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Onboard facilities

Train Stations

The train can be expanded with specialized facilities for crafting, refining, weapon modification, repair, cooking, and storage. A current Assembly Station screen documents rifle assembly, while the 2025 pre-alpha reveal preserves one older station construction cost.

Crafting

Yes

Refining

Yes

Repair / cooking

Yes

Historic construction

See dated evidence

Known Train Stations Entries

6 currently documented

Crafting bench

Production

General onboard crafting facility.

Recipes: Not published
Power: Not published
Upgrade tiers: Not published

Refinery

Processing

Processes recovered resources aboard the train; metal scraps → slag metal → pure metal is the publicly described example.

known chain: Metal scraps → slag metal → pure metal
Wood / plastic: Similar refining logic
Ratios / time / power: Not published

Assembly Station

Firearm assembly & parts

The current official Steam gallery shows this station assembling a Bolt-Action Rifle. Read the dated evidence section below for the older pre-alpha construction preview.

Shown weapon: Bolt-Action Rifle
Visible stock options: Wooden / Padded / Bare
Full recipe / stats: See Bolt-Action Rifle entry

Repair workstation

Durability

Dedicated station in the reworked item-repair system.

Materials: Not published
Repair amount: Not published
Time: Not published

Cooking station

Food

Produces foods with health, stat, and some cold-related benefits.

Recipes: Not published
Buffs: Yes; details not published
Power: Not published

Storage

Logistics

Additional train storage is officially planned as part of base expansion.

Capacity: Not published
Stacking: Not published
Access rules: Not published

Train Stations Quick Comparison published details only

Entry	Category	Key detail	Additional detail
Crafting bench	Production	Recipes: Not published	Power: Not published
Refinery	Processing	known chain: Metal scraps → slag metal → pure metal	Wood / plastic: Similar refining logic
Assembly Station	Firearm assembly & parts	Shown weapon: Bolt-Action Rifle	Visible stock options: Wooden / Padded / Bare
Repair workstation	Durability	Materials: Not published	Repair amount: Not published
Cooking station	Food	Recipes: Not published	Buffs: Yes; details not published
Storage	Logistics	Capacity: Not published	Stacking: Not published

How Train Stations Works

Updated October 8, 2026

Train carriages in the tundra — More carriages expand production, storage, and power demand.

Expanding the workshop

The Eden Engine begins as transport and shelter, then grows into a moving production base. More carriages and facilities increase what the crew can process, craft, repair, cook, modify, and store between expeditions.

Add facilities as the train expands
Support crew equipment and train survival
Balance space, materials, power, and defense

Pre-alpha Frostrail Assembly Station placement cost — Official 2025 reveal trailer frame showing Wood scraps ×10 and Textile scraps ×10.

Assembly Station evidence

The current official Steam screenshot labels the interface “Assembly Station.” It displays a modular Bolt-Action Rifle, a stock slot, three stock choices, a live stat panel, and material requirements.

An archived frame from the official 2025 reveal shows the same station name during placement. That pre-alpha build asks for Wood scraps ×10 and Textile scraps ×10, with 50 of each visible in the player's bag. The old cost is useful development evidence, not a current build guide.

Canonical UI label: Assembly Station
Current shown function: Assemble modular rifle
Full recipe / stats: See Bolt-Action Rifle entry
Archived placement cost: 10 wood scraps / 10 textile scraps

Official playtest content graphic — Playtest tasks confirm the operating systems listed in the brief.

What is still unknown

The Assembly Station is named in both current and archived interfaces, while several other entries remain functional descriptions. A current station construction cost, footprint, power draw, upgrade tree, and placement rules have not been published.

Named station: Assembly Station
Other station names: Partly descriptive
Current build cost: Not published
Footprint / power draw: Not published
Upgrade tree: Not published

Workstation space inside a Frostrail carriage — Official screenshot showing an onboard work area and the train's expandable interior.

Workstations appearing in Beta records

The community Beta database now has named records beyond the official screenshots. The entries below are reported values, not independently checked balance data: the pages do not identify a build ID or provide a screenshot for every field. Check your in-game card before spending materials, and do not combine them with older official screenshot values.

The community catalogue names Tool Workbench, Sorting Table, Recycler and Recycler (Advanced). They provide candidates for checking crafting and salvage routes in the demo. The dated Assembly Station construction preview above remains separate from these records.

Tool Workbench and Sorting Table: named construction candidates
Recycler: reported salvage-processing routes
Recycler (Advanced): separate reported station record
Current station costs and power draw need a build-specific check

Community data — build unspecifiedWikiTactics Beta stations records OfficialSteam store and Assembly Station screenshot Developer interviewPC Gamer developer interview OfficialSpring Development Update Developer interviewIndieGames founder interview Official archiveFrostrail reveal trailer Press archive4Gamers archive of the official reveal

Pre-release data note

Frostrail is still in development. Names and values shown here are tied to published game material, while unfinished recipes, drop rates, costs, and balance numbers stay marked as unpublished until players can verify them in a live build.

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