown at left), which is at the bottom left corner of the game screen.

Basic principles

Contractors are a player's business partners. Each contract is a job that helps a particular contractor run his or her business. These jobs include constructing buildings and decorations, delivering resources such as materials () or gold (), and sending locomotives, wagons or train sets. While most contracts have only one task to complete, some contracts require players to complete two or even three tasks. Other contracts allow players to choose between two available tasks; completing either task will fulfill the contract.

In return for the player's assistance, contractors give experience points (abbreviation: XP) () and a reward after each contract is fulfilled. Rewards include buildings, decorations, locomotives, wagons, gems (), and whistles ().

As of 3 Apr 2018, the game has 20 permanent contractors, who offer a total of more than 1,200 contracts, and 1 infinite contractor. Each contractor has a minimum required level players must achieve before working on her/his contracts. This represents the fact that different business people look for business partners with different amounts of experience; the "Easy" contractors ask for little or no experience, while the "Hard" contractors want players to prove themselves before doing business with them. See column "Level" in the table below (for players who started after the 24 Jan 2013 Game Update).

When a player completes a permanent contractor's final contract, the contractor delivers a special reward instead of one of the usual rewards. In addition, the contractor grants the player full use of her/his station, adding the station's passenger limit and passenger income to that of the player's Main Station.

Permanent Contractors

Name	Difficulty	Trains	Level	Contracts	Final Reward	Theme	Shop
Mrs. Wilma			10	15	50	Black Hills
Johann			20	35	150	Bavaria
Bobby			25	40	Bobby's Desert	Bobby's Desert
Mahatma			28	60	1 International Slot	Orient
George			30	40	2 Depot Slots	Harbour
Otto			35	40	+100 Storage	Meadow
Sam			45	60	-10% Discount on Buildings	Metropolis
Jules			50	20	Steamtopia Theme	Various [1]
Alan			55	90	-10% Discount on Mystery Depots	Land Down Under
Wolfgang			65	90	+100% when dispatching any train	Berlin
Mizuki			75	60	2 Train Slots	Nippon
Lucy			85	90	Rain Theme Enhancement	London
Richard			120	Infinite	N/A	Old New York with Starfall Night
Giovanni			150	100	3 Train Slots	Venice
Antoni			165	45	El Capricho ,  , 15  +100% limit	Barcelona
Christopher			200	60	Chris Reward Set[2]	Various [3]
Ethan			200	60	Red Planet Theme	Ethan's Desert
Ethan II			230	60	Special Maglev Destination	Various [4]
Cornelius			250	60	-25% Discount on Flags	Old New York
Ling			300	100	Ling Reward Set[2]	Neo Hong Kong
Samuel			400	100	Special Hyperloop Destination	Land Down Under
Pierre			500	100	Perfume store ,  , 10  +5 Flag capacity	Various [5]
Svetlana			600	50	Power Generator ,  , 17  +20% IT pass. and mail capacity (Electric)	Various [6]

Scaled Contractors

Occasionally, a Scaled Contractor will appear in the game for a limited time for certain level groups, giving players more opportunities to earn rewards worthy of their level. They usually appear during certain events or seasons, and their contracts are released daily. Although most contractors only accept Steam, Diesel, and Electric trains, some also accept Maglev and Hyperloop trains.

Your level, at the time a scaled contractor is released, determines your level group in which you will stay, even if your level raised over the group's limit before you accept the first contract or during the run-time of the contractor.
Once finished, players will not be able to "replay" the contractor, even if they leveled up to the next level group during it's release.
When TS repeats a scaled contractor, following rules for "re-playing" exists:
If you

• are still in the same level group and didn't complete the contracts in the previous release, you will still continue at the point when the previous one stopped.
• are still in the same level group and did complete the contracts in the previous release, you aren't allowed to "re-play" the contracts again.
• leveled up into the next level group, you will start with contract #1 of the higher group, regardless if you have or haven't finished the previous released contracts.
  

At 29 Jun 2020 TS changed the rules Only for the repeat of Dorothy and "re-opened" the level groups, that means, if you

• are still in the same level group and didn't complete the contracts in the previous release, you will still continue at the point when the previous one stopped.
• are still in the same level group and did complete the contracts in the previous release, you are allowed to repeat all her contracts again and also get the rewards twice.
• leveled up into the next level group, you will start with contract #1 of the higher group, regardless if you have or haven't finished her previous released contracts.
  

Scaled contractors never grant the use of their stations because of the limited time they are available.

