Do not set your train to "Load and Go." That wastes time.
Grow cities by delivering missing needs; larger populations significantly increase passenger profit. railroad corporation first competition walkthrough
Buy a lot in a town that both produces and requires the same resource (e.g., logging towns that need logs). Build a warehouse, buy the logs cheap, and sell them back to the town at triple the price. Do not set your train to "Load and Go
The timer is ticking. Your rival is also building toward the resource. You will see their track appear in grey. Ignore them. Focus on throughput. buy the logs cheap