Sherigan's Steam Operated Cart

Created by the wizard-engineers at Sherigan's Beacon, these carts began as 2 plain wooden carts to send supplies to the next town along in a faster manner. Over a couple of weeks, the wizards realised steam power was less volatile than the simple arcane engines they had been making - these tended to explode on the trip back. The small engine needed to be manned, which led to the development of a "drivers carriage" with the engine, and the carts with the goods hitched to the back. The engine is "helped" with a little bit of magical fire (to keep fuel costs down) and a system of magic breaks to help stop the carts in the right place.
After a great deal of experimenting, they realised they could build a cart that could hold up to 10 people (more if gnomes/halflings are involved, less if orcs/goliaths are) along with having two carts for goods - if no people are travelling, two more carts for goods are available.
Two sets of tracks run alongside the coastal road between Sherigan's Beacon and Cyx, with plans to expand the line further down the coast. This trip can currently be made in 4 hours, instead of the 3 days it would take to ride.

Type

Train

Access & Availability

For the small price of 7 silver, you can take a seat on the carts.
Goods for transportation for sale are charged depending on the quantity, the item type, and potential taxes on moving such an item.

Discovery

Named after the town the engineers are from, they very eagerly will tell anybody who listens about how they created this system. After seeing the speed at which it could increase trading with places around the port, numerous merchants put money forward for funding more tracks and to sponsor carts to go to other towns nearby.