ELP Trains – Build Your Railway Empire

Own your train. Transport valuable cargo. Maintain the railway. Watch out for bandits.

ELP Trains transforms the railway system of RedM into an interactive roleplay experience. Instead of treating trains as simple background scenery, this resource gives players the opportunity to purchase and manage their own trains, transport goods between stations, complete freight contracts, maintain railway lines, and experience unexpected events along the tracks.

Whether your players want to work as railway operators, transport valuable goods, cooperate on freight deliveries, or take the risk of robbing another train, ELP Trains creates new opportunities for civilian, industrial, and criminal roleplay.

Train Ownership & Management

Players can purchase their own trains through an integrated shop and manage their railway operations directly in-game.

• Purchase, spawn, return, and sell trains
• Configurable train prices and resale values
• Individual train ownership and storage
• Configurable ownership limits and regional spawn restrictions
• Train names, map markers, and ownership information
• Job-restricted train availability
• Configurable train speed limits
• Train condition and maintenance systems
• Steam-powered engines with fuel consumption
• Manageable coal, water, and lubricating oil supplies
• Train inventory with configurable capacity and weapon access
• Configurable access to train storage
• Share temporary storage access with other players for cooperative deliveries

Each train can have its own configuration, allowing you to adjust prices, speed, fuel usage, condition, inventory capacity, and other properties to fit your economy.

Freight Contracts & Delivery Missions

Turn the railway into a working part of your server's economy with configurable delivery missions and freight contracts.

Players can transport different types of cargo between stations and earn rewards for completing their assignments.

• Freight deliveries between configurable origin and destination stations
• Different cargo types, including coal, oil, mail, supplies, lumber, ore, tools, and more
• Configurable delivery locations and unloading points
• Time limits for individual contracts
• Configurable item requirements and rewards
• Cash, gold, and item-based reward options where supported
• Carry and load cargo manually for a more immersive experience
• Additional delivery locations can be configured to expand your railway network

Freight contracts provide structured work for railway employees and create opportunities for businesses to move goods across the map.

Dynamic Railway Events

The journey does not always go according to plan. ELP Trains introduces configurable events that can interrupt a train's journey and require players to react.

Bandit Ambushes

Bandits may attempt to rob a moving train, creating opportunities for defensive roleplay and criminal encounters. Some gangs may arrive on horseback, and the encounter is designed to interrupt the journey rather than turn every event into an overwhelming firefight.

Damaged Railway Tracks

Sections of track can become damaged ahead of a train. Players must stop, leave the locomotive, and repair the affected section before continuing. Ignoring the damage can result in additional locomotive wear.

Further event types and their behavior can be configured to suit your server's preferred balance of risk and reward.

Railway Maintenance

Keep the railway network operational with dedicated track maintenance mechanics.

• Repair damaged sections of railway track
• Configurable repair duration and interaction distance
• Configurable damage when a train passes over a broken section
• Optional requirements for repair tools and consumable items
• Track maintenance assignments and a dedicated command to review current duties

These mechanics create additional work opportunities and encourage players to take responsibility for the railway infrastructure.

Train Robberies

Not every player will choose an honest career on the railway.

ELP Trains includes mechanics for attempting to rob another player's train. The system supports configurable robbery behavior and restrictions, creating opportunities for outlaw roleplay and encounters between criminals and train owners.

Train storage can be protected, while authorized temporary storage sharing allows players to cooperate on legitimate deliveries without permanently opening their freight to everyone.

Junctions, Bridges & Railway Interactions

Railway operations involve more than simply driving from one station to another.

• Interact with configurable railway junctions
• Change track direction using dedicated controls
• Configure junction behavior for different routes
• Support for bridge-related interactions, including configurable bridge demolition mechanics
• Dedicated controls for engine operation, refueling, water, oil, repairs, and returning a train
• Passenger seating and interactive activities inside supported carriages

Passengers can sit on configured benches and switch between activities such as smoking, reading a book, reading the newspaper, or sharpening a knife. The seating system supports configurable animations and props, helping make train journeys feel more alive.

Ambient Trains & Railway Traffic

Bring more activity to the railway network with configurable ambient train services.

ELP Trains supports independently configured services, including eastern and western railway traffic and a streetcar service. You can define train configurations, spawn locations, routes, stops, and service behavior.

Additional systems help manage traffic around other trains, prevent unnecessary train spawning, and coordinate junctions along configured routes.

This allows the railway network to feel more active without requiring every train to be controlled by a player.

Extensive Configuration

ELP Trains is designed to adapt to your server's economy and roleplay style.

Configure train models, prices, speed limits, ownership restrictions, fuel consumption, condition systems, inventories, stations, contracts, rewards, railway events, junctions, ambient services, controls, and language settings.

The resource includes language files for English, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Technical Information

Requirements

• RedM
• VORP Core
• ELP Libs
• oxmysql

ELP Trains includes

• Player-owned trains and an integrated train shop
• Configurable train management and storage
• Fuel, water, oil, and condition systems
• Freight contracts and delivery missions
• Manual cargo handling
• Dynamic railway events and bandit ambushes
• Track damage and maintenance mechanics
• Train robbery mechanics
• Junction and bridge interactions
• Passenger seating and activities
• Configurable ambient trains and streetcar services
• Multilingual support
• Extensive configuration options

Make the Railway Part of Your World

Build a working railway economy, create new professions, transport valuable goods, maintain the tracks, and bring unexpected encounters to every journey.

ELP Trains – More than a train. An entire railway roleplay experience.