XP Boosting
As with most games, people are always looking for ways to "boost" their XP so that they can level up faster, thereby gaining access to larger and better items. One of the ways that can be achieved in TrainStation is by purchasing high XP locomotives with gold earned by completing contracts or running passenger and mail service to "local" stations.
To aid in discovering which locomotives are best suited for this task, I've compiled the list below. All of the locomotives on this list can be purchased for gold in the game store, and can be purchased in unlimited quantities. Yes, you can buy locomotives for gems that give much better XP, and yes there may be locomotives with a limit of 1 that have better XP stats, but that is not the focus of this page. These can be purchased 100 or 200 or 300 at a time to speed the process of "boosting".
This list contains locomotives of all types and is limited in scope. If you want to see a comprehensive list of all locomotives of a single type, please check out the Diesel Locomotives, Electric Locomotives, Steam Locomotives and Maglev Locomotives pages.
Just a quick note regarding the XP/Cost and Cost/XP column headers. The XP/Cost header represents the ratio of how much XP you get per unit of gold you spend, so you want this number to be as large as possible. The Cost/XP header represents the amount of gold you spend per unit of XP, so you want this number to be as small as possible. You know you have the list sorted best to worst when the Crampton is the first locomotive on the list.
XP Boost Locomotives
| Name | Cost
|
Sellback
|
Net Cost
|
Buy 
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XP/Cost | Cost/XP | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Peppercorn Double | 560,000 | 112,000 | 448,000 | 7,900 | 0.01411 | 56.70886 | 69 |
| AC6000CW | 1,500,000 | 300,000 | 1,200,000 | 11,000 | 0.00733 | 109.09091 | 90 |
| Adler | 1,050 | 210 | 840 | 25 | 0.02381 | 33.60000 | 8 |
| ALCO RSD-15 | 2,010,000 | 402,000 | 1,608,000 | 23,400 | 0.01164 | 68.71795 | 106 |
| Allegheny Class | 760,000 | 152,000 | 608,000 | 16,000 | 0.02105 | 38.00000 | 80 |
| Allegheny Double | 2,420,000 | 484,000 | 1,936,000 | 50,000 | 0.02066 | 38.72000 | 122 |
| ALP-45DP | 3,400,000 | 680,000 | 2,720,000 | 48,000 | 0.01412 | 56.66667 | 133 |
| BBÖ_1070 | 97,500 | 19,500 | 78,000 | 1,950 | 0.02000 | 40.00000 | 40 |
| Black Five | 210,000 | 42,000 | 168,000 | 3,000 | 0.01429 | 56.00000 | 56 |
| Black Five Double | 1,490,000 | 298,000 | 1,192,000 | 27,800 | 0.01866 | 42.87770 | 96 |
| BR Class 20 Double | 501,000 | 100,200 | 400,800 | 7,500 | 0.01497 | 53.44000 | 74 |
