Cargo Train

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Cargo Train
Type	Moving Land Heist
Cash Obtainable	250 - 4,800
Bounty Obtainable	800 successful robbery
Location	Train Tracks
Maximum Robbery Time	2 minutes to go from Train Tunnel 1 to Train Tunnel 3 with no stop. 3 minutes to go from Train Tunnel 1 to Train Tunnel 3 with a stop at the Train Station
Availability	9 in-game hours (6 minutes) in public servers 3 minutes in private servers 25 for spawn at Control Tower (removed)
Requirement	None
Release Date	December 23, 2017

The Cargo Train is a moving heist in Jailbreak, added in the Winter Update 2017.

Overview

In August 2022, the Cargo Train received a brand new look and a longer route that passes through Crater City. The train varies in length (10-20 cars) hauled by a pair of yellow diesel locomotives, which resembles the livery of Union Pacific. It travels around most of the map along the track, then disappears into Train Tunnel 3 after passing the Mini Train Station. The cars the Cargo Train pulls changes after each train. For example, the Cargo Train may have 3 boxcars one time, and only one the next. It is operated by a silhouette of maplestick, one of the designers for some of the early vehicle textures. Following the revamp, it is now operated by the third developer CritStyx.

The Cargo Train first comes out of the tunnel in Crater City, then passes through multiple locations like the Crown Jewel and Train Tunnel 4. Depending on how the train switch is configured, it will either stop briefly at the Train Station, or instead make a slight right turn and follow the tracks leading to the Rising City Police Station and the Military Base's original spot. The tracks will merge at the Tesla chargers near the Jewelry Store and right before Train Tunnel 2. It will follow along to the Rising City Criminal Base, cross the bridge, pass the Mini Train Station, and will despawn when it reaches Train Tunnel 3.

In the Fall 2023 Update, the Cargo Train now spawns inside the map alongside the Cargo Ship and the Tomb with the new robbery open system.

Making contact with the train at the front will instantly kill the player

Robbing Procedure

The Cargo Train is one of the easiest heists in Jailbreak. It is important to note that you have approximately two minutes to rob the Cargo Train (3 minutes when diverted to the Train Station and became stationary there before continuing on) and you will teleport out if you don't escape in time.

When the Cargo Train has spawned, find a red boxcar. Open the top door, breach the vault and stand inside to collect the money. As of the September 2022 update, some lasers, if any, need to be avoided as well, depending on the boxcar variant. There are currently four boxcar variants.

An alternative way is to go on the roof of the tunnel where the Cargo Train first comes out of; if criminals climb the nearby mountain, they can stand on top the tunnel and wait for the Cargo Train to come. Once it does, jump onto it as soon as the yellow locomotives exit the tunnel or when a red boxcar appears.

• Using an air vehicle is recommended, as criminals can fly over the Cargo Train and drop onto the red boxcar easily.
• Jump onto a flatcar with a blue crate on top, and get onto the Cargo Train that way.
• Use a Jetpack to get on top, but be careful not to ragdoll off, or you might fall off the train or even under it.

Breach the vault and collect money. A player without any gamepasses can get up to 1,750 per robbery, and players can gain a total of 4,800 if they have the Bigger Duffel Bag and VIP gamepasses. The Bigger Duffel Bag gamepass gives up to 3,500. Players with just the VIP Gamepass will receive 2,100.

Before the Cargo Train reaches the end of the track, exit through the boxcar's side door and escape.

If the criminal did not exit before reaching the Cargo Train's route, they will teleport to the Mini Train Station and they will automatically collect the cash that they did collect.

Tips/Tricks

• The Cargo Train is one of the safest heists in Jailbreak, as Police usually don't camp this location, as it moves.
• The Cargo Train gives 125 per second, making it more than the Bank, but still, it is relatively slow when robbing the train with a Bigger Duffel Bag.
• The Cargo Train used to be the main hub for farming money, as many experienced criminals prioritized the Cargo Train over most of the other robberies.
  • However, as of the February 2019 Update, you can only rob one crate every time the train spawns. This (at the time) limited the available cash to 1,500 (4,000 for Bigger Duffel Bag users).
• Buy the ATV. This isn't really required, since you can spawn the Camaro, Jeep, and Pickup for free, but it's good to buy the ATV as a getaway. It only costs 50,000, and, despite its slow top speed, it has great launch and acceleration, making it a good getaway vehicle.
• Grab a Jetpack to fly out of the train carts. It only costs 50,000 and despite its long refuel timer, it’s a very handy tool.
• Make sure not to touch the front of the train, as it can instantly kill players.
• Before exiting, check where you are. Ideally, you would like to get off near Crater City or Rising City, as you would be near robberies & heists, gun stores, and garages. However, if there is a specific robbery that's open and is near the train tracks, you should get off there.

