{"id":85602,"date":"2024-01-26T02:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=85602"},"modified":"2023-11-08T09:49:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:49:48","slug":"which-is-easier-to-pull-railcars-vs-road-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/01\/26\/which-is-easier-to-pull-railcars-vs-road-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Is Easier To Pull? (Railcars vs. Road Cars)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tfA0ftgWI7U?si=89ZkOc0desIN_Erq\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Practical Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Nov 7, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A lot of the engineering decisions that get made in railroading have to do with energy. 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