Draft gears allow locomotives to overcome static friction one car at a time, which is why a single locomotive can pull thousands of tons of rail cars as if it were nothing.
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“since draft gears allow locomotives to gradually add weight one car at a time this also means that they're only overcoming the static friction of one car at a time given locomotives the ability to pull thousands of tons”
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:56:55 AM
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