On the Subject of Railway Cargo Loading

Trains on bombs on trains on bombs....

For those familiar with the original manual.

Car 1:

• If a TRN indicator, add an EL.
• Otherwise, if LF > 200, add ICL.
• Otherwise, if coal > 250, add SL.
• Otherwise, if LF > coal, add ICL.
• Otherwise, add SL.

Car 2:

• If car 1 is a SL, add a hopper car.
• Otherwise, if Pax > 450, add a baggage car.
• Otherwise, treat this as car 3.

Car 3:

• If the destination is long-haul, add a crew car if it’s not present.
• Otherwise, treat this as car 4.

Car 4:

• If Pax > 300 and a baggage car is not already present, add a baggage car.
• Otherwise, refer to the PC table.

Car 5~12:

• If the previous car is a passenger car, refer to the PC table.
• Otherwise, refer to the FC table.

Car 13 & 14:

• Refer to the PC table.

Car 15:

• Every train ends with a caboose.

Cargo Notes

• Liquid fuel includes kerosene, gasoline, and diesel, but not crude oil.
• Food includes fruit, vegetables, and meat, but not water, milk, or grain.
• Large objects include farming equipment, military hardware, and wings, but not automobiles, ET, or NRPV.
• Industrial gases include helium, argon, nitrogen, and acetylene.
• Loose bulk commodities include cement, clay, grain, ores and sand.
• Pax refers to total passengers.
• SM refers to Sheet metal.
• CO refers to Cruide Oil.
• ET/NRVP refers to a Electrical Transformer/Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel.

Freight Car Lookup Table

Requirement	Train Car	Priority level for car
		4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12*
Mail > 400.	TPO	2	1	2				3	7	1
Livestock > 30.	Stock Car			1	3		7	2		2
SM > 100.	Coil Car	3	4		1				2	3
Automobiles > 5.	Auto Rack					7	3	4	6	4
LO > 7.	Flat Car		5			6	2	6		5
Lumber > 150 or Logs > 75.	Flat Car		2	5	2				3	6
Food > 100.	Fridge	1	3	3			6		5	7
LBC (except coal) > 500.	Hopper Car				5	3			1	8
Coal > 100.	Hopper Car				7	5				9
Milk/Water/Resin > 600.	Tank Car				6			1		10
CO > 250.	Tank Car					4	4		4	11
Acid > 200.	Tank Car				4		1	5		12
LF > 100.	Tank Car			4		2		7		13
IG > 700.	Tank Car			6		1	5			14
Otherwise.	Box car	4	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	15

*Skip over any conditions that have already been met by another car.

Passenger Car Lookup Table

*If it is not a long haul, ignore any cells with sleeper cars.

Car	Priority 1	Priority 2	Priority 3	Priority 4	Priority 5
4	150 w/baggage: Baggage car	Pax > 450: Sleeper car	Pax > 400: Double-decker	Pax > 250: Open coach	Else: See FC table
5	Pax > 450: Sleeper car	Pax > 400: Double-decker	Pax > 250: Open coach	MC > 75: Dome car	Else: See FC table
6	Pax > 350: Sleeper car	Pax > 300: Same as car 5	MC > 125: Dome car	Rich > 50: Closed coach	Else: See FC table
7	Pax > 300: Sleeper car	MC > 200: Dome car	Pax > 250: Same as car 5	Rich > 75: Closed coach	Else: See FC table
8	Pax > 250: Sleeper car	MC > 150: Dome car	Rich > 70: Closed coach	Pax > 200: Same as car 6	Else: Dining car
9	Pax > 250: Sleeper car	Rich > 70: Closed coach	Pax > 250: Same as car 7	MC > 150: Dome car	Else: Dining car*
10	Pax > 250: Sleeper car	Rich > 70: Closed coach	MC > 150: Dome car	Pax > 250: Same as car 5	Else: Dining car*
11	Rich > 70: Closed coach	Pax > 300: Sleeper car	MC > 150: Dome car	Pax > 250: Same as car 6	Else: Dining car*
12	Pax > 250: Same as car 7	MC > 150: Dome car	Rich > 70: Closed coach	Pax > 200: Sleeper car	Else: Dining car*
13	Pax > 250***: Same as car 8	Prev. Pass. car: Dining car**	ET/NRPV present: Box car	Else: Treat as car 12
14	Prev. Pass. car: Dining car**	Pax > 250***: Same as car 4	ET/NRPV present: Schnabel car	Else: Treat as car 13

*If a Dining car is already present, instead refer to the FC table.
**Skip if already present.
***Skip if Previeous car isnt a Passenger car.

Railroad Car Reference Chart

Locomotives:

Electric Locomotive	Internal Combustion Locomotive	Steam Locomotive

Passenger Cars:

Baggage Car	Closed Coach	Dining Car	Dome Car	Double-decker

Open Coach	Sleeper Car

Freight Cars:

Auto Rack	Box Car	Coil Car	Flat Car	Hopper Car

Fridge	Schnabel Car	Stock Car	Tank Car

Miscellaneous:

Caboose	Crew Car	TPO