On exponentially long trains, the engine might be moving at a couple miles per hour before the end of the train even starts to move due to the slack created by draft gears gradually adding weight one car at a time.

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the engine might even be moving at a couple miles per hour before the end of the train even starts to get going

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

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