[ivanjermakov]

> automated trains

It was really tricky before 2.0 (LTN mod solved most issues but was not very elegant).

Since 2.0 it's quite straightforward using interrupts:

https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-389

https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/1gauzdz/factorio_...

[bombcar]

Interrupts are one of those aha moments that completely change how you view the problem space, and see so simple once you get it.

[mft_]

I couldn’t get them to work reliably at all in an automated manner. I think I beat the level that needed them by mostly manually operating them, and then got fed up.

> Since 2.0 it's quite straightforward using interrupts

So this time the crack is even better?!

[ivanjermakov]

> mostly manually operating them

You mean without using schedules at all? Crazy. I believe there is an in-game tutorial on basic train automation.

[mft_]

Yes. It would occasionally work once or twice, then stop. Just wasn't reliable. I have no idea what I was doing wrong, but:

1) I've installed -> played -> struggled with trains -> gave up and uninstalled the game about four times now.

2) The last time I tried every setup and combination I could think of, and also every tutorial, forum post, and Youtube video I could find, to no avail.

[ivanjermakov]

Not sure what version you played, but since 1.0 the game is very explicit about why train is not moving (no fuel, no path, destination full, depart condition is false).