Robbery Payout

If the criminal successfully robs the Cargo Train to the maximum amount of money, they can earn up to:

Gamepasses	Current	Before Fall 2020 Update
Default	2,000	1,500
VIP Gamepass	2,400	1,800
Tier 2 Bigger Duffel Bag	2,667	N/A
VIP Gamepass and Tier 2 Bigger Duffel Bag	3,200	N/A
Tier 3 Bigger Duffel Bag	3,334	N/A
VIP Gamepass and Tier 3 Bigger Duffel Bag	4,000	N/A
Tier 4 Bigger Duffel Bag	4,000	4,000
VIP Gamepass and Tier 4 Bigger Duffel Bag	4,800	4,800

XP Payout

Initially, the Cargo Train gave 200 XP per boxcar robbed. Seeing how players can rob the Cargo Train multiple times depending on the cars that spawn and the skill of the player, the developers figured out that the XP Payout for the Cargo Train could be abused. After around 24 hours, the developers of the game decided to bring the XP per boxcar down to 80, as a way to reel back in on the abuse. However, after the City/Weapons update, the XP payout for the Cargo Train was increased to 150 XP after players can only rob one red boxcar per Cargo Train.

Since the introduction of Season 1: New Beginnings, robberies do not give players XP, as Contracts are the only way to earn XP. One of the criminal contracts requires players to rob the Cargo Train and Passenger Train without dying. Another criminal contract requires the player to rob any train 5 times.

Notification

• "The Cargo Train, Tomb, and Cargo Ship will open next. BOSS's learn this before everyone else!" (Notifies the player who has the BOSS Gamepass)

Gallery

Visual gallery

• Current
• Outdated
• Teaser
• Others

The appearance of the Cargo Train.

The front of the locomotives that pull the cargo.

The Cargo Train passing through Crater City.

Train Carts

The train carts, which are behind the locomotives.

The blue flatcar.

The intermodal car.

The tanker car.

The flatcar with steel load.

The red boxcar.

The inside of the red boxcar, with the vault where criminals can rob money.

The Cargo Train prior to it’s revamp.

The yellow locomotives that pull the cargo.

The front of the yellow locomotive.

The front of the yellow locomotive inside the tunnel.

The back of the yellow locomotive inside the tunnel.

The back of the yellow locomotive inside the tunnel but darker.

The front of the yellow locomotive at night.

The side view of the yellow locomotive.

The Cargo Train appearing out from the tunnel.

The Cargo Train nearing the end of its trip.

The Cargo Train makes way through the bridge.

The Cargo Train stopping at Train Station 1.

A view from on top of the Cargo Train, during a rainstorm.

The Cargo Train exiting the map.

An angled view of the Cargo Train.

Another angled view of the Cargo Train from the back.

The Cargo Train entering the map.

A distant view of the Cargo Train.

A glitched Cargo Train underwater.

Train Carts

The train carts, which are behind the locomotives.

The blue flatcar.

The double-decker car.

The gray hopper car.

The tanker car.

The flatcar with a log load.

The red boxcar.

The inside of the red boxcar, with the vault where criminals robbed money.

Pre-HD

The appearance of the Cargo Train before the HD Racing Update of February 2nd, 2020.

The yellow locomotive.

The red boxcar, where criminals start a heist and collect money.

The interior of the red boxcar.

The inside of the vault, where criminals rob gold.

The blue flatcar, where criminals can try to jump on the train.

The black tank car.

The gray hopper car, which carries coal.

The flatcar with a log load.

The Maplestick Cargo Train easter egg. (removed)

Event Themed

The appearance of the Cargo Train during the 2021 Winter Update.

The winter-themed train car.

Another view of the winter-themed train car.

The winter-themed tube train car

The wooden pallets seen on the train car.

The red boxcar where players can rob.

The inside of the train vault.

The appearance of the Cargo Train during the 2018 Fall Update.

A wide view of a full train, featuring fall themed textures.

The appearance of the Cargo Train during the 2018 Winter Update.

A wide view of a full train.

The blue winter-themed locomotive.

The winter-themed red boxcar, featuring a snow-covered top and snowflake-patterned sides.

The winter-themed flatcar, carrying blue ice blocks.

The glowing blue winter-themed tank car.

