How do trains pull so much weight? I’ve seem them with hundreds of freight and gas tanker cars.

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How do trains pull so much weight? I’ve seem them with hundreds of freight and gas tanker cars.

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It has already been answered in a way, but I’ll say it simply:

The answer ELI5 is that it’s a metal wheel over a metal rail, meaning very low friction, something like doing ice skating. You can pull a 20 tons train with your bare hands thanks to that.

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