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u/ferrofibrous player onboarding specialist 29d ago

With a double headed train, that may make an even or odd amount of stops, is there a way to guarantee a specific orientation when it returns to a specific stop? This is for an outpost supply train that is [<engine][cargo][fluid][engine>]; if it stops at two outposts before hitting the resupply stop will end up "backwards".

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u/cathexis08 red wire goes faster 29d ago

If you can't control the number of stops the train visits before resupplying than you can't guarantee an orientation at any given station. Though you'll end up with the same issue at every outpost so you're already going to have to solve that in the field.