Building a Breathtaking Train Line to the Iron Mine in Railroads Online!

Hey everyone and welcome back to more Railroads Online! Today we are finally going to make it to the iron mine on a crazy mountain pass! This video took a long time to make as the path to the iron mine is quite treacherous but absolutely stunning as it winds up steep slopes and over amazing bridges!
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[@kANGaming]

Sorry it has been a bit between Railroads episodes, this video really did take me multiple days to record. I think next time I have a huge route to do I might break it into multiple parts instead of a single video as these longer lines are insane!

[@baconsking930]

Alright we understand

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

boi, you’ve been posting for 5 years, a small wait for a video of a game isn’t gonna counter that

[@baconsking930]

Ya what that guy said and I can tell so far in this video that it would of taken me a week or more we don’t care how long it takes you to post

[@atefxf]

You are awesome! Thankyou for working so hard to put those awesome videos out!!❤️ You‘re the man:)

[@saxtondomination4808]

You always deliver kan, it is all fine. Also for a larger locomotive, I recommend either the climax or heisler geared locomotive, they are tanks when it comes for mountain lines.

[@carlrecine]

Instead of turning the whole train around at the iron mine, you could decouple the engine and bring it around to the other end of the train.

[@IONATVS]

yeah, like switch before and after the iron mine loading area to make a siding for the loco to runaround on, and a turntable to get the loco facing the right way. Though actually, mechanically I think backing downhill with the loco uphill of the rolling stock and just applying brakes might be the mechanically superior option since it keeps the links in tension

[@Nick-ue7iw]

@@IONATVS Real rail operations put the engine at the bottom of the train, tension on the links going down a hill is the last thing you want...

[@IONATVS]

@@Nick-ue7iw with modern knuckle couplers, yes, but for the chainlink & pin couplers like those used in the game any change in speed in the engine at the front while the links are slack means the cars are gonna newtons’ cradle pingpong around, leading to major shocks (much worse than a little constant tension, which is after all, what the links are already DESIGNED to take when being pulled on level ground). mechanically if you can only have the brakes one place, you want them uphill, and if you don’t have either a dedicated brakeman to keep the brakes on the most uphill car or modern brakes that apply uniformly across the the entire train from a single point, the “best of the worst” is to have the engine uphill.

[@blackoak4978]

Considering the iron cars will be left at the smelter it doesn't really make sense to switch the engine since he can just drop the cars in the shunt lane at the bottom without any real maneuvering. Save time and effort by saving time and effort. Unless there is a need to have the engine on the downslope end it's simpler to leave it as is

[@panther-nk2hn]

A design like that would definitely be more effective, especially once he gets into bigger locomotives.

[@Rcurry86]

When the cars derail and they're too far away, just build a small section of track close enough to place the car on, then it will be close enough to your main track.

[@bohabdestructo7489]

The obvious is something that many people can't see. It's painful at times.

[@happy06810]

i got so mad when i saw him delet the cars :/

[@blackoak4978]

I was going to comment when it happened, but I figured there was no point if he just deleted the cars, which he did a few minutes later, lol

[@princesilvermoon4891]

Same idea I have.

[@hipeopleidkwhatisgoingon]

i was gonna say this

[@WolfyFilms]

To transfer the iron it will be cool to build a gravity based supply railroad line. It will be a mess to build, but can look cool seeing freight wagons without an engine running downhill

[@stefanfranssen7045]

as long there ist nothing in the way like we saw in 46:38 than yes.

[@yearlygymnast9865]

Yea, thing is some rail yards actually do this when getting cars into siding and switch yards

[@hipeopleidkwhatisgoingon]

yes. must do

[@DiamondKingStudios]

@@yearlygymnast9865 ah, yes. The hump yard. Common in extremely large railroad facilities it is good for most freight, but not fragile or hazardous/volatile materials.

[@yearlygymnast9865]

@@DiamondKingStudios then whats that tanker car i just sent down full of?

[@whusmanameAtGeeMail]

For that switch that's hanging off the rails on your bridge (at both 7:13 and 7:44 ), you could put a piece of the metalwork underneath it, to make it look like it's actually supported, as long as you don't put it out too far, it won't put down supports. That's also how you can make bridges that you could place tracks underneath.

[@AggroPhene]

maybe a triangle of 2- 45° angle pieces would look better than a square?

