Era 2 has 6 cargo engines, 2 passenger engines and bonus engines. All engines in this era are named after animals.
Train research tree for Era 2
Cargo Engines [ ]
The Bat is the best engine overall in this era. The Lynx , Boar , and Elephant are not too far behind depending on waiting times.
If you didn't get coupling from Era 1, the Bat is a good starting engine - and is more profitable than the Falcon + coupling, although the Giraffe is useful if you don't have an Era 1 passenger train.
Bat [ ]
Era 2 Long-haul engine
Tractive force:
4
(MAX: 5)
Preheating fan:
+1
💲60,000
10💡
Reliability:
50%
(MAX: 60%)
Barnes lever:
+10%
💲30,000
6💡
Acceleration:
1/20
(MAX: 2/20)
Driver's brake valve:
+1
💲75,000
11💡
Max. speed:
150 km/h
(MAX: 175 km/h)
Emanation:
+15 km/h
💲40,000
7💡
Smoke deflectors:
+10 km/h
💲30,000
5💡
Research points:
25 💡
(MAX: 64 💡)
Purchase price:
💲165,000
(MAX:💲400,000)
Selling price:
💲115,500
(MAX:💲280,000)
Requirements:
none
Research:
Preheating fan (10 💡) » Panther AND Driver's brake valve (11 💡) » Black Bear
DE: Fledermaus; PT: Andorinha; PL - Nietoperz
Panther [ ]
Era 2 Marathoner
Tractive force:
4
(MAX: 5)
Rotary clutch:
+1
💲80,000
13💡
Reliability:
70%
(MAX: 90%)
Central buffer:
+20%
💲30,000
8💡
Acceleration:
3/20
(MAX: 5/20)
Cam shaft:
+2
💲45,000
9💡
Max. speed:
90 km/h
(MAX: 105 km/h)
Steam brake:
+15 km/h
💲65,000
11💡
Research points:
22 💡
(MAX: 63 💡)
Purchase price:
💲125,000
(MAX:💲345,000)
Selling price:
💲87,500
(MAX:💲241,500)
Requirements:
Bat + Preheating fan ORGiraffe + Driving wheel small + Driving wheel medium + Fallback system + Roller bearing
Research:
Steam brake + Rotary clutch (24 💡) » Lynx
🇩🇪 Panther - 🇷🇺 Пантера - 🇫🇷 Panthère - 🇵🇱 Pantera - 🇳🇱 Panter - 🇨🇿 Panter - 🇪🇸/🇲🇽 Pantera - 🇮🇹 Pantera
Black Bear [ ]
Era 2 Short-haul engine
Tractive force:
6
(MAX: 6)
Reliability:
40%
(MAX: 65%)
Superheater:
+15%
💲30,000
7💡
Sleeve buffer:
+10%
💲15,000
5💡
Acceleration:
15/20
(MAX: 19/20)
Gooseneck:
+4
💲10,000
3💡
Max. speed:
70 km/h
(MAX: 90 km/h)
Counterbalanced brake:
+10 km/h
💲50,000
10💡
Boiler:
+10 km/h
💲45,000
10💡
Research points:
25 💡
(MAX: 60 💡)
Purchase price:
💲175,000
(MAX:💲325,000)
Selling price:
💲122,500
(MAX:💲227,500)
Requirements:
Bat + Driver's brake valve
Research:
Counterbalanced brake + Superheater (17 💡) » Lynx
🇩🇪 Schwarzbär - 🇷🇺 Гризли - 🇫🇷 Ours noir - 🇵🇱 Baribal - 🇳🇱 Zwarte beer - 🇨🇿 Medvěd - 🇪🇸/🇲🇽 Oso negro - 🇮🇹 Grande orso
Lynx [ ]
Era 2 Sprinter
Tractive force:
3
(MAX: 5)
Corrugated plate:
+1
💲100,000
15💡
Driving wheel medium:
+1
💲100,000
13💡
Reliability:
35%
(MAX: 50%)
Driving wheel small:
+15%
💲30,000
8💡
Acceleration:
10/20
(MAX: 15/20)
Kylchap:
+5
💲25,000
6💡
Max. speed:
130 km/h
(MAX: 150 km/h)
Waggon axle:
+5 km/h
💲25,000
5💡
Pulverised coal firing:
+15 km/h
💲55,000
10💡
Research points:
30 💡
(MAX: 87 💡)
Purchase price:
💲250,000
(MAX:💲585,000)
Selling price:
💲175,000
(MAX:💲409,500)
Requirements:
Panther + Rotary clutch + Steam brake ORBlack bear + Counterbalanced brake + Superheater
Research:
Waggon axle + Kylchap (11 💡) » Boar AND Corrugated plate + Driving wheel small (23 💡) » Cheetah
