Hover Train V1.0

With a rapid elimination of chemical fuel sources after the cataclysmic event, a group of scientists designed the first hover train, incorporating the Energized Quartz as the primary fuel source, as well as using "ancient" american technological resources, i.e. the classic steam locomotive, and its use of water and coal/wood to propel the machine.

The mass production of different hover trains features two unique traits: the classic steam locomotive operations for rail travel, and the use of energized quartz to power the hover mechanism for travel in open areas. These features incorporate a set of structured rules. Rail travel must be used when railroad tracks are present. Regions all over the world have entrances/exits where a hover train can "link-up" to the rails while travelling at full speed, where they then deploy their wheels to connect to the rails, and progress their travels. Other regions of the world have less restrictions on hover trains, allowing them to hover for travel, useful for reaching great or short distances without the limitations of where predetermined railroads are placed.

Other unique features of hover trains are being able to mount a certain amount of weapons for use, based on the model of hover train, as well as using power linkage, where hover cars can be towed by the train and use the locomotive's energized quartz as the same fuel. Different models of hover trains have restrictions on how many cars they can tow based on the amount of fuel they consume. Hover trains do not typically have a car restriction when using railroad tracks, but the restrictions apply when hovering in regions.

Since hover trains also incorporate the use of water and coal/wood for rail travel, the locomotive models each have a certain distance they can travel before needing to refuel. It is well known that coal lasts longer than wood as a fuel source, so most travelers stick to coal when operating the hover train.

A hover train can operate in either mode of transportation, even if the other source of fuel is depleted. i.e. you can hover in regions even if you have no water and coal/wood. The same applies if you have water and coal/wood for railroads, but no energized quartz to hover. However, if both sources become depleted, the hover train has an automatic shutoff. This shutoff will immediately stop a hover train while on railroad tracks, and will conserve all remaining energized quartz to safely land before shutting down.

Each hover train has a specific number of cars it can tow behind it. Instead of being classified by weight, rail cars are classified with number of units. The base hover train can tow a max of 18 car units, which is not specifically 18 individual cars, but a gross combination of the car units, equaling 18. i.e. the train can theoretically tow 18 "box cars" as they have a unit weight of 1, but a rail car with a unit weight of 2, could not be added, without dropping two "box cars". This unit usage allows for combination of cars in a simpler way, allowing anyone hover train to tow either exactly 18 cars with a unit number of 1, or any combination of cars that equal 18 units.