Cargo wagon — Factorio Production Calculator
Cargo wagon is crafted in the assembling machine in 1 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 10 × Iron gear wheel, 20 × Iron plate, 20 × Steel plate. At 60 per minute you need 2 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 1 raw resources: iron ore.
Production chain for 60 Cargo wagon / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 8,400 | 448 | Furnace |
| Steel plate | 1,200 | 320 | Furnace |
| Iron gear wheel | 600 | 10 | Assembling machine |
| Cargo wagon | 60 | 2 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 8,400 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Cargo wagon recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 1 s | 1 | Iron gear wheel × 10, Iron plate × 20, Steel plate × 20 |
What the whole chain needs
60 cargo wagons per minute pulls in 3 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 780 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 1 raw resource. The table above already sums demand across every branch — if copper cable is used by two recipes, you see the total, not one of them.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 8,400 per minute, which is 9.33 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses cargo wagon
No base-game recipe consumes cargo wagon — it is an end product. Once you build it, the chain stops here, which makes it a good target if you only want to size the sub-factory that feeds your mall.
What cargo wagon is made from
- Iron gear wheel — 10 per craft
- Iron plate — 20 per craft
- Steel plate — 20 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 cargo wagons per minute?
2 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 30 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does cargo wagon take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 8,400 iron ore per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.