Help with achievement "Train Fever

[BobFish]

Really enjoying this game so far, I'm trying to get the "Train Fever" achievement. I've been trying to find help but because it is the name of the game, getting help for it is really hard.

I was wondering if anyone can give me some detailed help on how to make a profit with using just trains. I've tried connecting 3 cities with about 5 CLE 2/4 Red Arrow's which was making money but doesn't seem to be anymore.

Thanks if you can help!

[Skifans]

I personally don't have the achievement be remember to replace trains, operating costs increase with age.

[BobFish]

Great tip for people who didn't know, but I do know this.

[><Ce|\|T><]

I didn't try this achievement yet.
But for me the best approach should be to first make profit on cargo trains to support your passenger lines.
Also it doesn't say how many train... maybe just one profitable cargo line until 2000 is enough.

[BobFish]

Ok thanks, I'll gie that a go. Is a long cago train that takes ages to fill up a good idea?

[BobFish]

*give

[><Ce|\|T><]

a little train in the beginning with 7 wagons can hold 28 units.
It can be enough with an industry producing 24 units a year on a line with a frequency of 12 mins.

[BobFish]

Ok, thanks!

[TJay5511]

I have just recently got my train fever badge on easy I started off with passenger trains and I had five trains running on 1 line I was thinking and hoping that I would get 10 on one line then something went wrong and I started losing money so I down to 3 on the 1 line. Then I done a couple of cargo freight and in the beginning they started making the money which was goods after while they dropped down sort of the trains all from line through the wall and I kept up with the passenger trains I wasn’t watching my money and all a sudden I had $300,000 in the bank, and I had to look twice and then I went back to my fright lines just a pole in a bit more money they seem to make money for the ball then they start to go down so take them off line again but in the meantime of passenger lines were still learning money and I was up two $500,000 I was thinking because I have money I would try some think.
Tried a couple of things some fouled some did OK one scenario I tried which I’m happy with myself is I hooked 2 Iron Ore plants and 2 Coal plants and a Steel Mill (now at this stage they weren't making any money at all) in game time this scenario takes 16 months roundtrip game time the train itself costs me 1.4 million a year to run without the 22 carriages behind it so roughly cost me just under 4 million each 16 months but brings in a return of $11,000,000, so that in account I'm actually making 7 million dollars per trip. The other scenario that I'd have made the oil tanker takes six weeks roundtrip and brings me three million dollars. I hooked up 2 oil fields and also a refinery in both these scenarios was not anything in the beginning.
So in one game I got my transport tycoon, train fever, badges or achievements depending on how you look at it. But this has worked for me it may not work for everybody I’m trying to do the same practices in the hard game to get the transport tycoon hard but no matter what I do I fell at it.
Terry from down under.

[BobFish]

Thanks for this! Good job getting the transport tycoon achievement as well! will try to copy what you did

[Stealthy]

Do it on easy difficulty. Connect at least 4 cities in one line, 8 trains into it. Start with single line and have a passing loop in half way between the stations so trains meet at the stations and at the passing loop. One line, 4 cities, not three lines. Then add at least one branch to the either one of the cities in the middle giving 3 possible connections from that city.

7-8 carriages in each train and off you go. Within 4-5 years you are making at least 5 million profit per year. Then double up your main line, put signals only where your loop used to be, half way and nothing else. This keeps the spacing for the trains correct.

Then keep expanding your main line first to each 7-8 cities, maybe even more. Always add 2 trains for each city you connect to it. Then keep expanding with this same principle, new main lines, branches etc.

Needs a large map, but you'll end up with around 3 to 4 billions in cash before 2000. And no freight trains or buses are needed. Just make sure that your town can develop on both sides of your stations and that there are bridges, level crossings or tunnels close to your station entrance from the other side to minimize the walking distance. Build roads which lead towards your station.

If somebody disagrees with this, by all means. But this is the way i did it, as you can check it from my achievements.

[Stealthy]

One more thing. Never ever be afraid to use the full 10 million of loan.

[BobFish]

Thank you for this response, just wondering, which year did you start in for this? If it was 1850 or 1900, what did you upgrade the trains to?

[Stealthy]

Me? I started 1850. And i don't do every possible update. Maybe every other or every third one, depends on what's available. I skipped the second engine coming and upgraded to the third one. Same with the coaches, went for the "slam door" ones, which have 4 x loading speed.

[Jopiederks]

Guys, it is actually quite simple. All you have to do is
1. Start a new easy game, starting year 1950.
2. build one passenger line between the two biggest cities, don't take a loan.
3. Once you are sure the line makes a profit, set game speed to max.
4. Then you go mow the lawn, have a coffee, alt-tab to browse the internet, etc.
5. Just check back in once in a while to add an extra wagon or replace the train.
That's it. The achievement will unlock, including the penny pincher achievement. Took the game about 3 hours to reach the year 2k. This way you can spend time AFK and you're valueable gametime to spend on real achievements ;-)