The winter-themed hopper car, carrying ice powder.

The appearance of the Cargo Train during the 2019 Winter Update.

The silvery white locomotive.

The winter-themed red boxcar, featuring a snow-covered top and snowflake-patterned sides.

The interior of the red boxcar.

The vault of the red boxcar, which contains ice bars.

The winter-themed flatcar, carrying ice blocks.

The translucent winter-themed tank car.

The winter-themed hopper car, carrying snow.

Ready Player One Event

The Cargo Train featured in the RPO Event.

The Lockbox located at the first red train cart.

Revamp

The teaser images of the revamped Cargo Train prior to release.

The front view of the Cargo Train.

The general view of the Cargo Train inside Crater City.

The inside of the Cargo Train boxcar.

Original

The teaser images of the Cargo Train prior to release.

The double-decker cars teaser image.

The new train models teaser.

The inside of the Cargo Train for the 2017 Winter Update.

Lighting

The Cargo Train featured in a lighting update.

The teaser of the Cargo Train for the new lighting update of July 2020.

Thumbnails

The thumbnails featuring the Cargo Train.

The Cargo Train seen in the 2017 Winter Update thumbnail.

The Cargo Train's vault in the 2017 Winter Update thumbnail.

The Cargo Train seen in the scope teaser image of the Sniper Rifle.

GUI

The GUI for the Cargo Train.

The current robbery GUI when robbing the Cargo Train.

The money players get after robbing the Cargo Train.

Map

A map made by users to indicate the Cargo Train.

A project route of the Cargo train when it's travelling through the map.

Work in-progress

The Cargo Train in the making leaked by the developers.

The making of the locomotive in Blender leaked by asimo3089.

Audio gallery

The horn sound that plays when the Cargo Train has entered/exited the map.

