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7. Create Train

Now that we have a Consignee requesting equipment and a yard to originate from, it's time to create a train.

  1. In the left sidebar menu, click Trains. This navigates us to the trains screen.

  2. Click New to create a train. For the symbol, enter TRAIN1. The train will depart from and terminate at our Rail Yard. Select Rail Yard in the popup menu for both departure and terminates.

  3. The last required piece of information we need for the train is to set the desired length of the train. This number is the maximum potential length of equipment that could be added to a train.

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Train length does not include the length of motive power or caboose. The value is the length of equipment that could be added to a train.

In our tutorial so far, we are referencing lengths in feet. You can leave the default value that was entered when the train was created.

  1. Click Create to create the train.

Awesome! We now have all the basic information we need for our new train. The next step is creating a route for the train to follow.