The train question

[Keldysh]

In Cities Skylines 1, at some point the trains got stuck later in the game.

Especially the cargo trains where a problem. The game spawned lots of them, most only filled to 7% and no matter how many alternativ routes I would set up the game would spawn and spawn trains until there was a big train jam and no train could move anymore. If I did delete a couple of trains it wouldn't take long for them to lock up again.

In order to not mess up my whole rail based transport I strictly separated the rails of cargo trains from all other trains and the rails of intercity passenger trains from my local train network.

As a result I created 3 different train networks in parallel. And it worked as a train jam did only affect the network in question and was isolated from the other ones.

Now as a play Cities Skylines 2 I'm about to set up my major industrial district and I need to plan my cargo rail network. Do I need to plan a separate network for cargo trains again like in CS1 or have these stuck trains dealt with in CS2???

[humtake]

So far from what I can see, YES! My train system is already locked completely where trains won't budge and they are backed up all the way to the world connections. I know I'm going to have to redo it but just waiting until I start my next city.

For now, at least for me, the train system is unforgiving and unrelenting. Consider separate networks for everything.

[icedude94]

It's much better in CS2

You can control how many cargo trains are in your local network and their routes. The game doesn't just spawn tons of them due to demand for them. The cargo trains also carry a LOT more than the ones in CS1.

Even the trains that import from the outside will be ones that you control. The only train traffic you don't control is thru-traffic only. You can keep them out of your network using the extra track extension at the rail cargo station as the one to import goods from the outside.