Electric Train


Electric locomotive powered from ordinary electric poles along the track. A built-in 5 MJ buffer carries it between big poles; personal batteries in a 1x2 grid are an optional reserve for unpowered sections. Own 3D-rendered graphics with colour mask, headlights, shadows, rail ramps and pantograph sparks.

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Transportation Trains

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Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2026-11-11
  Features:
    - Electric locomotive (1 MW), unlocked by the "Electric railway" technology.
    - Powered from any electric network: contact while a tile of its 2x7 footprint is inside a pole supply area, up to 4 MW intake.
    - Built-in 5 MJ buffer (the fuel bar) bridges the gaps between big electric poles placed along the track.
    - Optional reserve: personal battery equipment (MK1/MK2/MK3) in a 1x2 equipment grid, charged by the grid surplus.
    - Not enough power - the locomotive slows down; no power - it stops.
    - Hover status shows the power source and the reserve charge; pantograph sparks while drawing power.
    - Own 3D-rendered graphics: 256 directions, colour mask, headlights, shadows, 160 rail ramp frames (Space Age elevated rails).
    - Recycling recipe (Space Age recycler).