[@whusmanameAtGeeMail]

@@AggroPhene Ooh... There's an EXCELLENT idea! I second this SO HARD!!!

[@catnipleaf8680]

30:50 narrow gauge railroads did often use steeper grades than standard gauge. in fact, some narrow gauge logging RR's had grades as steep as 10%!!! grades like these are what gave rise to the geared steam locomotives Heisler, Climax, and Shay (tho there is not currently a shay in the game). The geared locos are slow, but have a TON of pulling power and can traverse tighter curves than most other locomotives. at time of writing tho, they currently have a wheelslip bug when you go above around 60% regulator

[@user-sk5fe1yp8c]

did you research specifically to say this or did you actually know it? If you did know it, wow.

[@AnonOmis1000]

They need to add tunnels.

[@tnp311]

i fully agree.

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

There is ONE dev behind this game..

[@smilemore1997]

@@robertbalazslorincz8218 and? It’s just a suggestion.

[@Charcoal-jn1lg]

Exactly

[@jaroto12]

Wouldn't tunneling break the challenge of the game

[@mtndew314]

Instead of deleting the cars, what is stopping you from building a track near them for them to rerail on? Like lay some track and foundation, rerail, delete the track, repeat until its on the main rail.

[@Beelzebeard]

Right? And even if you couldn't rerail them, I would have left them there because it looked cool

[@scrotchrocket6054]

thats about exactly how you do it and what he should have done... lol.. I thought everyone that plays this game close to regular knew that

[@TheBaldrickk]

@@Beelzebeard yeah, leaving it as the remains of the accident would have been best :D

[@lukesmith112]

exactly! he could’ve just left them there for now and made some track to get them in the future

[@TheBaldrickk]

@@lukesmith112 or just used them to look good as scenery.

[@samgu3750]

this whole episode is proving the value of surveyors. just imagine how much has to go into doing something like this in real life, where there is no take backs.

[@nathanriddle1663]

The hoppers would've been a great decoration to just leave there lol

[@hydraxusauth3808]

The grades above 3% are supposed to be handled by the geared engines like the climax. I really hope they add a 3 cylinder shay engine.

[@Nightstorm241]

Same here but some thing that could be nice is the option to have a 2 truck shay or a 3 truck shay

[@kapabahcaravan6378]

ive learned from this series the highest grade for a non geared engine is 15% somewhere in Portugal

[@Archemedes95]

@@Nightstorm241 All different sizes of shay at different tiers would be great!

[@teknoserval441]

Regarding the "train spiral" for elevation, the Georgetown Loop railroad in Colorado, US has something almost like a spiral, its pretty cool to go on it and see the track you were on just 10 minutes ago pass underneath you

[@smilemore1997]

Really? I live in Colorado. I need to experience this. The closest I’ve experienced to this was zip lining in the mountains and actually got to zip line over a train as it passed underneath me. I seriously doubt I’ll get that lucky again.

[@divinetouch9308]

it's a good video, when it derailed in the end I would have tried to build a quick straight rail to put the wagons on and so on until you could put it back on the normal railway, so you wouldn't have lost it :)

[@petopa77]

This was really good part, you cut out all boring stuff out, just lead us trough what you want to build and then just show it in the end, nicely done.

[@smokingwalrus]

Love the series kAN! Its fun to see the planning of how to lay the rail. Ima Train conductor out of TN and we have some hills with a max grade of .6% and it will bog down our 21000 Ton Coal trains. go from running 50 down to 10 most of the time its insane. Keep up the good work, and if you ever want to know about track authorities and dispatcher lingo for when/ if you run multiple trains on multiplayer just lmk, would love to share

[@atefxf]

Damn, once again very happy to see you playing this game!!! Thanks a lot dude, you've helped me out of many sad-moments and were always able to cheer me up with this series. *Thankyou!* Greetings from Switzerland!

[@kANGaming]

When you edit it removes the heart :P

[@atefxf]

@@kANGaming ooops, didn‘t know that hahah! thanks for givinig another one!! :D

[@Poncho555]

Jan: I just spent hours fixing this piece of track Me knowing I wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference: Thank you

[@dragonheart9965]

Maybe you could use a turntable and parallel track to turn around at the mine. Decouple the engine, turn it around on the turntable, use the parallel track to get to the other end of the train, and recouple. Little bit more work, but way less space needed.

