Which cars to load/unload 40 ft containers at Seaport?

guyprentice · Jan 14, 2024

I have had limited success getting this to work in the past. I'm working on a new route and have probably tried most of the wellcars in the DLS with no success. I have zeroed out all of the other commodities in Seaport and have set the train car commodity for 40 ft Container only. Seaport still won't recognize the loads and the train just cruises through at 11mph. I have also tried Container Station (which is supposed to load AND unload containers) but have the same problem, no load or unload. In both instances the train slows, but does not stop to load/unload.

If you're running a recent version of Trainz and have had success with loading/unloading container cars, would you please let me know which cars you are using? Are you using the Auran 40 ft container commodity? Knowing this may not solve the problem, but using a known good freight car should help me troubleshoot.

Or, as a last resort, is there another container industry that works with Trainz 2022?

Thanks in advance!!

fourteen · Jan 15, 2024

a lot of majekear 40 50 ft flat cars load them, my texas and rio grande well cars load the aurun contaniers also.

other option is modify what ever freight car to accept what ever type of 40 containers the sea port has configed. note the freight car has to have the same type of commodities as the seaport ie same kuid or they will not load or unload

there is a lot of differnt 40 containers by differnt people on the dls, most well cars only are coinfigred to take certain ones. what is the kuid or name of the sea port you are trying to use?

guyprentice · Jan 15, 2024

fourteen said:
a lot of majekear 40 50 ft flat cars load them, my texas and rio grande well cars load the aurun contaniers also.

other option is modify what ever freight car to accept what ever type of 40 containers the sea port has configed. note the freight car has to have the same type of commodities as the seaport ie same kuid or they will not load or unload

there is a lot of differnt 40 containers by differnt people on the dls, most well cars only are coinfigred to take certain ones. what is the kuid or name of the sea port you are trying to use?

I have been using strictly cars that use the Auran 40 ft container, which is what both Seaport and Container Station use. Haven't had any luck. I will try the cars you recommended and see if I have better success. Thanks for the tip!

fourteen · Jan 15, 2024

also put a 5 mph speed sign i a bit in frount of the load unload point, i find that helps also

CobraLAD · Jan 16, 2024

When I started to play Trainz in 2006, I created this table, I had a quick check, all train cars are still available except 'CB Woodchips_Condola' (maybe the name changed)

Industry	Commodity	Rate	Start Amount	Max	Amount Per Car	Number of Cars	Commodity	Train Car	Max on Car
Coal Mine	Diesel Fuel	6465	155200	310400	38800	8	20ft Container	PRR FM flat car	2
	Coal	22620	543000	1357500	54300	25		NSWGR NQO Flat car	3
Container Station	General Goods	6	95	106	10	10.6		CP Container Flat	4
	20ft Container	3	73	168	4	42	40ft Container	PRR FM flat car	1
	40ft Container	3	48	168	2	84		CP Container Flat	2
Forestry	Logs	1	25	45	6	7.5	Aviation Fuel	MN MOW GATX	38800
Hyde Pulp Mill	Woodchips	5000	121000	302500	60500	5	Coal	Coal Hopper	54300
	General Goods	4	45	108	9	12	Crude Oil	GATX Oil Tanker	38800
Industry Airport	General Goods	4	72	84	7	12	Diesel Fuel	Penn Salt GATX Tanker	38800
	Diesel Fuel	7760	155200	388000	38800	10	General Goods	PRR 40' Boxcar	7
	Aviation Fuel	14550	582000	582000	38800	15		PRR 50' Boxcar	9
Lumber Mill	Logs	1	28	41	10	4.1		SNCF Container Wagon	10
	Lumber	2	2	36	3	12		PRR 60' Boxcar	11
	Woodchips	34571	302500	1210000	60500	20		Log Wagon	12
Oil Field	Crude Oil	200000	388000	1940000	38800	50		Freightliner Container	15
Oil Refinery	Crude Oil	52500	1164000	1940000	38800	50	Logs	Log Wagon	6
	Diesel Fuel	35000	116400	582000	38800	15		Logs 50ft Clinch empty	10
	Aviation Fuel	60000	116400	582000	38800	15	Lumber	Log Wagon	3
	Petrol Fuel	10000	116400	582000	38800	15	Petrol Fuel	wag citerne CALTEX	38800
Powerstation	Coal	16290	271500	814500	54300	15	Woodchips	CB Woodchips_Condola	60500
Seaport	20ft Container	4	40	126	3	42
	40ft Container	3	55	199	2	99.5
	General Goods	4	50	144	9	16
	Logs	4	65	90	6	15
	Lumber	4	45	72	3	24
	Coal	11081	543000	1086000	54300	20
	Woodchips	40000	302500	726000	60500	12
	Crude Oil	55428	776000	1940000	38800	50
	Diesel Fuel	23280	465600	1164000	38800	30
	Petrol Fuel	15520	194000	194000	38800	5
Steam Filling Station	Coal	1	54300	271200
	Coal	1	54300	271200
	Water	25000	80000	100000

guyprentice · Jan 16, 2024

CobraLAD said:
When I started to play Trainz in 2006, I created this table, I had a quick check, all train cars are still available except 'CB Woodchips_Condola' (maybe the name changed)

