The raw material producers only export products (whether internally or externally), the secondary processors import and export. Specialised industry spawns two types of building. But in essence (hopefully the graphic above makes sense) it works like this: To see more about who needs what and when this supply chain article might be useful. If it’s the fastest option, trucks will go the nearest cargo station and unload at the station nearest to the destination. This graphic is from the Supply chain article but works here too.Ĭargo can travel on rails for any part of its journey. I’ve got all the expansions installed but only After Dark’s Cargo Hub isn’t in the base game. Ĭompatibility: Here I’m writing about the vanilla unmodded game so it applies across the PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox, PS4 and Switch versions. I’ve got an article about other ways of reducing traffic. If it shortens the journey, cargo will (like a person) find its way to a station, loads itself up, unload at the closest station to its destination, then drive the rest of the way.īy putting stations, harbours and hubs near where cargo is coming from and near where it’s going, whole sections of the journey won’t need to be made on the road. Rail freight works pretty similarly to passenger transport.

Combine a good rail cargo system with an efficient public transport network and your roads will flow smoothly and serenely. Getting your cargo on rails is one of the best ways of fixing your traffic problems.

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