🇩🇪 Luchs - 🇷🇺 Рысь - 🇫🇷 Lynx - 🇵🇱 Ryś - 🇳🇱 Lynx - 🇨🇿 Rys - 🇪🇸/🇲🇽 Lince - 🇮🇹 Lince
Boar [ ]
Era 2 Short-haul engine
Tractive force:
5
(MAX: 6)
Oil pump:
+1
💲70,000
11💡
Reliability:
50%
(MAX: 70%)
Leaf spring:
+10%
💲20,000
6💡
Fallback system:
+10%
💲20,000
5💡
Acceleration:
6/20
(MAX: 9/20)
Driving wheel large:
+3
💲25,000
6💡
Max. speed:
95 km/h
(MAX: 115 km/h)
Running board:
+20 km/h
💲90,000
16💡
Research points:
35 💡
(MAX: 79 💡)
Purchase price:
💲225,000
(MAX:💲450,000)
Selling price:
💲157,500
(MAX:💲315,000)
Requirements:
Lynx + Waggon axle + Kylchap
Research:
Driving wheel large + Running board (22 💡) » Elephant
🇩🇪 Eber - 🇷🇺 Вепрь - 🇫🇷 Sanglier - 🇵🇱 Dzik - 🇳🇱 Everzwijn - 🇨🇿 Divočák - 🇪🇸/🇲🇽 Jabalí - 🇮🇹 Cinghiale
Elephant [ ]
Era 2 Traction giant
Tractive force:
9
(MAX: 11)
Large tender:
+1
💲50,000
9💡
Heavy supply pump:
+1
💲45,000
8💡
Reliability:
30%
(MAX: 40%)
Oil burner:
+10%
💲25,000
6💡
Acceleration:
1/20
(MAX: 2/20)
Oil trap:
+1
💲75,000
12💡
Max. speed:
50 km/h
(MAX: 65 km/h)
Roller bearing:
+10 km/h
💲80,000
14💡
Giesl ejector:
+5 km/h
💲50,000
7💡
Research points:
40 💡
(MAX: 96 💡)
Purchase price:
💲300,000
(MAX:💲625,000)
Selling price:
💲210,000
(MAX:💲437,500)
Requirements:
Boar + Driving wheel large + Running board ORCheetah + BLNSXF piston + Coach CB combination lever
Research:
Large tender + Heavy supply pump + Oil trap + Oil burner + Roller bearing + Giesl ejector (56 💡) » Coupling
🇩🇪 Elefant - 🇷🇺 Слон - 🇫🇷 Éléphant - 🇵🇱 Słoń - 🇳🇱 Olifant - 🇨🇿 Slon - 🇪🇸/🇲🇽 Elefante - 🇮🇹 Elefante
Bull (bonus engine) [ ]
Era 2 Cargo bonus engine
Tractive force:
6
(MAX: 7)
Pabst piston:
+1
100💰
Reliability:
90%
(MAX: 95%)
DocBrown system:
+5%
100💰
Acceleration:
5/20
(MAX: 9/20)
Baron de Bär firebox:
+4
100💰
Max. speed:
120 km/h
(MAX: 140 km/h)
Mostar 07 engine:
+20 km/h
100💰
Purchase price:
2,500 💰
(MAX:2,900💰)
Requirements:
Bought with Gold or won with Competition or Lottery
🇩🇪 Bulle - 🇷🇺 Буйвол - 🇫🇷 Taureau - 🇵🇱 Byk - 🇳🇱 Stier - 🇨🇿 Býk - 🇪🇸/🇲🇽 Toro - 🇮🇹 Toro
Era 3 - Coupling [ ]
The Era 2 engines can carry Era 3 goods with use of the coupling , costing 50 research pts., and requiring a fully researched Elephant. The minimal complete cost of coupling is 322 RP, but can be as high as 372 for other research paths.
Comparison of Cargo Engine Performance [ ]
Engine
Slots
WSP
WSP *
Speed *
Reliability *
Bat
1
60%
2
175
5
875
817
163
93.33%
Panther
1
90%
5
105
5
525
516
103
98.33%
Black Bear
1
65%
19
90
6
540
509
85
94.17%
Lynx
1
50%
15
150
5
750
688
138
91.67%
Boar
1
70%
9
115
6
690
656
109
95%
Elephant
1
40%
2
65
11
715
644
59
90%
Bull
1
95%
9
140
7
980
972
139
99.17%
Notes The values are for fully upgraded engines. (Bracketed) values show the value for the train instead of the sortable values that are per train slot. *Red values indicate averages based on an 8 hour servicing schedule (All values are rounded but Reliability is to 2)
Passenger engines [ ]
There are two passenger trains plus a bonus one in this era. The Cheetah is the most profitable of the two.