Name	Event	Trains	Level	Contracts	Final Reward	Theme	Shop
B-day Bill	TS Anniversary		120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	21	100	Bratislava
Anastasia	Halloween		58+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	20 21 21 21 21	Undead Carbon 75 75 75 75	Transylvania
Ruth	Oktoberfest		120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	21	50	Berlin
Cyber Alex	Maglev Madness		120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	21	75	Terraformed Mars
Andy	Train Tales Festival		120+ 300+ 700+	21	40 50 50	San Francisco
Lara	Unique Events		25+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	4	Pixel Vizsla	Nordic Summer
Franz	Steam Frenzy		120+ 300+ 700+	21	50	Bavaria
Dr. Yaris	Spring		300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+	Infinite	N/A	Summer Mountains
Spring Wilma	Spring		170+ 300+ 500+ 700+	21	75	Summer Mountains
Edison	Electric Extravaganza		120+ 300+ 700+	21	50	Old New York
Valentina	Unique Events		42+ 120+ 300+ 700+	14	30	Land Down Under
Jiu	Winter Games		120+ 300+ 500+ 700+	21	Incheon Incheon I Incheon II Incheon III	Winter Mountains with Snowfall and Starfall Night
Mrs. Claus	Christmas		145+ 300+ 500+ 800+	24	75	Santa's Polar with Snowfall
Cringe	Christmas		200+ 700+ 1000+	30	50	Christmas Village with Snowfall and Night
Birthday Bill	TS Anniversary		120+ 300+ 500+ 700+	9	The Nine Mk I The Nine Mk II The Nine Mk III The Nine Mk IV	Bratislava
Yaris	Halloween		300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+	Infinite	N/A	Transylvania
Dracula	Halloween		15+ 120+ 300+ 700+	13 30 30 30	Gargoyle Bill Carrier 50 55 60	Transylvania [1]
Fritz	Oktoberfest		22+ 120+ 300+ 700+	14	50 35 35 40	Various [2]
Dorothy	Steam Frenzy		120+ 500+ 700+	21	50 60 70	Old New York
Dave	Music		100+ 300+ 500+ 700+	21	50 60 70 80	San Francisco [3]
Tamar	Hyperloop Hype		200+ 400+ 500+ 700+ 800+ 1200+	21	50	Eriport
Daniel	Diesel Domination		120+ 300+ 700+	21	Valve BR I Valve BR II Valve BR III	Harbour
Yaris	Easter		300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+	Infinite	N/A	Summer Mountains
Esther	Spring		100+ 300+ 500+ 700+	21	Town Courthouse Lotte World Tower Grasp Convention Center	Summer Mountains
Tesla	Electric Extravaganza		120+ 300+ 700+	21	50 50 60	Various [4]
Valentina	Valentine's Day		45+ 120+ 300+ 700+	17	50	Polar with Night
Svarta	Winter		120+ 300+ 700+	21	30 40 50	Various [5]
Christmas Yaris	Christmas		300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+	Infinite	N/A	Santa's Polar with Snowfall
Santa	Christmas		45+ 120+ 300+ 700+	21	Red Heart	Polar with Starfall Night
Snow Queen	Winter		45+ 120+ 300+ 700+	21	Blue Heart	Winter Lake with Christmas Night
Albert	Halloween		300+ 500+ 700+	21	Neonythe Tower Vertigon Tower Devil House	Transylvania
Carl	Diesel Domination		30+ 120+ 300+ 500+ 700+ 800+ !200+	21	20 40 40 45 50 65 80	Black Hills
Zack	Maglev Madness		30+ 120+ 300+ 500+ 700+ 800+	21	20 30 30 50 50 50	Various [6]
Valerie	Summer		30+ 135+ 250+ 400+ 800+	12	30 50 50 40 50	San Francisco

Seasonal Contractors

Occasionally, a Seasonal contractor will appear in the game for a limited time, giving players more opportunities to earn rewards. They usually appear during certain events or seasons, their contracts are released daily, and start right after the Game Update.

Seasonal contractors never grant the use of their stations because of the limited time they are available.

