Mission 4 - Motor Industry | The USA Campaign Transport Fever Guide

Last update: 06 December 2016

You will now be taking care of the motor industry in the Chicago area. Before you begin, there are a couple of things you need to take care of.

Transport livestock. The livestock has to come from both of the farms near Chicago. The one further away has to be connected with a railway; the one closer can be connected with just trucks. Remember - transport only the livestock, leave the grain alone. If you'll be transporting both livestock and grain, the demand on meat will decrease. Sell the food you make in the city in order to regularly empty your warehouses.

Raise capital ($10 million). You need to develop your transport network. You can build a railroad from Chicago (food processing plant) to Indianapolis or Detroit and sell food there, or just transport people. You can also get ahead of the game and prepare for upcoming tasks, Near Indianapolis, there's a big construction site - it's going to be a race track soon. There's no need to build a line to that place just yet, but you should already connect the local industry.

Build a line near Detroit, include: oil well (crude oil) > refinery (fuel) > Detroit's industrial district. From there, create a line straight to the oil well - such line around the nearby lake will greatly reduce the time needed to visit the three stations. Use automatic truck transport - after unloading the crude oil, they will automatically pick up the processed fuel ready to sell.

Then establish a similar line in Indianapolis: quarry (stone) > factory (construction materials) > Indianapolis' industrial district. The only thing you need to do is build a road from the city to the quarry and develop an effective line. Add some more vehicles after some time to increase your income. When the production grows, you can build lines to other cities to liquidate the surplus fuel and construction materials. In Indianapolis, you can also create a basic bus route - it will become useful for completing one of the upcoming quests and getting a medal.

However, you should focus on the task that the game proposes you to take care of first. It's the most profitable line. Create a route from the illegal booze distillery near a forest in Chicago and bring the products into the city. When the information that the police are investigating appears, you just need to cease the transportation and not let any of the cars into the indicated zone. Income from the trade with booze won't be tremendous but the mission bonus will be a nice addition to the budget. After finishing the task, you'll be able to bring products in without the fear of being caught by the police.

Invest the capital. The simplest quest of all times - click a button and spend $5 million.

Deliver construction materials to the race track (100 units). Since you already have a line for transporting stone, all you have to do now is create another one that will bring materials to the site. A couple of tracks will be enough here, but do build a separate depot for them (set full load).

Deliver gasoline to the racetrack (100 units). Because the refinery is now a bit further, you can create a railway or use the connection from the previous task. Just add a new station next to the refinery and allocate the vehicles you used in the previous task. You can also buy a couple more vehicles to speed things up, as well as set the connection with Detroit to transport only oil (later you can go back to the previous settings).

Transport passengers to the track (100). Build a simple bus line in Indianapolis, 3-4 stops in the city and one near the racetrack. If you already have some municipal line there, you only need to build a new station, and you're done.

Medals

Speed record. A victory before 1925 is possible though challenging. Build the lines and connections while the game is paused. Make sure you're getting a lot of livestock into the city. Transporting the booze will provide some nice additional income.

Rich in success. Accomplishing this medal depends on the previous one. You'll have to create many lines, especially cargo lines (fuel, food, products). If you have some time left until 1925, don't finish the last task just yet (Transport passengers) - make sure your lines provide the greatest income possible and then speed the game up. Do the last task then.

Furtive. Don't get caught by the cops. Keep an eye on your line with booze. Your attention is mandatory when a notice pops up, saying the police will investigate shortly. Slow the game down if you need and make sure that the traffic on the route to the distillery is halted when the cops are investigating. You can resume the transport of the booze after that.

Stroke of luck. During the initial stages of the game you will face the decision about whether to build a fence or not. Do it to get the medal.

Large crowds. Creating a bus line, which begins in residential districts will get the job done. Add a couple of busses in order to keep the passengers happy (the busses have to come often). You have to do that before the last quest.