Giraffe [ ]
Era 2 Passenger train
Tractive force:
75
(MAX: 90)
Leaf spring:
+10
💲60,000
12💡
Large tender:
+5
💲30,000
7💡
Reliability:
30%
(MAX: 50%)
Fallback system:
+10%
💲30,000
5💡
Roller bearing:
+10%
💲30,000
5💡
Acceleration:
3/20
(MAX: 5/20)
Oil pump:
+1
💲25,000
5💡
Kylchap:
+1
💲20,000
4💡
Max. speed:
80 km/h
(MAX: 105 km/h)
Driving wheel small:
+15 km/h
💲50,000
10💡
Driving wheel medium:
+10 km/h
💲40,000
7💡
Research points:
35 💡
(MAX: 90 💡)
Purchase price:
💲200,000
(MAX:💲485,000)
Selling price:
💲140,000
(MAX:💲339,500)
Requirements:
none
Research:
Driving wheel small + Driving wheel medium + Fallback system + Roller bearing (27 💡) » Panther
🇩🇪 Giraffe - 🇷🇺 Жираф - 🇫🇷 Girafe - 🇵🇱 Żyrafa - 🇳🇱 Giraf - 🇨🇿 Žirafa - 🇪🇸/🇲🇽 Jirafa - 🇮🇹 Giraffa
Cheetah [ ]
Cheetah 👥
Southern Pacific GS-4 production series
LMS Coronation Class series
Era 2 Passenger train
Tractive force:
45
(MAX: 55)
Disfarçado propulsion:
+10
💲80,000
13💡
Reliability:
70%
(MAX: 90%)
Coach CB combination lever:
+10%
💲25,000
7💡
LYNA craw axis:
+10%
💲20,000
7💡
Acceleration:
9/20
(MAX: 14/20)
ELY 1983 lever pole:
+3
💲20,000
5💡
Maggie Q crankshaft:
+2
💲10,000
3💡
Max. speed:
190 km/h
(MAX: 225 km/h)
BLNSXF piston:
+20 km/h
💲60,000
10💡
GrobE mass balance:
+15 km/h
💲40,000
6💡
Research points:
45 💡
(MAX: 96 💡)
Purchase price:
💲300,000
(MAX:💲555,000)
Selling price:
💲210,000
(MAX:💲388,500)
Requirements:
Lynx + Corrugated plate + Driving wheel small
Research:
BLNSXF piston + Coach CB combination lever (17 💡) » Elephant
🇩🇪 Gepard - 🇷🇺 Гепард - 🇫🇷 Guépard - 🇵🇱 Gepard - 🇳🇱 Cheetah - 🇨🇿 Gepard - 🇪🇸/🇲🇽 Guepardo - 🇮🇹 Ghepardo
Kangaroo (bonus engine) [ ]
Era 2 Passenger bonus engine
Tractive force:
100
(MAX: 110)
Crazypit tender:
+10
100💰
Reliability:
90%
(MAX: 95%)
Kejser buffer:
+5%
100💰
Acceleration:
10/20
(MAX: 15/20)
Miltra lever:
+5
100💰
Max. speed:
115 km/h
(MAX: 130 km/h)
Smeik wheels:
+15 km/h
100💰
Purchase price:
2,500 💰
(MAX:2,900💰)
Requirements:
Bought with Gold or won with Competition or Lottery
🇩🇪 Känguru - 🇷🇺 Кенгуру - 🇫🇷 Kangourou - 🇵🇱 Kangur - 🇳🇱 Kangoeroe - 🇨🇿 Klokan - 🇪🇸/🇲🇽 Kanguro - 🇮🇹 Canguro
Comparison of Passenger Engine Performance [ ]
Engine
Slots
WSP
WSP *
Speed *
Reliability *
Giraffe
1
50%
5
105
90
9450
8663
96
91.67%
Cheetah
1
90%
14
225
55
12375
12169
221
98.33%
Kangaroo
1
95%
15
130
110
14300
14181
129
99.17%
Notes The values are for fully upgraded engines. (Bracketed) values show the value for the train instead of the sortable values that are per train slot. *Red values indicate averages based on an 8 hour servicing schedule (All values are rounded but Reliability is to 2)