[@dragonheart9965]

Also, when running loaded ore cars down the 6% sections, you may want to set car brakes on every other car or so.

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

fun fact: kAN is faster than notifications… join his discord

[@kANGaming]

I post in discord before I make the video public. KZbin notifications ain't got no chance XD

[@The_Meloman]

@@kANGaming yeah XD

[@GRDL.]

@@kANGaming [@A persun that has a ridiculously long profile name] has commented on every video that you have.

[@GRDL.]

@@kANGaming also the wheelslip is really realistic.

[@minejmc9081]

The fact that these videos are so time consuming makes it so good

[@zachtalongamesyt9981]

You should have left those cars after the derail, instead of deleting them. The way they ended up looked so cool and realistic, would have been a nice decorative touch lol

[@martythemartian99]

For the steep grades and tight curves of a mountain line like this, best to save your cash and buy a Shay type loco like the Climax. Better traction with 4 driving axles instead of 2, and should handle curves better than other large engines.

[@connor_ri]

Fun fact, Cass Scenic Railroad, WV, is home to the steepest non-electrified adhesion railway grade at 11.1%. They use shay locomotives that were built specifically for that kind of route and would haul lumber up and down the mountain. Its such a steep ascent that the first section to Whittaker has two switchbacks in order to get up the mountain. It's a very cool experience and I would definitely recommend taking the trip, especially in the fall. Also, the Climax and Heisler locomotives would probably be the best suited for the steeper grades.

[@tobystacey5183]

You don't need to make a loop just add a set of switches and an extra line with a turntable so you can detach the train, run it up the other end and then turn it around before re-coupling

[@jirid.4058]

...and it's much more realistic than loops

[@tobystacey5183]

@@jirid.4058 definitely

[@Javious_Rex]

You can also make a tight loop, detach from the train, just run the loco around the loop and grab the train from the other end.

[@KerboOnYT]

24:39 I put a siding there because I usually have to double that last steep curve bit (take half train up, go back for the rest). Now I use a different route on the other side of the valley and have max grade of 3% to the iron mine but it took s lot of scouting and planning. The coal mine run is even longer, it literally takes me 25 minutes to take a train there from the smelter

[@danzo5521]

I've been watching your videos as well. I appreciate that you two take time to do things well/correctly. Keep it up!

[@mr.nerd3.142]

I’d say that probably your best bet for getting supplies to the iron mine would be to run a double-header with the two Betsy’s and see how much you can pull up that track with that.

[@samueldoebler7085]

Maybe it’s just me but Kan’s accent makes it sound like he’s saying the iron mill needs lumber and beans and that fact entertains me tremendously.

[@TheDistur]

Beans beans the musical fruit

[@d3Rm0Nk]

I'm still amazed by how smooth your rails are and would honestly love to watch you laying it. Maybe do a tutorial sometime? Also HECK that is a pretty route, it's amazing how beautiful this game is. Those bridges

[@jakeytrainspotting1241]

Add your cars for delivering wood, then do a double header with dapper haha

[@firecat2783]

this game is so beautiful and its not even finished... cant wait for updates :D

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

needs some wildlife.. it’d be cool to see hunting in the game

[@Bobothellama]

@@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890 its a train game

[@standardheat-fs8159]

@@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890 Wildlife yes, hunting no

[@DonSeldum]

Amazing vid! Love the long runs. I also wouldn't mind see you deliver stuff etc. even if some might think its boring to watch.

[@Soken50]

You probably wanna run a cheap engine down your paths to check for "yeeting sections" in the future before sending all your train cars to space on it :D

[@HowlingCurve]

Building a bit of temporary track closer to the cars to "leap frog" them back up the mountain may have worked.

[@ws.-]

I love your vids kan! You playing this game made me want to get this game and it was so worth it! Keep up the good work!

[@rallymax2]

Great job on the bridge to plateau section. From that flat to the smelter is all 3% max 20 deg turns. You’ll need that section to take both the iron to the smelter and from the smelter you’ll take rails to the coal mine. It took me A LOT of hours. This plateau is a four way junction for all that traffic - smelter-mines, planks and beam to the mines, coal out to the iron mill (but I’m doing a geared loco direct over the high saddle direct to the iron works :D. Love seeing other players find new ways, keep the videos coming! I got past the nasty climb by hugging the cliff instead of doing the cutting. I never went over 3.5%. Tip: build down. From mines not up. Then you never have steep sections to deal with. Re-railing only works on straight track. That’s why it didn’t pop.