Industry Commodity Rate Start Amount Max Amount Per Car Number of Cars Commodity Train Car Max on Car
Coal Mine Diesel Fuel
6465
155200
310400
38800
8
20ft Container PRR FM flat car
2
Coal
22620
543000
1357500
54300
25
NSWGR NQO Flat car
3
Container Station General Goods
6
95
106
10
10.6
CP Container Flat
4
20ft Container
3
73
168
4
42
40ft Container PRR FM flat car
1
40ft Container
3
48
168
2
84
CP Container Flat
2
Forestry Logs
1
25
45
6
7.5
Aviation Fuel MN MOW GATX
38800
Hyde Pulp Mill Woodchips
5000
121000
302500
60500
5
Coal Coal Hopper
54300
General Goods
4
45
108
9
12
Crude Oil GATX Oil Tanker
38800
Industry Airport General Goods
4
72
84
7
12
Diesel Fuel Penn Salt GATX Tanker
38800
Diesel Fuel
7760
155200
388000
38800
10
General Goods PRR 40' Boxcar
7
Aviation Fuel
14550
582000
582000
38800
15
PRR 50' Boxcar
9
Lumber Mill Logs
1
28
41
10
4.1
SNCF Container Wagon
10
Lumber
2
2
36
3
12
PRR 60' Boxcar
11
Woodchips
34571
302500
1210000
60500
20
Log Wagon
12
Oil Field Crude Oil
200000
388000
1940000
38800
50
Freightliner Container
15
Oil Refinery Crude Oil
52500
1164000
1940000
38800
50
Logs Log Wagon
6
Diesel Fuel
35000
116400
582000
38800
15
Logs 50ft Clinch empty
10
Aviation Fuel
60000
116400
582000
38800
15
Lumber Log Wagon
3
Petrol Fuel
10000
116400
582000
38800
15
Petrol Fuel wag citerne CALTEX
38800
Powerstation Coal
16290
271500
814500
54300
15
Woodchips CB Woodchips_Condola
60500
Seaport 20ft Container
4
40
126
3
42
40ft Container
3
55
199
2
99.5
General Goods
4
50
144
9
16
Logs
4
65
90
6
15
Lumber
4
45
72
3
24
Coal
11081
543000
1086000
54300
20
Woodchips
40000
302500
726000
60500
12
Crude Oil
55428
776000
1940000
38800
50
Diesel Fuel
23280
465600
1164000
38800
30
Petrol Fuel
15520
194000
194000
38800
5
Steam Filling Station Coal
1
54300
271200
Coal
1
54300
271200
Water
25000
80000
100000

Thanks very much for the chart (and all the time consuming work you undoubtedly spent assembling it). I've saved it to PDF for a handy reference. In the end, I still couldn't get Seaport to cooperate, so ditched that plan and am using the "Multiple Industry New" commodity, which (so far) works flawlessly with any car I throw at it.

guyprentice · Jan 16, 2024

fourteen said:
also put a 5 mph speed sign i a bit in frount of the load unload point, i find that helps also

Thanks for all of the tips - they're much appreciated and I did try them all. For whatever reason, I'm still striking out with both the "Seaport" and "Container Station" industries. I tested the "Multiple Industry New" industry, and everything I've tested so far seems to load and unload just fine. So, it looks like I'll be using that and designing and building my own seaport. It probably won't look as slick and polished as the Auran Seaport, but it will function.

JCitron · Jan 16, 2024

Try placing the MIN tracks over the built-in ones that aren't operating properly. If you do this carefully, you can lower the MIN tracks so that they are buried up to the height of the Auran tracks so that the Auran tracks look like guiderails.

guyprentice · Jan 16, 2024

JCitron said:
Try placing the MIN tracks over the built-in ones that aren't operating properly. If you do this carefully, you can lower the MIN tracks so that they are buried up to the height of the Auran tracks so that the Auran tracks look like guiderails.

I'll give this a try. Thanks for the info.

fourteen · Jan 16, 2024

downloaded the seaport, and it worked for me using my one texas wellcar, and 40 50 flat cars in trainz 19, did not even need to put in speed signs like the container industry

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