Why won't my train pick up cattle?

[Oddible]

I'm in the first scenario and I have an optional task to deliver Cattle to Denver. I see my train leave the station, it goes to the cattle ranch, turns right around empty and heads back to Denver. What am I missing here? All my other resources are being picked up.

[TenaciousViking]

Did you get a green connection to the ranch when you plopper your station there?

[lance10ca]

Two things.

First, is there room in Denver for the cattle? If the "warehouse" in the city is full the consist will not be made up. This will happen when the warehouse is full of meat and can't produce more thus not using any cattle. If that's the issue, start hauling that meat somewhere and the factory will start slaughtering again.

Second, to fix the problem with the empty train going back and forth, change the minimum consist for the stop to the value you want, 8 if there's only one train stopping at the cattle yard. Then what you'll see is a warning triangle with "Train Loading" on it while the train loads up to the minimum _if_ there is room at the station. It'll stay at the cattle yard and not proceed to Denver until there is room for the cattle.