- Economy overhaul. Every car now carries a full load regardless of where you depart from (previously, hauling a good the origin town didn't produce was penalized to 40%). So hauling the highest-demand cargo is always the best play — and Auto-select now picks it correctly. Engine prices were rebalanced up to match the higher earnings, so overall pacing is unchanged (existing saves are fully safe — money, trains, and upgrades all preserved).
- Paint any time. You can now repaint your engine during a trip, and the moving train on the strip recolors instantly (it was silently blocked before).
- Display options. New Settings → Display toggles: mph ↔ km/h (speed and distance) and ETA as time-remaining ↔ arrival clock time. Defaults to mph, so nothing changes unless you switch it.