| BR Class 46 Double | 8,650,000 | 1,730,000 | 6,920,000 | 104,000 | 0.01202 | 66.53846 | 177 |
| BR Class 50 Double | 8,757,000 | 1,751,400 | 7,005,600 | 117,000 | 0.01336 | 59.87692 | 153 |
| BR Class 52 | 290,500 | 58,100 | 232,400 | 7,300 | 0.02513 | 31.83562 | 80 |
| BR Class 52 Double | 4,100,000 | 820,000 | 3,280,000 | 60,000 | 0.01463 | 54.66667 | 117 |
| BR Class 60 FP | 1,940,000 | 388,000 | 1,552,000 | 24,000 | 0.01237 | 64.66667 | 108 |
| BR Class 86 | 1,555,550 | 311,110 | 1,244,440 | 20,555 | 0.01321 | 60.54196 | 123 |
| BR Class 89 | 6,224,000 | 1,244,800 | 4,979,200 | 89,000 | 0.01430 | 55.94607 | 147 |
| C44-9WM Ferronorte | 5,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 76,500 | 0.01530 | 52.28758 | 145 |
| Camelback | 14,000 | 2,800 | 11,200 | 310 | 0.02214 | 36.12903 | 23 |
| CC203 | 352,500 | 70,500 | 282,000 | 6,980 | 0.01980 | 40.40115 | 78 |
| CC300 | 3,360,000 | 672,000 | 2,688,000 | 52,800 | 0.01571 | 50.90909 | 127 |
| CD Class 210 Triple | 7,850,000 | 1,570,000 | 6,280,000 | 112,000 | 0.01427 | 56.07143 | 141 |
| CFR Class 474 | 795,000 | 159,000 | 636,000 | 9,700 | 0.01220 | 65.56701 | 111 |
| Class 70 PowerHaul | 995,000 | 199,000 | 796,000 | 12,300 | 0.01236 | 64.71545 | 97 |
| Class XA | 3,850,000 | 770,000 | 3,080,000 | 42,500 | 0.01104 | 72.47059 | 125 |
| Clyde GL26C-2 | 40,000 | 8,000 | 32,000 | 1,000 | 0.02500 | 32.00000 | 49 |
| CN U-1-F | 300,000 | 60,000 | 240,000 | 4,230 | 0.01410 | 56.73759 | 52 |
| Consolidation | 4,300 | 860 | 3,440 | 80 | 0.01860 | 43.00000 | 13 |
| CP 5600 | 10,500,000 | 2,100,000 | 8,400,000 | 149,000 | 0.01419 | 56.37584 | 162 |
| CR DF7G | 400,000 | 80,000 | 320,000 | 6,800 | 0.01700 | 47.05882 | 76 |
| CR SS9-G | 2,850,000 | 570,000 | 2,280,000 | 41,500 | 0.01456 | 54.93976 | 139 |
| Crampton | 2,000 | 400 | 1,600 | 60 | 0.03000 | 26.66667 | 2 |
| DB 103 Double | 3,633,000 | 726,600 | 2,906,400 | 57,000 | 0.01569 | 50.98947 | 130 |
| DB Class 103 | 305,000 | 61,000 | 244,000 | 6,100 | 0.02000 | 40.00000 | 70 |
| DB Class 218 Double | 4,818,000 | 963,600 | 3,854,400 | 73,500 | 0.01526 | 52.44082 | 147 |
| DB Class 240 | 479,000 | 95,800 | 383,200 | 7,650 | 0.01597 | 50.09150 | 84 |
| DB Class V 200 | 80,000 | 16,000 | 64,000 | 2,000 | 0.02500 | 32.00000 | 46 |
| DB V100.2 Double | 315,000 | 63,000 | 252,000 | 7,200 | 0.02286 | 35.00000 | 79 |
| DBAG 128 Double | 12,100,000 | 2,420,000 | 9,680,000 | 185,900 | 0.01536 | 52.07101 | 170 |
| DBAG Class 128 | 550,000 | 110,000 | 440,000 | 5,600 | 0.01018 | 78.57143 | 98 |
| DEVZ DS3 | 740,000 | 148,000 | 592,000 | 7,100 | 0.00959 | 83.38028 | 91 |
| DR 130 Ludmilla | 1,790,000 | 358,000 | 1,432,000 | 28,000 | 0.01564 | 51.14286 | 114 |
| DR Class 01.5 | 270,000 | 54,000 | 216,000 | 3,850 | 0.01426 | 56.10390 | 54 |
