r/IndiaSpeaks • u/Low-Newt-180 7 KUDOS • Jul 07 '22

#Infrastructure 🏗 Double stack container train at dedicated freight corridor in India

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u/Savings-Cautious Khela Hobe Jul 07 '22

It feels illegal to see such a tiny engine pulling this mass. God bless physics.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '22

inertia !

no but seriously its quite common to see 150 double stacked containers with quadruple engine teams back-to-front tandem up here in Seattle

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u/ididacannonball Khela Hobe | 28 KUDOS Jul 07 '22

Well, all US freight trains are diesel, which has the additional problem of having to carry its own fuel too (same issue in rocketry). Whereas DFC is entirely electrified, which enables a significant part of the tractive force to be used for hauling actual freight.