This company is set in the subtropical climate -- possibly the most diverse of the climates, as it has a mixture of flat, open desert spaces, then very hilly rainforests on other parts of the map. The picture above is taken in the desert area. The desert is well suited to long open stretches of railways. *drool* The rainforest poses more of a challenge -- you need a lot of horsepower to climb the hills, and some creative tracklaying and landscaping to negotiate some areas. Once you're got to the stage where you don't need to keep an eye on the budget, tunnels are a good idea... the other problem is that track laying means destroying loads of trees, which can lower your ratings with the local authorities.
The Desert Town of Zaragosa
Jade Trek East Transport, run by Coralie Leane, is named after an online friend of mine. The original loan was paid off circa 1965, and I am in 2013 now. I have three lumber mills on the map, which is gooooood, because transporting wood pays handsomely -- and also helps generate more goods, which also pay well. I'm playing the patch with the default settings, no competitors, custom difficulty, and I think the scenario was randomly generated -- sadly, it was so long ago, I've forgotten!! I started this game back in July, and forgot about it over the summer, finally coming back to it about a week ago.
This is San Lorenzo Airport, which is receiving wood from a lumber mill, and sending goods to another city. It's situated on the edges of the rainforest; hence the trees.
Mariano Food Processing Plant -- for towns to grow in the subtropical scenario, they need food (desert towns also need water). Food Processing Plants accept maize and fruit (there is no livestock in this climate).
A goods train approaching Montevideo. Goods are one of the most profitable cargoes.
A train doing a water and food run from the Mariano Food Processing Plant and the Mariano Water Supply to San Borja and the San Borja Water Tower.
My account as of May 1981...