| DR Class 18 | 380,000 | 76,000 | 304,000 | 5,400 | 0.01421 | 56.29630 | 62 |
| DRB Class 52 | 65,000 | 13,000 | 52,000 | 1,300 | 0.02000 | 40.00000 | 45 |
| DRG Class 86 | 3,500 | 700 | 2,800 | 100 | 0.02857 | 28.00000 | 16 |
| DSB Class MY Triple | 1,865,000 | 373,000 | 1,492,000 | 26,000 | 0.01394 | 57.38462 | 111 |
| DSB ME Double | 6,300,000 | 1,260,000 | 5,040,000 | 97,000 | 0.01540 | 51.95876 | 138 |
| DSB MZ MOW Double | 10,900,000 | 2,180,000 | 8,720,000 | 129,000 | 0.01183 | 67.59690 | 173 |
| EMD BL-2 Double | 5,840,000 | 1,168,000 | 4,672,000 | 89,900 | 0.01539 | 51.96885 | 141 |
| EMD E6 A | 50,000 | 10,000 | 40,000 | 1,000 | 0.02000 | 40.00000 | 34 |
| EMD E6 A-B | 120,000 | 24,000 | 96,000 | 2,500 | 0.02083 | 38.40000 | 55 |
| EMD F40PH | 125,000 | 25,000 | 100,000 | 2,600 | 0.02080 | 38.46154 | 58 |
| EMD F40PHM-2 | 595,000 | 119,000 | 476,000 | 7,700 | 0.01294 | 61.81818 | 81 |
| EMD FT A | 60,000 | 12,000 | 48,000 | 1,400 | 0.02333 | 34.28571 | 30 |
| EMD GP50 | 363,000 | 72,600 | 290,400 | 7,260 | 0.02000 | 40.00000 | 77 |
| EMD GP7 Triple | 9,580,000 | 1,916,000 | 7,664,000 | 125,000 | 0.01305 | 61.31200 | 150 |
| EMD SD7 | 40,000 | 8,000 | 32,000 | 1,000 | 0.02500 | 32.00000 | 37 |
| EMD SD70ACe | 1,200,000 | 240,000 | 960,000 | 11,500 | 0.00958 | 83.47826 | 94 |
| EMD SDP40 Double | 7,995,500 | 1,599,100 | 6,396,400 | 120,000 | 0.01501 | 53.30333 | 132 |
| EP-2 Bipolar | 230,000 | 46,000 | 184,000 | 3,000 | 0.01304 | 61.33333 | 47 |
| ER20 Hercules | 1,500,000 | 300,000 | 1,200,000 | 11,000 | 0.00733 | 109.09091 | 90 |
| ES44 Hybrid Double | 12,390,000 | 2,478,000 | 9,912,000 | 149,000 | 0.01203 | 66.52349 | 170 |
| ES64U Dispolok Double | 11,300,000 | 2,260,000 | 9,040,000 | 179,000 | 0.01584 | 50.50279 | 172 |
| ES64U Taurus | 775,000 | 155,000 | 620,000 | 7,350 | 0.00948 | 84.35374 | 90 |
| FEF-2 | 6,300,000 | 1,260,000 | 5,040,000 | 65,000 | 0.01032 | 77.53846 | 129 |
| FER D220 | 310,000 | 62,000 | 248,000 | 6,300 | 0.02032 | 39.36508 | 88 |
| Forney | 3,200 | 640 | 2,560 | 70 | 0.02188 | 36.57143 | 18 |
| FS Class E.636 | 97,000 | 19,400 | 77,600 | 2,600 | 0.02680 | 29.84615 | 57 |
| FS Class E656 | 690,000 | 138,000 | 552,000 | 6,700 | 0.00971 | 82.38806 | 93 |
| FS E402 | 475,000 | 95,000 | 380,000 | 6,700 | 0.01411 | 56.71642 | 87 |
| GE C30-7 Double | 7,940,000 | 1,588,000 | 6,352,000 | 107,000 | 0.01348 | 59.36449 | 156 |
| GE Genesis | 415,000 | 83,000 | 332,000 | 7,700 | 0.01855 | 43.11688 | 87 |
| Grote Groenen | 12,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 | 250 | 0.02000 | 40.00000 | 24 |
| GWR Railcar | 22,500 | 4,500 | 18,000 | 455 | 0.02022 | 39.56044 | 25 |
| Hector Class 141 | 7,650,000 | 1,530,000 | 6,120,000 | 108,000 | 0.01412 | 56.66667 | 157 |
| Hitachi Siderodder E | 78,000 | 15,600 | 62,400 | 1,600 | 0.02051 | 39.00000 | 44 |
| HŽ 2132 Double | 358,000 | 71,600 | 286,400 | 5,330 | 0.01489 | 53.73358 | 67 |
| HŽ Series 2062 | 210,000 | 42,000 | 168,000 | 5,100 | 0.02429 | 32.94118 | 73 |
| HŽ Series 2132 | 54,000 | 10,800 | 43,200 | 1,170 | 0.02167 | 36.92308 | 32 |
| JRF EF210 | 1,050,000 | 210,000 | 840,000 | 12,000 | 0.01143 | 70.00000 | 105 |
| JRF-EH500 | 365,000 | 73,000 | 292,000 | 6,000 | 0.01644 | 48.66667 | 67 |
| KM ML4000 | 3,700,000 | 740,000 | 2,960,000 | 56,000 | 0.01514 | 52.85714 | 120 |
| LDE 2100 Triple | 11,200,000 | 2,240,000 | 8,960,000 | 145,000 | 0.01295 | 61.79310 | 158 |
| Little Joe | 1,400,000 | 280,000 | 1,120,000 | 18,700 | 0.01336 | 59.89305 | 126 |
| Madeira 8-18C | 1,100 | 220 | 880 | 25 | 0.02273 | 35.20000 | 7 |
| Mason Bogie | 3,800 | 760 | 3,040 | 100 | 0.02632 | 30.40000 | 15 |
| Matt H.Shay | 62,000 | 12,400 | 49,600 | 1,240 | 0.02000 | 40.00000 | 29 |
| Metropolis F40PHM-2 | 595,000 | 119,000 | 476,000 | 7,700 | 0.01294 | 61.81818 | 81 |
| MMV Class 600 | 6,980,000 | 1,396,000 | 5,584,000 | 100,000 | 0.01433 | 55.84000 | 144 |
| N&W Y6B Double | 2,005,000 | 401,000 | 1,604,000 | 40,000 | 0.01995 | 40.10000 | 105 |
| NS 1200 Double | 1,700,000 | 340,000 | 1,360,000 | 22,500 | 0.01324 | 60.44444 | 120 |
| NS 2200 | 95,500 | 19,100 | 76,400 | 1,950 | 0.02042 | 39.17949 | 42 |
| NS 2200 Triple | 3,460,000 | 692,000 | 2,768,000 | 54,000 | 0.01561 | 51.25926 | 123 |
| NS 600 Double | 145,000 | 29,000 | 116,000 | 2,600 | 0.01793 | 44.61538 | 52 |
| NS 6400 Red | 260,000 | 52,000 | 208,000 | 5,300 | 0.02038 | 39.24528 | 71 |
| NS 6400 Triple | 7,050,000 | 1,410,000 | 5,640,000 | 107,000 | 0.01518 | 52.71028 | 135 |
| NS Class 1000 | 73,000 | 14,600 | 58,400 | 1,500 | 0.02055 | 38.93333 | 48 |
| NS Class 2800 | 68,000 | 13,600 | 54,400 | 1,400 | 0.02059 | 38.85714 | 28 |
| NS Class 600 | 45,000 | 9,000 | 36,000 | 900 | 0.02000 | 40.00000 | 36 |
| NSB El 16 | 610,000 | 122,000 | 488,000 | 6,400 | 0.01049 | 76.25000 | 76 |
| NSU Class | 425,000 | 85,000 | 340,000 | 5,000 | 0.01176 | 68.00000 | 65 |
| PKP E6ACT | 890,000 | 178,000 | 712,000 | 10,500 | 0.01180 | 67.80952 | 108 |
| PKP EP09 Double | 605,000 | 121,000 | 484,000 | 6,100 | 0.01008 | 79.34426 | 96 |
| Prima II Double | 14,300,000 | 2,860,000 | 11,440,000 | 185,000 | 0.01294 | 61.83784 | 180 |
| PRR A5 | 7,000 | 1,400 | 5,600 | 150 | 0.02143 | 37.33333 | 11 |
| PRR GG1 | 165,000 | 33,000 | 132,000 | 3,200 | 0.01939 | 41.25000 | 50 |
| RENFE 276 Triple | 13,500,000 | 2,700,000 | 10,800,000 | 175,000 | 0.01296 | 61.71429 | 168 |
