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[Nox]

how do I move cargo from one transportation to another. From train to truck etc?

[chrisasnyder]

When two endpoints (drop off and pick-up) are within each others cachement area, the cargo will automatically move to the next step.

A truck station inside the train station's cachement area will automatically have cargo dropped by the train move to the truck station, and cargo from trucks heading to the train station will likewise move.

[larry_roberts]

It happens automatically!.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=789179397

[Dan]

Just bear in mind that you don't "control" the flow as such. You simply place a route to facilitate it... if cargo can find a route from a source to a destination that demands it, via an interchange you build between trucks/trains/ships, it will take that route (assuming there isn't a cheaper/more direct alternative route to take)

[ChunkHunter]

Another thing to bear in mind is that despite being able to drop off freight at passenger rail stations you can't pick it up there, only at a freight station.
IIRC you can drop off passengers at freight stations too (but not pick them up).

[Nox]

Im missing something here! Train schould pick up steel from station1 connected to steelplant and deliver to station 2. How do I fix so the steel comes from station 2 to shipment by boat?

[Dan]

Originally posted by DEV.Nox:

Im missing something here! Train schould pick up steel from station1 connected to steelplant and deliver to station 2. How do I fix so the steel comes from station 2 to shipment by boat?

You need to have vehicles running on all parts of the route before the game will see it as a valid route and start shipping anything... if you're running boats, you'll probably need at least 2 or 3 in order to have a high enough line frequency to convince the industry to use it.

[canophone]

Originally posted by ChunkHunter:

IIRC you can drop off passengers at freight stations too (but not pick them up).

Yes... I'd likely only do that in a loop though.. And you can have a combined freight and passenger train stopping at both sets of stations too.

[maculator]

To get your line started you'll need, as mentioned above, a complete chain of transportation down to the customer.
A trick to not waste too much time on the initial start is to set everything up in pause, start the game for a fraction of a second, pause again, save and then load. When you then unpause the game it knows everything is okay and the resources start producing immediatly rather then after the first cart visited the station. Saves a bunch of time and keeps your carts from ideling. Good for hard mode!