Trivia

• Before the Cargo Train Patch Update, the Cargo Train used to be the hardest robbery in the game. It would constantly glitch and fling players out of the Cargo Train and sometimes even out of the map.
  • This is most likely due to the developers going above and beyond the Roblox physics at that time.
  • Now however, all the glitches have been patched.
• The Cargo Train's locomotives are loosely based off of the Evolution Series Tier 4, 4400 Horsepower, AC traction (ET44AC) locomotive produced by General Electric Transportation. The locomotives' paint schemes are based on the paint scheme of the Union Pacific Railroad, one of the largest railroads in the United States.
  • Following the revamp, the train is still a Union Pacific, though the train model is now based on a EMD SD9043MAC locomotive. Additionally the engine sounds are taken from a GE P42DC Genesis.
• When players rob the Cargo Train, they can get $800 in bounty. They receive $100 in bounty for breaching the vault(This has been changed. Players no longer receive bounty for breaching the vault.)and another $800 for escaping successfully with money. When the Cargo Train first released, players could get around $4,000 in bounty from robbing the Cargo Train. This later changed in an unknown update.
• asimo3089 added a function where the prompt to open the door or vault doesn’t appear. When replying to a tweet, he says "This is related to the E prompt bug that's been around a while...definitely the most elusive bug we've ever had.". This may not apply to everyone, so someone else might have the prompt to open it and you can rob it with them. This is very similar to the breakout E prompt issue.
  • asimo3089 also added a function where there were no red carts on the Cargo Train. When replying to a tweet, he says "This isn't a bug. You can't rob all Cargo Trains".
  • However this was removed in an unknown update
• There is a glitch where players can receive money on top of the boxcar or next to it, which is used in the team robbing method.
• Like the Passenger Train players can be instantly killed by standing in front of the Cargo Train. However, you cannot be killed by crashing into the Cargo Train with a vehicle.
  • If you drive a vehicle headfirst into the Train you will die whenever you exit the vehicle.
• No vehicle in the game can stop the Cargo Train from reaching its destination. If too many vehicles are in front of the Cargo Train, then the server will crash, kicking everybody out.
• When the Cargo Train was first added, it only gave 500 per heist for players without the Bigger Duffel Bag Gamepass. This was changed to 1500 shortly afterwards due to player complaints.
• In the Spoilers/Wings Customization Update, due to people taking advantage of the bounty amount the Cargo Train gives, you’ll only receive a $900 bounty from the Cargo Train for both breaching the vault and robbing it successfully. Now, as you will not get bounty from breaching the vault, you will only receive a maximum of $800 bounty for robbing the train.
• Parking a Helicopter in front of the tunnel adjacent to the City Criminal Base will glitch out the Cargo Train, causing the engines and the first train cars to fly straight up, but will reset and continue, glitching out the Helicopter as well and sometimes even pushing the Helicopter under the map. This was patched in the Cargo Train Patch Update.
• During the Ready Player One Event, the first red boxcar contained a lockbox. Badimo did not remove the lockbox after the Ready Player One Event was over. Back then, since that was before the Cargo Train Patch Update, Cargo Trains were short and usually only had one red boxcar, meaning most Cargo Trains were impossible to rob as if there was only one red boxcar, there would only be a lockbox, and players couldn't collect. Many complained, so Badimo managed to remove the lockbox in the 1 Year Update.
• When players breach the vault of the red boxcar and are standing close to it, they can be flung towards the back of the boxcar. This can be fixed by quickly running backwards once it blows, or breaching the vault while standing on top of the boxcar.
• In the 2018 Fall Update, the blue cart was transformed into it carrying 4 "Pumpkin Spice" coffee cups with asimo3089 and badcc waving as a logo. It also changed the appearance of some carts, such as the coal cart now carried leaves, the oil tank turned orange, the flatcar lost its blue boxes and had blocks of ice, the oil car turned blue, and snow was on top of the red boxcar.
• There was a Roblox glitch that allows you to easily exit a red boxcar. Simply hold the top of the window and your Roblox game will freeze, allowing the Cargo Train to pass by you. This glitch only worked on Windows computers, as you can not use this glitch on mobile, console, or Mac computers. This glitch has been patched as part of the Passenger Train Update.
• As of the City/Guns update, the Cargo Train is now able to also stop at the Train Station but won't give any cash until it's moving again.
• Sometimes, when trying to get on the Cargo Train near Train Tunnel 1, players used to spawn back at the Train Station.
  • This was changed when said train tunnel became unused and the spawn moved to crater city.
• If a player uses an aerial vehicle and fly it above the train, it will move along with the train even if the player isn't moving the aerial vehicle. Anything that is on or near the cargo train moves along with it. This is how you can jump from one car to the next easily on the Cargo Train.
• Possibly as a part of the "cryptic puzzle" mini-event going on outside of Jailbreak, the Maplestick decal has weirdly been removed from the Cargo Train. It is unknown if it will return or not.
• In the Roblox game, Rails Unlimited, the old model of the Cargo Train can be driven after purchasing the Breakout Express gamepass in the game. It was used with permission from Badimo.
• After a certain update, the gold bars in the train were made solid and cannot be passed through, whereas before it wasn't solid and you can walk through it.
• The train easter egg looks very similar to this train but it was removed.
• There was a glitch where sometimes if you were inside the train, the train would finish its destination and you would not get teleported out. You would end up stuck in the black wall or on the other side of the tunnel. You would be stuck there unless you die.
  • This was later patched.
• The Cargo Train is sometimes referred to as a moving Bank vault if you have the Bigger Duffel Bag gamepass. Coincidentally, to finish both robberies, you only need to exit it.
• There is a glitch where the train can be found in the lake near the Rising City Bank. This is rare and almost never happens. The train cannot be robbed because of the terrain, as you cannot enter the vault or even open it.
  • This is likely because of the fact the Cargo Train is a moving robbery, so when it spawns the game spawns it at the 0,0 coordinates which is on the bank of the River
    • This has been seen with the Passenger Train as well.
    • Sometimes a glitched Cargo Plane appears at this location as well.
    • This glitch usually happens when players have low internet.
• There is a glitch where if a player is collecting money inside the train and there is something in the way of the train, the obstruction will clip through the train, knocking everyone collecting money in the train's red boxcar out of the vault and ending their robberies.
• A glitch occurs when using a Jetpack in this robbery, as the player may glitch through the train cars. If the player glitches into the vault of a train car, then will be unable to open it from the inside. The player can just glitch out using the Jetpack.
• The developers have commands that controls the speed, length, and direction (the ability to go reverse, fly, and no-clip) of the train.
  • This has been spotted on videos by various Jailbreak YouTubers.
• The vault cannot be breached before the door is opened, despite the E prompt showing up on the roof of the train.
• After 2023 Fall Update, Cargo Train has been classified to Robbery Group D, opening along with Cargo Ship and the Tomb.

Miscellaneous Trivia

• The Cargo Train is the first moving heist to be added into Jailbreak, before the Passenger Train, Cargo Plane, Cargo Ship, and the Bank Truck.
• The Cargo Train is the first cargo-related robbery to be added, followed by the Cargo Plane and Cargo Ship.

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