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Princess_Luna
#180760
1 year ago
You know, that's a good point.
Why are they PULLING the Engine, and not actually using it? Why not just lose a good 5000 Pounds off their backs and pull the Coaches?
DJ_Paradroid
#180761
1 year ago
Have you /seen/ the price of coal lately?
Bags
#180762
1 year ago
Because some of the crew wanted a train engine and Faust didn't want technology

Compromise!
Anonymous
#180768
1 year ago
BECAUSE MAGIC!
Princess_Luna
#180772
1 year ago
@DJ Paranoid
It's actually pretty cheap, considering that Oil is it's competition.
Jackarunda
#180773
1 year ago
"Faust didn't want technology"

wat
Jackarunda
#180785
1 year ago
They have electric lighting, fog machines, table fans, electric blenders, electric sewing machines; all things considered, steam-engines are pretty primitive in the entire technology chain :/
Anonymous
#180791
1 year ago
I know the show did it for the joke, but I did this for the joke as well.

So there. I call it even.
Anonymous
#180817
1 year ago
@Jackarunda Faust has stated that she doesn't like the idea of advanced technology in the MLP-verse, especially electricity. Though it sneaks in from time to time. She just pretends it's enchanted by a unicorn instead of running on electricity
Calbeck
#180818
1 year ago
Are you mad? What would the union say?
Anonymous
#180838
1 year ago
In Bridle Gossip, you can see that Pinkie's Flashlight is actually powered by Fire flies.

I thought that was pretty creative XD
Anonymous
#180843
1 year ago
one of the colts there has big mac's cutie mark .

oh wait, paradox
Jackarunda
#180844
1 year ago
Is advanced technology inherently immoral?
Anonymous
#180886
1 year ago
@Jackarunda: no, but it adds to the sense of fantasy by creating differences between their culture and ours. It's the same reason there's no paper in Star Wars.
Anonymous
#180889
1 year ago
^Well; Celestia/Amaterasu, Yami.....
Anonymous
#180892
1 year ago
On the other hand, that is clearly a steam whistle.
Anonymous
#180938
1 year ago
My GF theorized that it's used as a steam room to help the ponies relax their muscles.
Anonymous
#181255
1 year ago
The answer is steampunk ponies.
DaisyHead
#181285
1 year ago
twilight has a frickin lab.
Anonymous
#181287
1 year ago
My theory was that coal is a bit hard to come by, so the engine is just used on steep mountain climbs and un-even terrain. Pulling's used over flat terrian to save on fuel.

Notice that the engine has no tender. They aren't actually carrying enough coal or water to power it constantly.
Anonymous
#181484
1 year ago
These guys are some seriously bad ass colts, not only dragging the weight of a train at high speed, but fighting buffalo at the same time.
Anonymous
#181551
1 year ago
The entire engine is there just to blow the whistle.
Anonymous
#181669
1 year ago
I guess thats another small hint of a girls show.

Apparently any type of practicle transportation is frowned upon.

Which stems back to the womens disregard of things such as intrest the car.
Anonymous
#181862
1 year ago
Why develop mechanization when you have a ready supply of slave labor?

You don't think male ponies are actually free citizens of Equestria, do you?
DR_SHRUBBERY
#182001
1 year ago
HASBROOOOOOOOOOOOOO
RealityCheck
#182374
1 year ago
On the whole "technology" thing, she REALLY needs to let go.
I mean seriously. You buck too hard on that, you end up with things like THIS....
Eco
#182382
1 year ago
@287 This seems like the best solution to me.
your_waifu
#182412
1 year ago
i'm telling you. schitzotech. left over technology from humans from thousands of years ago + new technology run on magic + leftover evolutionary affinity for doing somethings themselves. depending on the region, electricity, oil, coal, steam, or magic or w/e would be used. i like to imagine their society is just a big mash up of technology. they don't make new machines because they're more concerned with nature and magic, but they use and make what they've found.
MyLittleJosieph
#183705
1 year ago
Great, now I'm tempted to make a drawing off some pegasus ponies pulling a jumbo jet through the skies.
Flaskgarg
#183718
1 year ago
How do they stop without getting ran over?
NE1
#183837
1 year ago
@MyLittleJosieph If you don't, I will.