Name	Event	Trains	Level	Contracts	Final Reward	Theme	Shop
Yaris	TS Anniversary		700	Infinite	N/A	Bratislava
François	Train Tales Festival		250	21	Detective Statue	Various [1]
Robin	Sports		120	14	World Champ , 25	Metropolis
Jiu	Winter Games		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".120+ (2018) 120-299 (2020)	21	Incheon , 8	Winter Mountains with Snowfall and Starfall Night
Ebenezer	Christmas		340	20	Spirit (Locomotive) , 12	Black Hills with Christmas Night
Arpad	Halloween		220	14	60	Transylvania
Valentina	Unique Events		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".42+ (2017) 42-119 (2020)	14	30	Land Down Under
Ralphie & Rudy	Christmas		345	24	100	Santa's Polar
Mrs. Claus	Christmas		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".145+ (2016) 145-299 (2019)	24	75	Santa's Polar with Snowfall
Santa	Christmas		45	24	50	Winter Lake
Zombill	Halloween		115	14	50	Transylvania
Valerie	Summer		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".135+ (2016) 135-249 (2018)	12	50	San Francisco
ESET Android	ESET		52	15	Android Monument	Bratislava
Esther	Spring		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".100+ (2016) 100-299 (2019)	21	Town Courthouse [2]	Summer Mountains
Valentina	Unique Events		33	8	30	Rio
Bertha	Christmas		120	10	Blizzard , 9	Santa's Polar
Santa	Christmas		24	24	50	Polar
Anastasia	Halloween		58	20	Undead Carbon , , +500%	Transylvania
Fritz	Oktoberfest		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".21+ (2015) 22+ (2017) 22-119 (2019)	14	50	Meadow
Dave	Music		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".100+ (2015) 100-299 (2019)	21	50	Various [3]
Charlie	Easter		27	17	Easter Panes , , +650%	Meadow
Valentina	Valentine's Day		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".49+ (2015) 49-119 (2019)	17	50	Polar with Night
Mrs. Claus	Christmas		24	25	Mrs. Claus' Bricks , , +650%	Winter Lake
Peter Sagan	Tour de France		35	25	50	Nordic Summer
Valentina	Winter Games		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".20+ (2014) 22+ (2018)	21	Winners Medals , , +500%	Polar
Santa	Christmas		1	33	New Year's Pumpkin	Snowy Metropolis
Santa	Christmas		15	35	Presents Sleigh , , +500%	Santa's Polar
Santa	Christmas		1	26	Santa's Tree Carrier , , +400%	Santa's Polar
Dracula	Halloween		Expression error: Unrecognized word "br".11+ (2013) 15+ (2017) 15-119 (2019)	13	Gargoyle Bill Carrier , , +500%	Transylvania
Fritz	Oktoberfest		20	20	Oktoberfest Wood , , +500%	Bavaria
Peter	Tour de France		25	27	Winner's Cup	Nordic Summer

Competitive Contractors

Occasionally, a Competitive Contractor will appear in the game for a limited time, giving players more opportunities to earn rewards. They usually appear during certain events or seasons. When they start, their contracts are announced at the TrainStation Info page and all contracts are released at once. They usually appear at 18:00 (GMT), and leave the game at 12:00 (GMT).

Competitive contractors never grant the use of their stations because of the limited time they are available.

Name	Event	Trains	Level	Contracts	Final Reward	Theme	Shop
Adventurer Lara	Unique Events		400	7	160	Meadow
Inventor Tesla	Electric Extravaganza		500	7	180	Old New York
Engineer Alex	Space		400	7	160	Terraformed Mars
Manager Carl	Diesel Domination		400	7	150	Black Hills
CEO Ling	Hyperloop Hype		200	12	75	Eriport
Champion Jiu	Winter Games		450	8	PWG Gold Medal	Snowy Metropolis with Night
Daniel	Diesel Domination		450	7	150	Harbour
Alex	Maglev Madness		500	7	150	Western

Trip times and costs

The trip time for an international train on Standard Route is 4 hours.
With the 15 Jun 2020 Game Update Lower level contract partners have now a more decreased travel time:

• 5 minutes to Wilma from previous 30 min
• 15 minutes to Johann from previous 1h
• 1 hours to Bobby from previous 2h

The "Cancel Train" option is available only for the first 3 minutes of the trip. After 3 minutes, this option no longer appears in the Trains screen, and the player receives credit for all appropriate achievements.

An international train will arrive at a contractor's station five minutes after being dispatched.

On occasion, Pixel Federation will offer shorter international routes for a limited time. During these limited periods the Standard Route will be reduced to 3 hours. This reduction will not be applied to a Competitive contractor.

An international train will wait in a contractor's station for one hour. If the player manually collects the train's load, the contractor will receive 110% of what the train carries. After one hour, the train will give the contractor 100% of the train's load, and depart the contractor's station.

With the 17 Oct 2016 Game Update, the previous Fast Route was replaced with International Train Speed-Up - you no longer have to wait until your ITs gets back, you can recall them immediately any time you need!
Speed-up prices - paid with - decrease with remaining journey time!

Historical: Before the above mentioned Update you had to choose every time you send out an international train between

• Standard Route at no cost or
• Fast Route for a cost of 9 and reduced travel time to 3 hours

See also

• Contractor Station Street Sizes
• Maximum Passengers Per Hour
• Contractor Extra Resources Required
• Contractor History
• Past Seasonal Contractor
• Contractors Overview Page
• Contractor Buildings
• Contractor Special Buildings
• Contractor Decorations
• Contractor Decorations For XP Boosting