
| AdrianBrony #216567 1 year ago |
my guess is Equestria is under an energy crisis. the locomotive engine is designed to assist pulling, bnasically making the train neutrally heavy and easier for horses to pull.
That way, they use only a fraction of the coal. |
| Yeoseo #216569 1 year ago |
But Kaiji-pony's power is gambling. |
| Strat #216570 1 year ago |
If you think about it, the three most wanted superpowers boil down to:
- Flying (Pegasus Pony) - Telekinesis (Unicorn) - Superhuman Strength (Earth Pony) Coincidence? |
| Anonymous #216655 1 year ago |
so earth ponys have 500 ponys of strength??? hoooly shiiiiit O-o |
| DaisyHead #216679 1 year ago |
^except pinkie who alters reality to her own gain |
| Anonymous #216782 1 year ago |
I'm sure that's a steam locomotive, but I get ya'. |
| Anonymous #216862 1 year ago |
While that's a good guess Adrian, you might notice that the engine is NOT ON. |
| Anonymous #216887 1 year ago |
My guess is that the engine houses a heavy flywheel. Energy is stored in the flywheel when they go downhill, and released when they go uphill. This makes it easier for the ponies to pull in all different situations.
Also, Celestia raised the sun somewhere in the order of 1000 years ago. Not enough time for plant life to flourish, die, and turn into fossil fuels. |
| AdrianBrony #217332 1 year ago |
#216887
no, the rebellion happened a thousand years ago. there's no telling HOW long they were doing it before luna raged. |
| Drasvin #217341 1 year ago |
@216887 And the ponies probably could just make fossil fuels. They do have a factory that can make weather, why not one that can make stuff to power their helper engines. Or just bypass the fossil fuels and run the locomotive itself on magic. |
| Calbeck #217408 1 year ago |
chugga chugga bitches |
| Anonymous #217491 1 year ago |
Its like they are saying "Haters gonna Hate" |
| Anonymous #217734 1 year ago |
I think this scene was designed specifically to troll bronies who are confused about the tech level / time period of Equestria. |
| Anonymous #218243 1 year ago |
The engine is real, but clearly its sole purpose is to blow the whistle. |
| ZeroXDash #218272 1 year ago |
Pony power!
Screw your horses! |
| Wing_Zero #218324 1 year ago |
note that no smoke/steam is being exhausted out of the funnel of the locomotive. Thus i can only conclude that this is a 'fireless' steam locomotive (these locomotives were used in locations where exposure to flames could have a catastrophic event. eg: Gasworks, ammunition factories, etc).
it's mostly a pressure cylinder where compressed air or steam is pumped in. and it drives the locomotive from that source, until it nears empty where it would limp back to be refilled. in this case, since you only notice it using the whistle and applying the brakes, it does not need refilling often, so i'd say it was a compressed air tank, which could easily be pony produced. |
| Anonymous #219945 1 year ago |
Am i the only one saying it?
Fuck yeah, it's Big Blackintosh! |
| Drasvin #219960 1 year ago |
@wing_zero I vote the train runs on magic. It's environmentally friendly, cheap, and highly efficient. |
| Anonymous #529140 9 months ago |
I'm working on something where unicorns are responsible for pulling subway trains underneath Manehattan, Canterlot, and Fillydelphia by using a form of "electro-conductive" magic to drive the trains. |
| Anonymous #646528 8 months ago |
Some late '90s locomotives actually made to 6250 Horsepower. Neither companies design proved very reliable though. Id say about 70% of the mainline locomotives in use in Canada & the U.S. are 4400 hp. Some have less, like 1206 in unstoppable. She actuall has 3000hp, despite what Frank Barnes says about 5000 hp. |