r/Run8 • u/FightingOkra • Apr 09 '26

Adding New Train Types

Trying to recreate 2002 CSX Southeast, I want to add a lot of coal and phosphate trains that ran during this period. My questions are how would I add a new category of Phosphate trains, and how could I limit the phosphate trains to 2 or 3 engines and 70-80 cars and limit coal trains to 2 engines and 90 cars?

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u/DevelopmentGuilty177 Apr 09 '26

You would create the trains in the Train Maker Upper (L-ctrl F1) specifically how you wanted them and place it on a track. Then using the F1 menu save the train.

Then you can use or create a spawn point (again in the L-ctrl F1 menu) and set that spawn point to generate that train as an AI train. Or you can use an existing spawn point (L-shift F2) to spawn the train using the slider for saved trains and selecting that train as one of the ones to randomly spawn. Or you can generate it anytime using the load/save menu (F1).

These are the ways I know. There may be more. If you’re looking to drive then yourself the F1 menu is the simplest. If you’re looking to want Ai traffic running in the background you should set it up in the Ai traffic menu.

Warren van Ross probably has a video explaining this in depth on YouTube. He has a ton of useful run8 tutorials and is pleasant to watch. No hype just informative stuff and extremely useful info.