[@squatty9994]

Wheels slipping can be offset with gentle use of the reverser. I've found that when I lower reverser immediately after a power increase, and ease back up, I get less slip.

[@traindestroyer4907]

Loved the video

[@BreadGuy01]

I've only just found this playlist after finding out about this game and thus far, I'm loving this series. I've never been very good at sandbox games or builders, but I do have a love of trains, and watching you play this really makes me want to try the game out. I will continue to watch!

[@48nation96]

To get Shay is a type of train with gears it's used for mountains 0.6 0.9 grade

[@Hyper_Fox06]

I've ridden antique trains in the Appalachian mountains and I would suggest a Zig zag aka Switchback to scale the mountains faster with far less track saving you significant running times

[@TheJerseyNinja]

Something that could help with the second 6% grade area is starting your 3% grade earlier. Or just keeping it at 3% when you reach the flat spot instead of running it flat, it will have you up higher when you reach the steep part and you may not need to go to 6%

[@nicholashuber2043]

when you go down hills you should set your brakes on the rearmost car, it keeps tension so it wont slam the engine or other cars and cause a derailing.

[@MilohRhed]

Yeah, I've seen a few content creators cover this game but I keep waiting for your videos. I love how excited you get about the whole thing. Keep it up, man!

[@pl46u3]

Imagine life without these videos, i know i cant

[@stevepittman3770]

Wow, that route is super crazy and points out the one thing that's missing from this game - the ability to blow up mountains that are in your way.

[@tannerkilbey10]

I learn from painful experience that it is easier to place groundwork and track from top to bottom then you can go at your %3 gradient. You will have taller stone walls and bridges but It makes it more convenient for the train to make it up

[@Chase4FreeWiFi]

I had a feeling that this video would take some time to make considering how much time you spend on making the tracks look amazing. Great job man, turned out even better than I expected!

[@cheronnnz420]

I haven't watch any of your videos for over a year i think, but i came back because of this game, im very interested into steam locomotives since i was a kid, this game looks very fun.

[@TIEB62]

I'm french and I love the way you say "plateau"

[@koekie-_-]

I was so hyped when i saw this vid pop up... keep it up with the great vids kan❤❤

[@jmank121]

One of the best videos! Awesome

[@Moetastic]

Appreciate the effort in making tjis video. Amazing work dude.

[@waterenjoyer162]

I was frustrated that ur juicy content didn’t upload on time, but then I actually watched the video.. and dang, what a grind.

[@loganseales682]

Awesome video man keep up the good work!

[@petec2583]

It’s really not common in real life to have a big looping curve of track to turn the whole train and keep the loco facing in the “right” direction. Most locations (like the iron mine here) don’t have space for that so all you’d have would be a switch either end of the loading / unloading road and another line running parallel to that one. Here in the UK we’d call that a “run-round” just to put the loco on the other end of the train. If you really want to turn the loco another option you’ve got is to build what you call a Y (we’d call it a triangle) that just dead ends on two legs with enough room for the loco or indeed the whole train if you want to turn everything. Yes it requires some shunting rather than just running everything coupled together but I thought you liked shunting ;)

[@thatoneguy611]

If you’re going to be going up 6% grades, the climax locomotives would help a lot. In real life they tackled grades up to 10% under load.

[@buckduane1991]

Made a similar route at 2.5% for most of it along that shelf to the mine… it was a pain. That shelf he started on where he said “I need to do a 6% before I end up at the coal mine”, my grade was at least 10 meters above it. I made it down to the top of the waterfall at 2% from there, and just ringed around the top to the smelter and linked up to my loop down to the smelter (inspired by him and Hyce on the latest play through) and put a spur from both directions to eventually build out to the coal mine. My advice to other new players wanting to start by using this route: start at the summit just a half mile short (1/4 of distance north between mine and smelter) of the iron mine and work down to the smelter from there to keep it even… you can go north to the smelter at -1.5% until you reach another large flat section, then go down -2-2.5% from there to the shelf he started at, and the waterfall beyond. You can also build the shelf out from the mine at 0% before needing a 0.5-1% up to that summit if you’re looking for “smooth” as a result… or, if you want a more real narrow gauge experience, do what kAN and Hyce did a couple months ago in their latest play through, depending on what experience you want! I might do the second from the west end of the mine for fun next, and just to make a loop for sitting back and having a cold drink when relaxing with friends and chatting. I like model railroads, what can I say? Heh… Also: build yourself some temp stone ballast ramps on the sides, so if you fall you don’t have to walk 2-3 miles to find a way back up… took me too long to start doing that.

[@lonnierh0dgejr41]

amazing route!

[@KergylKraft]

The part where you are trying to find where the yeetus deletus with the Betsy 2 is hilarious, and I just picture someone getting it synced with DEJA VU by Dave Rodgers something like "Engine hits yeet part of the track: DEJA VU, I'VE JUST BEEN IN THIS TIME BEFORE..." etc.

[@dishdoggiegaming7254]

Lol I just spent all day building my track to the Ore Mine I went from the other side of the valley so the V notch to the Iron smelter turn right 2 degree to ithe mine t but lots of cliff side building. 14 cars I can pull to it. Good Luck Thanks for the fun good Videos.

[@mindstormsman2242]

It is possible to do 3% to the iron mine, on the save I play with my buddies we split off before you went down to the smelter and went 3% the entire way up to the iron mine

[@launcesmechanist9578]

How the devil did you manage THAT?!

[@Driver944S]

@@launcesmechanist9578 I started at the Iron mine and ran backwards once I started down, I was doing a -3% grade all the way down to the smelter. It is doable.

[@launcesmechanist9578]

@@Driver944S Something to look into once I get there. So far the most extreme line I have is actually my route from the depot to the logging camp. I went with the valley for a time and then started using trestles to cross them and then stone wrapping around the hills leading up to a +3% grade trestle going up and around the last hill and a -3% grade trestle going down straight into the logging camp after turning at the top. A wild ride so long as I remember to set the locomotive brakes at 20%! XD

[@RJenkins6586]

I really look forward to these episodes, definitely a fan of the longer videos.

[@brendan5588]

I really enjoyed building a track to the iron mine. Mine hugged the mountain (without crossing river) maximum 3% grade. I had to have 2 full U bends climbing the ill at the iron itself. Cant wait for Spline update to redo it smoother.

[@zoeyzeebra]

Actually Kan you could have saved all those cars. Just build a section of track near the hoppers on the mountain then build one closer to your actual track and rerail between those to get it back to your track.

[@trailsgod751]

Kan: today is gonna be a long episode The video: I’m an hour worth of a pain train game

[@piewalker42]

love this series!

[@BeanosABC123]

LOVE your content keep it up!

[@levimccallum7722]

man, a Shay would be great here, those things were built with mountains in mind, and they delivered, time after time they got logs from point A to point B

[@Stewartiscool]

Hey Kan, for mountain trains around the world its from 4 to 5%. 5% beaning the max. It's normally 4.5%. So enjoy your 6%.

[@Cr4sHOv3rRiD3]

You can put turn table at the entrance of the mine and hook up the engine behind (pushing) wood cars on the way in. That way (pushing) is little bit better going uphill than pulling the composition. When the engine pushes the load it is much easier for the engine than pulling itself and the reason for that is gravity (basically, engine is pinned down to the track by the cars in front of it to the rail by gravity and you need less sand to make the traction). So, on the way in, just put turn table, put the cars in the loading position, unhook the engine, turn it, hook the composition and go down to smelter with the engine in front. (same thing, engine is on the lower side and equals more friction because of the gravity and equals better braking power) Keeping the engine behind the composition on the uphill keeps the engine pinned to the rail (less sand). I was actually tested it, but it doesn't have to be a case with "betsy" because both betsy's are OP if you ask me. When I was testing it I was pulling and pushing uphill with different engines and i didn't use betsy 1 and 2 because they're overpowered in my opinion. (reason is obvious, it doesn't have necessary mass and size). I don't know what the devs planning to do with it but taking in fact that you can do all the job with just the small engine, spoils the game and puts the other engines a side unusable. Hope you understand what I'm telling ;) Anyway, great series and I can't wait to see delivering some material, if it possible width someone to help in some multiplayer series :D

[@randywise5241]

My grandpa was a break man on a line that went to an iron mine. They had to use 3 switchbacks to make it level enough for a train to make it up the mountain.

[@IconicDavexD]

Would be awesome with a snow map with ice physics and a train with a functional snow plow!

