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Originally Posted by NBhunter80
A nuclear sub avoids carrying large amounts of coolant by using sea water as part of it's coolant system. A nuclear powered train would not be able to do this, and would require an extensive cooling system that would add a lot of weight.
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Originally Posted by NBhunter80
... you could experience less wheel slip with an extremely heavy train, but you would climb very slowly.
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Only the weight of the locomotive, not the entire train, affects how much tractive effort is available.
The weight of the entire train affects how much tractive effort is needed.
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Last edited by drcampbell : 07-24-2008 at 01:06 PM.
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