| Reuben Wells | 60,000 | 12,000 | 48,000 | 1,440 | 0.02400 | 33.33333 | 33 |
| RFFSA SD40-2 | 235,000 | 47,000 | 188,000 | 5,200 | 0.02213 | 36.15385 | 89 |
| RhB GE 4/4 III | 270,000 | 54,000 | 216,000 | 6,200 | 0.02296 | 34.83871 | 73 |
| SAR Class 19D | 310,000 | 62,000 | 248,000 | 5,700 | 0.01839 | 43.50877 | 65 |
| SAR Class 19D Double | 1,210,000 | 242,000 | 968,000 | 20,800 | 0.01719 | 46.53846 | 88 |
| SD7 Doublehead | 150,000 | 30,000 | 120,000 | 2,400 | 0.01600 | 50.00000 | 50 |
| Sharknose RF-16 | 120,000 | 24,000 | 96,000 | 1,000 | 0.00833 | 96.00000 | 40 |
| Sheffield | 1,400 | 280 | 1,120 | 30 | 0.02143 | 37.33333 | 1 |
| SJ Class Ma | 405,000 | 81,000 | 324,000 | 5,800 | 0.01432 | 55.86207 | 64 |
| SJ T44 Double | 520,000 | 104,000 | 416,000 | 7,600 | 0.01462 | 54.73684 | 83 |
| SNCB Class 55 Double | 5,290,000 | 1,058,000 | 4,232,000 | 81,000 | 0.01531 | 52.24691 | 144 |
| SNCF BB16000 | 9,750,000 | 1,950,000 | 7,800,000 | 150,000 | 0.01538 | 52.00000 | 164 |
| SNCF CC 21000 | 3,110,000 | 622,000 | 2,488,000 | 44,500 | 0.01431 | 55.91011 | 136 |
| Sparrow Hawk | 65,000 | 13,000 | 52,000 | 1,440 | 0.02215 | 36.11111 | 31 |
| Stephenson Rocket | 500 | 100 | 400 | 15 | 0.03000 | 26.66667 | 1 |
| SW1500 | 444,000 | 88,800 | 355,200 | 6,750 | 0.01520 | 52.62222 | 75 |
| The Daylight | 150,000 | 30,000 | 120,000 | 3,200 | 0.02133 | 37.50000 | 39 |
| The General | 1,700 | 340 | 1,360 | 50 | 0.02941 | 27.20000 | 5 |
| Union | 9,500 | 1,900 | 7,600 | 180 | 0.01895 | 42.22222 | 9 |
| Vent 440 | 17,500 | 3,500 | 14,000 | 300 | 0.01714 | 46.66667 | 20 |
| VGN EL-2B | 9,220,000 | 1,844,000 | 7,376,000 | 117,500 | 0.01274 | 62.77447 | 150 |
| Victorian B Class | 115,000 | 23,000 | 92,000 | 2,250 | 0.01957 | 40.88889 | 59 |
| Victorian C Class | 879,000 | 175,800 | 703,200 | 12,200 | 0.01388 | 57.63934 | 99 |
| VL80K Vladimir | 115,000 | 23,000 | 92,000 | 3,150 | 0.02739 | 29.20635 | 55 |
| VR Class SR1 Double | 8,410,000 | 1,682,000 | 6,728,000 | 116,000 | 0.01379 | 58.00000 | 153 |
| VR Dr13 Double | 7,890,000 | 1,578,000 | 6,312,000 | 109,000 | 0.01381 | 57.90826 | 167 |
| VR nA Puffing Billy | 1,500 | 300 | 1,200 | 45 | 0.03000 | 26.66667 | 6 |
| WAGR S Class | 8,895,000 | 1,779,000 | 7,116,000 | 225,900 | 0.02540 | 31.50066 | 152 |
| Zezé Leone | 15,200 | 3,040 | 12,160 | 305 | 0.02007 | 39.86885 | 22 |
| ÖBB 2067 | 54,000 | 10,800 | 43,200 | 1,150 | 0.02130 | 37.56522 | 32 |
| ČD Class 210 Double | 930,000 | 186,000 | 744,000 | 11,200 | 0.01204 | 66.42857 | 107 |
| ČKD T478.2 | 138,000 | 27,600 | 110,400 | 2,600 | 0.01884 | 42.46154 | 53 |
| ČKD T669.0 | 445,000 | 89,000 | 356,000 | 4,900 | 0.01101 | 72.65306 | 63 |