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Must a company buy a train when it has a legal route but no train?
The rulebook makes the purchase mandatory at the end of the turn, and it does not exempt obsolete trains.
- 1830: Railways & Robber Barons rulebook · Rulebook · Forced Train Purchases (6.6.2)
- rockusultimus · Community · 2012-01-07
- Bubslug · Community · 2007-10-07
Yes. A railroad with a legal route and no train at the end of its operating turn must buy one, including after its only train became obsolete. The purchase is due at the end of that turn, not the moment the train leaves play.
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