What's going on with my tools factory?

[TrickyNick77]

I have 2 forests supplying a train station using trucks. Train station have over 450 waiting to be transported (I need more/faster trains). I have 9 trains with 8 cars travelling along this line. They are always full.

They drop off directly at a saw mill:
Production: 100/100
Shipment: 100/200
Transport: 100%

From there, trucks deliver to the tools factory:
Production is 100/100
Shipment is 0/100
Transport is -

What's going on at the tools factory that while it's producing tools, it's not appearing in my cargo hub or the train station I recently built. It just went poof.

Note: In case this has any bearing on the matter. I upgraded all 8 of my trains (at the time) on the log supply. I now have 9 trains. I also got rid of 1 truck line going from tools factory to a 2nd city which is what the new train is supposed to do. It delivers close to the 2nd city and trucks pick it up and bring it to the city.

Can someone help me figure out why my tools factory is producing but won't put it into either the cargo station or train station? Both have the tools factory in their catchment area.

[ClearchusOfSparta]

Something in the chain from the tool factory is not correct. It could be wrong wagons that dont carry tools, or the train station near the city is not cargo or it's not connected to the road network correctly. Its easy to make a mistake and sometimes miss something that in hindsight is obvious.
A screenshot would probably help.

[TrickyNick77]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2230608557

If you want a screen shot of something specific, please ask.

I moved the train station closer. The buildings light up brighter. Is there a difference between the bright white and dull white when it's a catchment area? (This hasn't solve the issue though)

[Autocoach]

If you have clicked on the truck stop that is fine. All routes only work if both ends are properly connected and trucks are running not waiting till full forever. So the town end needs to be shown

[TrickyNick77]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2230618376

Here is the end city...the second city. This was originally connected via trucks going from tools factory all the way up too this city. You will see a drop off spot in the center.

The train station on the right is coming from the tools factory. where a new truck cargo station has trucks delivering to the city center.

But even city #1 isn't getting tools. It's like the tools factory just stopped. but something is consuming it as it's at 100 consumption.

[TrickyNick77]

Well, I figured out half my issue. I am now delivering tools to city 1. Was using wrong horse drawn carriage that didn't do Tools. So the tool factory is producing for them.

Why won't it produce for city 2? The train/truck stop I last posted a screenshot for?

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Tools are demanded by the Industrial zone. Make sure your truck stop includes that zone or place another there.

[TrickyNick77]

Problem solved. These were my issues:

1) Was using wrong truck type to carry tools
2) Near city #2, Even though the train station and the truck cargo station looked like they were connected. They were not. I finally noticed it when I paid attention that neither station lit the other up in a catchment area. I had to do a slight redesign and I am producing again.

Thank you for your help. It got me to the answer.