Mission 2 - Industrialization | The USA Campaign Transport Fever Guide
Last update: 28 November 2016
The main objective is to bring electricity to Pittsburgh. In order to do so, you'll have to:
Develop Monroeville. Down at Pittsburgh Central, there's a lot of place to build a passenger station. From here, build tracks to the indicated city and allocate one passenger train. Build bus routes as well (horse-carriage routes to be exact) - build one stop near the station, and add some within the city.
Boost production. Now you need to create a production chain looking like this: coal and iron > steelworks - steel > factory. As well as: logs > saw mill - planks > factory. The last thing to do is: factory - machines > Monroeville's industrial district. You only need a couple of machines produced. However, extending the line deeper into the city will provide an additional income, useful during the future development. At first, a road connection will be more than enough; later, you can think about upgrading the transportation of iron and wood, and use trains (considering how far it is from the mine to the saw mill).
Convince districts. Now you need to convince all districts of Pittsburgh to use electricity. Start with Tesla - establish a connection with one of coal mines and build a train station right next to his workshop/lab. Apart from completing the task, this line will also be one of the most profitable and least problematic in this mission. Next is the Southern District - it's easy. You just need to build a tram line that will carry enough passengers, and the Southside will have your back. The residential district is on the West, near the Northside bridge.
The last district will ask you to stop Dr Brown's actions. First, click on the question mark in Pittsburgh Eastern. Then you'll have to look for the given person in Pittsburgh Central. In each playthrough he will be in a different building - look for an exclamation mark above one of the houses. Talk with the Southern district then. The quack has been pinned down successfully - he inhabits a house down in Pittsburgh Northshore, near the forest. Only now you can destroy the house, and get yourself a medal.
Build machines (100). Now you will be able to really use the production chain. If the sales in Monroeville are too low, build a new connection to one of Pittsburgh's districts. Then the demand for machines will grow, which will spur the production. You also need to expand the transport fleet for raw materials and semi-finished goods, so that the factory doesn't get clogged with its own products.
Medals
Production peak. You need a full production chain here. It means you have to take the machines from the factory, so they don't congest the storehouse. You will also have to either increase the number of carriages allocated to this task, or modernize the connection and use trains - especially in case of transport of wood and iron.
Filled to capacity. Transporting 70 people will be much easier if you use a fast train and create a good municipal commuting network. The number of passengers will grow - just as your incomes.
Animal testing. Destroying Dr Brown's lab is part of the main mission.
Inundate Tesla with coal. One big, or alternatively two smaller but faster trains should get the job done.
Turning point in the War of Currents. This medal can be won very fast, as a matter of fact. At the very beginning, build the necessary tram lines. When such opportunity rises, prioritize Tesla as your main coal consumer.