Look for a Logging Camp or Farm within 10 tiles of your track. Do not connect to a town yet. Connect to the industry.
Do not build directly to the resource yet. First, build a flat, double-track mainline from your starting town toward the general direction of the resource. Keep it as straight as an arrow. Avoid hills like the plague—gradients kill your locomotive's speed. railroad corporation first competition walkthrough
Track Laying Rules for the Competition:
Before you click "End Year" in Year 5, ask yourself: Look for a Logging Camp or Farm within