Trains are permanently stuck.

[SysGhost]

When I load up a save, all trains with "Freight Wagon is fully loaded/unloaded" Stop setting will be permanently stuck at stations. I have to run around and remove and reset trains each time. Once set up again, the trains run as intended during the whole game session.

Once I save, quit and later on load up the save I have to rinse and repeat the whole process again.
If I instead leave the trains at their default setting "One load/unload has been completed" it works.

This makes the preferred setting of "Freight Wagon is fully loaded/unloaded" unusable as of now.

EDIT: I've noticed that trains that are waiting to be fully loaded/unloaded at stations when a save is loaded, performs a partial load/unload cycle even though the train is set to "fully load/uinload". Seems this is what trips up the train to an endless wait loop.

[DrNewcenstein]

Have you tried manually reversing the train a bit, then letting it automate into the station?

[SysGhost]

Originally posted by DrNewcenstein:

Have you tried manually reversing the train a bit, then letting it automate into the station?

First thing I tried. Since it's currently stuck in "Docking..." I cannot control the train, even when turning the autopilot off. There's a "Cancel docking" button available, Hitting that button just ends up with the train being stuck in "cancelling docking" mode instead.

[Wasur]

I don't have a clue, however. if you are running any mods turn them all off and give it a try. Also do the check game thing in steam library.

[Vectorspace]

To the best of my knowledge, "Freight Wagon is fully loaded/unloaded" doesn't mean it will wait until it can fully unload one wagon. It will wait until it can fully unload all wagons. Could that be why it's waiting?

[SysGhost]

Originally posted by Vectorspace:

To the best of my knowledge, "Freight Wagon is fully loaded/unloaded" doesn't mean it will wait until it can fully unload one wagon. It will wait until it can fully unload all wagons. Could that be why it's waiting?

Indeed it is.
That is the behaviour I actually want. I want the train to wait at the station until the content can be fully unloaded. This works quite well. The train then only makes trips with full loads instead of constantly running around topping things off. Less traffic that way, keeping the train tracks less congested.

What happens just as the game loads up, is the train station performing a partial/"topping off" action. Even though it shouldn't. It should resume the wait process instead. The train then gets the containers back and then it's stuck: Train is still not fully emptied, and the station has already performed a load/unload cycle for the train. The station will not repeat the process as long as the train remains at the station.

The station then runs out of materials completely, but the train still waits for the last bits to be emptied which never happens. Both the train and the station is stuck waiting for each other indefinitely. The station should take the remaining materials off the train, but that never happens. Remember, the station has already performed a partial cycle.

The only way to solve this is to remove the train, and then set it back and restore the stop schedule. (quite tedious if there are many stations to collect stuff at.)

As previously described, this onlöy happens right after loading a save p.
Once all the involved trains have been reset, everything works as intended over and over without trains getting stuck.

[SysGhost]

Originally posted by Wasur:

I don't have a clue, however. if you are running any mods turn them all off and give it a try. Also do the check game thing in steam library.

A use a few mods. Only non-breaking mods such as "Smart!" and "Micromanage".
Tried without mods too, but that makes no difference. behaviour upon loading a game is the same.
Maybe mods did permanently change the save slots, but. In order to test that I have to start a fresh session, and getting that session to a stage where I can test trains out is just too much for now.

[<X>]

I have a similar problem. My train is docking endlessly. It seems like 3 freight cars are loaded, and one freight car isn't. But the freight station doesn't do anything. I also can't enter the freight station by clicking E and look what's wrong with it. I can't move the train, I can't dismante the train, I can't dismantle the train station or any freight platform and I can't make another platform out of the freight platform. Also leaving the game and loading it new doesn't help. My train is stuck in there forever it seems.

[SysGhost]

The problem I described has not been solved yet. I suspect the devs are simply unaware of it.
I did eventually come around and run a new session completely free of mods. The behaviour remains the same as previously described.
Fully load/unload trains are thus kinda useless.