Education and skills allow you to customize your "character" and unlock bonuses for your company, such as reduced maintenance costs or railroad construction. They are grouped into four distinct categories.
Geologist [ | ]
Book
Effect
Cost
Prerequisite
London & Blackwall Commercial Railway
Track laying cost -5%
650
A Modern Rail Laying (vol. 1)
Track laying cost -5%
1000
London & Blackwall Commercial Railway
A Modern Rail Laying (vol. 2)
Track laying cost -5%
1250
A Modern Rail Laying (vol. 1)
Handbook of Geodesy (vol. 1)
Soil works cost -5%
1100
London & Blackwall Commercial Railway
Handbook of Geodesy (vol. 2)
Soil works cost -5%
1250
Handbook of Geodesy (vol. 1)
Handbook of Geodesy (vol. 3)
Soil works cost -5%
1400
Handbook of Geodesy (vol. 2)
Long and Short Span Railway Bridges (vol. 1)
Bridge cost -10%
700
Handbook of Geodesy (vol. 1)
Long and Short Span Railway Bridges (vol. 2)
Bridge cost -13%
950
Long and Short Span Railway Bridges (vol. 1)
Long and Short Span Railway Bridges (vol. 3)
Bridge cost -17%
1300
Long and Short Span Railway Bridges (vol. 2)
On Modern Blasting Agents (vol. 1)
Tunnel cost -13%
700
Long and Short Span Railway Bridges (vol. 1)
On Modern Blasting Agents (vol. 2)
Tunnel cost -17%
950
On Modern Blasting Agents (vol. 1)
On Modern Blasting Agents (vol. 3)
Tunnel cost -20%
1300
On Modern Blasting Agents (vol. 2)
Engineer [ | ]
Book
Effect
Cost
Prerequisite
Principia, Part One
Research price - 7%
700
Principia, Part Two
Research price - 7%
800
Principia, Part One
Principia, Part Three
Research price - 8%
1050
Principia, Part Two
Principia, Part Four
Research price - 8%
1200
Principia, Part Three
Locomotive Max Age
Max age +10%
1250
Principia, Part Two
Locomotive Max Mileage
Max mileage +14%
1250
Principia, Part Three
Locomotive Fuel Consumption
Fuel consumption -4%
1600
Principia, Part Four
The Testament of Stone (vol. 1)
Building cost -10%
700
Principia, Part One
The Testament of Stone (vol. 2)
Building cost -15%
1200
The Testament of Stone (vol. 1)
The Testament of Stone (vol. 3)
Building cost -20%
1800
The Testament of Stone (vol. 2)
The Empire of Business (part 1)
Department upgrade cost -7%
900
The Testament of Stone (vol. 3)
The Empire of Business (part 2)
Department upgrade cost -13%
1700
The Empire of Business (part 1)
HR/Recruiter [ | ]
Book
Effect
Cost
Prerequisite
Das Kapital (Volume One)
Employee salary -10%
550
Das Kapital (Volume Two)
Employee salary -10%
800
Das Kapital (Volume One)
Both Carrot and Stick
Employee salary -10%
1050
Das Kapital (Volume Two)
Modern Management Approach
Employee salary -10%
1300
Both Carrot and Stick
Hints on Vacancy Announcements
Employee relocation cost -25%
850
Das Kapital (Volume One)
Carrot for Manager and Stick for Worker
Employee relocation cost -25%
1000
Hints on Vacancy Announcements
Cost Optimization when Hiring
Employee relocation cost -25%
1150
Carrot for Manager and Stick for Worker
Not a Villain, but a Stern Leader!
Employee relocation cost -25%
Cost Optimization when Hiring
Highways of Progress (Part One)
Employee requirements -1
500
Das Kapital (Volume Two)
Highways of Progress (Part Two)
Employee requirements -1
750
Highways of Progress (Part One)
Highways of Progress (Part Three)
Employee requirements -1
1050
Highways of Progress (Part Two)
Highways of Progress (Part Four)
Employee requirements -1
1350
Highways of Progress (Part Three)
Financier [ | ]
Book
Effect
Cost
Prerequisite
The Gospel of Wealth, Book I
Upkeep of locomotives and buildings -7%
450
The Gospel of Wealth, Book II
Upkeep of locomotives and buildings -7%
600
The Gospel of Wealth, Book I
The Gospel of Wealth, Book III
Upkeep of locomotives and buildings -8%
750
The Gospel of Wealth, Book II
The Gospel of Wealth, Book IV
Upkeep of locomotives and buildings -8%
1000
The Gospel of Wealth, Book III
The Path to Wealth (Part One)
Passengers profit +5%
750
The Gospel of Wealth, Book II
The Path to Wealth (Part Two)
Passengers profit +6%
900
The Path to Wealth (Part One)
The Path to Wealth (Part Three)
Passengers profit +9%
1350
The Path to Wealth (Part Two)
American Locomotives, Parts 1-2
Locomotive cost -5%
800
The Gospel of Wealth, Book I
American Locomotives, Parts 3-5
Locomotive cost -10%
1150
American Locomotives, Parts 1-2
Time is Money (Part One)
Mail delivery profit +10%
750
The Path to Wealth (Part One)
Time is Money (Part Two)
Mail delivery profit +10%
900
Time is Money (Part One)
Time is Money (Part Three)
Mail delivery profit +10%
1350
Time is Money (Part Two)