[@aidanpaquette1547]

if you look at mountain train lines through places like the Rockies and the Yukon you will see that lots of the line is raised on bridges and does kind of like a ledge hop around the mountains. There are also lots of tunnels and spots where the mountain was dug out to put down the track. It would be neat to see some of this implemented on your lines here. I know there is no way to alter the terrain, hopefully soon there will be, but the bridging along the mountain would be a good look I think.

[@skrep359]

Here's a buffer (stopper) idea for your sidings by the way. Place down the end of your track, then lay a track in reverse until the track makes and "X". Works pretty good unless you ram it at speed.

[@Roboticus_Prime_RC]

Took me like 5 hours to lay the iron mine track. I found it easier to lay the yard at the mine, then work my way down. Those hopper cars are heavy, even when empty.

[@timosha21]

Choo choo! I'm a train and I approve this video and would like to wish you a happy new year choo choo!! !

[@Jigoku_Samurai]

i think everyone pretty much is taking that same way to the iron mine since it seems to be the best way. i actually did things backwards and started from the mine and got as far as the open flat area before stopping. at the iron mine i have a small yard with run around since it's only a one way in/one way out sorta place right now. i hope to have a 'betsy' at each of the bigger industries to shunt cars around and add them to the train (for now i just pull the original betsy around like a caboose and use the heisler for the heavy hauling).

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

you can do the entire route at 3% from the right starting point, and it stays 3% down to the smelter

[@radioactivechannel8492]

This is the best series

[@eminatorstudios]

hey, for the coal mine, couldn't you put a shunting line with two switches next to the loading/unloading line as well as a turntable to just turn around the engine and put in on the other end, rather than looping the entire train??

[@killman369547]

Sure. but for long trains that's going to be a pain in the balls. Long heavy trains don't like to stop once they're moving. And they really don't like the stop start stop start of shunting. For long heavy trains once your rolling preferably you don't want to stop again unless you absolutely have to. That's why i personally use turn around loops, all i have to do is go set a switch after i stop to offload and then when i'm done i can just go again and not need to stop until my next destination (usually the sawmill)

[@mountainbriarfarm5030]

Khan you should look into switchbacks . I think they could really help with hills. Love that you're doing this series and I can't wait until you get some bigger engines

[@altaem9152]

Fantastic work editing. Loved you showing your scouting and some real time samples of building and testing. It's entirely personal preference but I can't stand time-lapse construction and always skip it.

[@firenutter1798]

i love how Kan was liek ur the chosen one and then instantly talks of basicly replacing them with a stronger engine long term lol

[@pyksel3554]

That one moment when your train explodes happened to me too

[@Jomamagaming777]

i love these vids plz make more

[@shivr5836]

You could make like a shunting or a siding type thing at the flat section of the line (6:03). Love you bro💖💖 To re-rail the hoppers you could lay some temporary track near the original tack and then delete the temporary track and then re-rail it on the original track. Hope it works if you try it maybe.

[@billyjoe3309]

Love it!!!!!

[@theclassiccarguy268]

Can't wait for more

[@ultimatescout4027]

I personally love the look of the porter with one car

[@IronHorsefan1869]

I agree a Desert Map would be cool

[@Frameton.]

I don't know how or why but somehow I really enjoy these videos

[@daltonham1995]

love the perfectionist lol

[@brenthinshaw8391]

Totally should've left the derailed cars in down the bank for the cool train wreck aesthetic

[@Talynwolf]

when you said a six percent gradient I immediately thought of the Lickey Incline here in britain which is a 5% incline that trains today still need a banking engine to climb sometimes

[@MrMaselko]

So kAN spent multiple days to upload 1 hour of laying tracks. That's why I'm subscribed.

[@shazzfr]

every episode more satisfying then the last

[@robbimanea97]

At the iron mine you can make so that you decouple the locomotive, at the end on a turntable, turn around and than have track next to the first one so that you can come back and couple at the end of the train. Also at the flat section before the steep part you can build maybe a small sidding where you can have a helper engine sitting there, for when in need. For this type of steep track i recommend the geared engines (heisler,climax), they are slow speed but very big torque so they will keep on going.

[@3CHBoy]

Love these vids

[@thetinman2324]

Wooooo more rail roads

[@mrdrummer2564]

I wish Derail Valley was gonna have mass multiplayer. They *may* end up having 2 player multiplayer, but nothing like this game. Derail Valley + this game = dream train simulator game