that's part of it, but the biggest obstacle is power output--steam can't compete
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We used to do high speed (to 125 mph) streamlined steam engines. They were cool as fuck.pic.twitter.com/4En0qN9H06
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Hard to argue against this aesthetic or the power/speed it had.pic.twitter.com/h6iPhSHbUY
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thank you, agree
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tho I will say of those 4, the Pennsy is the nicest
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PRR S1 156 mph pulling 1000 tons 7200 hp Tractive Effort 71,000 lbs (Acela has 49,000)pic.twitter.com/gev3HVObMu
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powerful, but that 156 mph is alleged, not demonstrated
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