When a train comes to a complete stop, the static friction from hundreds of wheels makes it extremely difficult for locomotive engines to get everything moving, despite the extremely low rolling friction between cars and rails.

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because the trains at a dead stop the static friction from hundreds of wheels makes it extremely difficult for the engines to get everything moving

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Why Locomotives Can Pull So MuchSouthern Plains Railfan
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:56:55 AM

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