The Sylvia Expansion

[Oilman25]

How much money and car loads I need to deal with to get Dillsboro's Engine services and yard together up and running, and on top of that the businesses and industries work load I be dealing with as well and any thing I need to watch for with businesses and industries?.

[Jlam54]

take out a loan, you only pay every 5th day in game, you should be able to pay it off before you have to make a payment. if it is close to the loan payment day, just wait to take out a loan until after it rolls through

[Oilman25]

Originally posted by Jlam54:

take out a loan, you only pay every 5th day in game, you should be able to pay it off before you have to make a payment. if it is close to the loan payment day, just wait to take out a loan until after it rolls through

I'm asking for how much in money and also number of freight cars to get Dillsboro's Engine services and yard up and running is the question I am asking, and planning on doing some loans to cover it and details on businesses and industries will be helpful here.

Like how many freight cars loaded or empty at the various businesses and industries at given tier so tier one, two, three, four and five on the Sylvia Expansion being the things I'm asking here about?.

[🚂🚃Taschi🚃🚃]

Doesn't it show you the cost in the Milestones window?

IIRC the costs are 2000 to 3000 $ and you don't need to deliver anything, but it's been a while.

For dealing with the increased traffic at and around Sylva, I'd say you need one additional mainline engine (I used a C-46 Consolidation at first and then a GP9), an additional shunter for Sylva (I used a S-23 at first but quickly upgraded to a SW1) and ten pulpwood cars.

Keep in mind that Sylva doesn't have engine services so if you use a steam engine with a small tender as a shunter at Sylva, you'll have to run it back and forth to Dillsboro for water and coal A LOT. That's why Sylva got my very first diesel engine. The SW1's tank is enough for several days, even if you use it to handle some local freight around Dillsboro and Wilmot.

[Oilman25]

I do not want to buy the Sylvia Expansion which is going to cost $7,500 in game and have surprise costs and work load to get that end of railroad up and running.

In the Milestones window only shows the Sylvia Expansion and the other bits like Dillsboro engine services and yard milestones are not showing what it cost till I buy the Sylvia Expansion and not wanting to be blind going into that at all!.

[avgwarhawk]

Your payment is new industries to service.

[Nikoli Voldkif]

Originally posted by Oilman25:

I do not want to buy the Sylvia Expansion which is going to cost $7,500 in game and have surprise costs and work load to get that end of railroad up and running.

In the Milestones window only shows the Sylvia Expansion and the other bits like Dillsboro engine services and yard milestones are not showing what it cost till I buy the Sylvia Expansion and not wanting to be blind going into that at all!.

The Dillsboro upgrades are a pay and unlock function at the moment, with the exception of the Diesel fueling stand which takes delivery of a car to build.

As for rolling stock, Honestly, you should start with 20 pulpwood cars(40 total is preferred if not required at Tier 5) and be able to comfortably be able to pull 20 of them loaded. If you can't then Sylva, while doable, is going to be a major pain in the ass for a bit till you reach that capability. Remember everything will now spawn down at Sylva, so everything east of Sylva can and will spawn there.

[Oilman25]

Thank you Nikoli Voldkif for the answer.