--- key: mechanic/vehicles-racing--t148 type: mechanic id: vehicles-racing--t148 lang: en title: 'Rail, freight and passenger transport simulators' summary: >- Transport operations align timetables, capacity and stops with route constraints and passenger or cargo needs. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/vehicles-racing--t148/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/vehicles-racing--t148.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/vehicles-racing--t148.md aliases: - Transport operation simulators tags: - 'Vehicles, racing and machinery' - Mechanics and variants sourceIds: - source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8 - source-a62ae5b62aeabe68 - source-bfcf287956ceca44 sources: - id: source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8 title: 'Godot: Physics introduction' url: >- https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/physics/physics_introduction.html verifiedAt: null - id: source-a62ae5b62aeabe68 title: 'OpenTTD: About' url: 'https://www.openttd.org/about' verifiedAt: null - id: source-bfcf287956ceca44 title: Euro Truck Simulator 2 url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/' verifiedAt: null relations: - type: uses direction: outgoing label: Sources in the selection key: resource/godot-physics title: 'Godot: physics introduction' url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-godot-physics' jsonUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/resource/godot-physics.json' markdownUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/resource/godot-physics.md' placements: - catalogId: vehicles-racing id: t148 title: 'Vehicles, racing and machinery' url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/vehicles-racing/#t148' categoryIds: - mechanics supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Transport operation simulators description: >- Transport operations align timetables, capacity and stops with route constraints and passenger or cargo needs. image: src: images/mechanics/strategy-eurotruck2-07.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: Euro Truck Simulator 2 sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/227300/5f10a971137a5375cf8a4402dec2f9befbb84ddd/ss_5f10a971137a5375cf8a4402dec2f9befbb84ddd.1920x1080.jpg?t=1792055307 credit: SCS Software / SCS Software rights: © SCS Software / SCS Software. All rights reserved. caption: 'A logistics map connects cities, companies and cargo' alt: 'A logistics map connects cities, companies and cargo' markers: - x: 22 'y': 17 label: The company filter helps find service locations - x: 82 'y': 42 label: Berlin is selected on the logistics map tips: - 'Connect the route to capacity, stops and delivery commitments.' examples: - title: Euro Truck Simulator 2 url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/vehicles-racing --- # Rail, freight and passenger transport simulators id: vehicles-racing--t148 type: mechanic key: mechanic/vehicles-racing--t148 lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/vehicles-racing--t148/ Transport operations align timetables, capacity and stops with route constraints and passenger or cargo needs. ## At a glance ![A logistics map connects cities, companies and cargo](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/strategy-eurotruck2-07.webp) [Euro Truck Simulator 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/) · © SCS Software / SCS Software. All rights reserved. 1. The company filter helps find service locations 2. Berlin is selected on the logistics map - Connect the route to capacity, stops and delivery commitments. - [Euro Truck Simulator 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/) ## How it works Transport operations align timetables, capacity and stops with route constraints and passenger or cargo needs. ## Variants ### Mechanic variants - Stops require reaching a boarding zone. - Cargo mass changes acceleration and braking. - Timetables connect trips to transfers. - Maintenance interrupts vehicle availability. ## Design example A heavy train brakes earlier to stop at a short platform and preserve a transfer connection. Prototype check: Test loading, door access and timetable updates after a delay at one intermediate stop. ## Context and limits Vehicle mechanics connect controls, momentum, routes and machine condition; the chosen simplifications should stay consistent. Each overview separates player actions, state changes and alternative rules. Examples are hypothetical design scenarios, not claims about a named game. A prototype check states an observable question for the next iteration. Existing detailed references remain separately linked from the direction map. ## Connected materials - Sources in the selection: [Godot: physics introduction](https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-godot-physics) (key: resource/godot-physics) ## Sources and provenance Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant. - [Godot: Physics introduction](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/physics/physics_introduction.html) (id: source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8) - [OpenTTD: About](https://www.openttd.org/about) (id: source-a62ae5b62aeabe68) - [Euro Truck Simulator 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/) (id: source-bfcf287956ceca44) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors