Mighty Mikado Coal Drag | Railroader S1E21

[@oregonlt3]

Don’t get me started on switches. I once found my missing passenger train at the very end of copper mine 1. …I charged the passengers extra for the scenic tour😊

[@KerboOnYT]

Haha, nice!

[@ceegnz]

I've got so many log and pulpwood cars ! I gave up on using specific cars for specific things, now I just keep every siding at Connelly and Barkers full of cars being loaded and I'm about to expand out to Walker. As industries at Sylva empty their pulpwood cars the switcher there throws all the empties into the runaround by the main, when that starts to fill up a train comes through from the top of Connelly with all the full cars, leaves it on the main at Sylva, and pushes the train of empties back west. The train gets pushed into every pulpwood siding it gets to, whatever cars fit get cut off there and told that's where they're loading. Same with the full cars, theSylva switcher pushes the consist into anywhere with room then the cars that are in there get told that's where they're going. It's getting busy !

[@KerboOnYT]

That sounds like a lot of work. Have fun!

[@44amprof]

Appreciate it when you admit to messing up switches, running out of water, etc. As a single player gamer, I often get frustrated trying to keep track of each of my 6 locos and the AI orders on each. BUT, love this game and your video streams!

[@KerboOnYT]

It's a handful sometimes!

[@trynnallen]

Double heading could be nicer too. I just pushed 2400 tons up to Alarka Jct, with a Mike and the upgraded Mogul (the one with the better valve gear and 11 tons of coal) and everytime I came out of the Esc pause I had to reset the MU. I don't recommend that push though. I got everything up to AJ and the Mike had 251 gal left and the Mogul only had 1150, so couldn't even take care of the coal mine, It was all I could do just to spot the string for the Alarka connection construction. Ended up having to tow the Mike back to Bryson. And we really need a USRA Mike, either Hvy or Lt will do. Something some actual water tankage.

[@ferky123]

22:19 She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes 🎵🎶

[@jimbruneau6769]

Shoulda got a C-46 Consolidation or better a C-55 Consolidation for the big coal trains, and use Mighty Mike for moving all the pulpwood and freight from Bryson eastbound out to Silva. Especially when you hit Tier 5 at the Coal Mine and the Paperboard.

[@OleandersGamingEmporium]

Unfortunately rear train AI helpers got messed up in the last update. One way that works is to set up the helper as its own AI train and they will push.

[@KerboOnYT]

Oh, interesting. It used to work fine so I was confused

[@OleandersGamingEmporium]

@@KerboOnYT according to the devs, the way it worked before was an accident, they're trying to fix it.

[@neilharbott8394]

22 outstanding waybills at Ela were on the back of the Micado!!

[@KerboOnYT]

Yes, that was the train going through Ela on the way to East Whittier. Since those cars in the train were in Ela they showed up for that station agent. I hope that makes sense

[@neilharbott8394]

@@KerboOnYTYeah I had that figured - you were commenting on the daily report showing so many outstanding waybills, hard to tell if you were concerned or not.

[@MrWookie57]

ive noticed when using multiple engine they have to be directly touching each loco no cars inbetween and they cant be in the middle of a set of cars they wont function but they can be opposite direction and still work the engine that is the second you have to set to manual use the main as AI controlled and they work fine double click the cut out and itll set the helper with locked brakes back to not set brake application ive noticed also.

[@KerboOnYT]

A recent patch changed how MU works. Apparently how it used to work was an accident. They are looking into it

[@dani85sch]

MU is only work when the Loco is directly coupeld to the other Loco

[@KerboOnYT]

It's apparently changed in a recent patch

[@andrius2254]

Oh man, I can't wait to buy this game and play it myself. Guys anyway, I have a question for everybody with older computer. I have Nvidia Gtx 1060 and I'm kinda worried that it won't run the game. 😢 What do you think, guys?

[@KerboOnYT]

That card doesn't meet minimum specs. Check the Steam store page for details.

[@jimbruneau6769]

So you can buy locomotive coal from on line coal mine now? Good to know...

[@KerboOnYT]

No, locomotive coal comes from the interchange

[@steamhostler4252]

Oh, what’s in the orange hopper cars then?

[@KerboOnYT]

@@steamhostler4252 I buy coal for my locomotives and pick it up from the interchange in my owned (orange) hoppers

[@dani85sch]

This way is only working when you put both Loco on Road mod

[@jameskesler6477]

What does MU do? I’ve seen the option but I’ve been too scared to use it lol

[@KerboOnYT]

MU stands for Multiple Unit and it allows one locomotive to control one or more other locomotives. I made a tutorial video here that might be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqvSp32Xdq92l68

[@zachf2305]

When do you think you will expand all the way to Sylva?

[@KerboOnYT]

When the time is right. That expansion has a lot of logistical hurdles so I'm not in a big hurry

[@Surkai25]

that tree blocking your camera, very uncool. need to adopt certain railroads online features. get to it modding community!!