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Hello, I am simply trying to extract crude oil from fluid wagons and am having problems. I followed the various suggestions I found on the wiki and around the internet but cannot get it to work.

I have made sure that the tracks are straight and that the train runs on automatic. I even tried rebuilding the tracks of the station and restarting the game. As you can see in the picture, the pumps actually connect, however the crude is not being transferred out of the wagon.

I am at a loss as to what I need to do and would appreciate some suggestions.

Thank you!

DocDeluge wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:01 pm As you can see in the picture[...]

Post that picture and your save file.

Oops, seems like I did the classic and forgot to attach the picture. I edited my original post and here is the save file. Thank you for your help!

If you want the pumps to empty the train you need to place them in that direction.

Oh wow, I had never considered that the arrow did not mean 'point me at the wagon' Thank you!

And you only need one pump per wagon/tank. Always pump directly from tank to wagon and vise versa. Do not use pipes for transfer, as it slows down the transfer rate.