Railroad Tycoon 3/The War Effort

Conditions

 * Bronze Medal: deliver by deadline to Norfolk or New York:
 * 10 loads of each: Weapons, Ammunition, Diesel
 * Silver Medal: deliver by deadline to Norfolk or New York:
 * 15 loads of each: Weapons, Ammunition, Diesel
 * 5 loads of each: Clothing
 * Gold Medal: deliver by deadline to Norfolk or New York:
 * 15 loads of each: Weapons, Ammunition, Diesel
 * 10 loads of each: Clothing, Meat, Cheese
 * Time Frame: December 1941 06:00 - 15 December 1941 06:00 (4 days)
 * Scenario Type: scheduling, with fully pre-built non-modifiable rail infrastructure and uncrashable trains
 * Starting Position: One train of your choice between:
 * EP-2 Bipolar (electric) at Philadelphia, or
 * H-10 2-8-2 (steam) at Richmond
 * Restrictions:
 * No financial or economic elements
 * No buying or building of any kind
 * Time progresses slowly.

Gold Medal
Scenario choices and the full schedule for each given locomotive are below.

Universal (Slower)

 * Game Version Applicable: any up to and including 1.06
 * Finishing game time: by 15 December 1941 04:00, 2 hours before the deadline of 15 December 1941 06:00
 * Assumptions:
 * Each type of cargo has to be delivered to the same port.
 * New locomotives given at specific game times.

Note that for the more recent patch 1.06 I was using, the Scenario conditions have been considerably relaxed, in particular it is now possible to deliver cargo in parts to each of the 2 ports, and the 2nd and 3rd locomotives are no longer given at specific times. Instead, they are given after hauling 15 and 35 loads cargo total.

This walkthrough still assumes the restrictions present in game before version 1.06, and so useful in case a player happens to have an older version of the game. This walkthrough is universal, as it still achieves gold with the newer 1.06 game version, albeit slower than one than a tailored one below.

Caboose: at each of the below stops until the last one on each route.

Choice 1: The electric EP2 is my cup of tea (gives locomotive: EP-2 Bipolar)

Choice 2: Pacific located near Charlottsville (gives locomotive: Pacific 4-6-2)

Choice 3: New GG1 near Harrisburg (gives locomotive: GG1)

Version 1.06 (Quicker)

 * Game Version Applicable: 1.06
 * Finishing game time: TBC
 * Assumptions:
 * Each type of cargo can be delivered to in any proportion to any port.
 * First new locomotives given after hauling 15 loads of cargo, second locomotive - after 35 loads.

This is a quicker walkthrough that can be used with version 1.06 of the game that relies on the relaxed scenario restrictions of delivering cargo in any proportions to any port.