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HRCNICK11 · 11-27-2009, 03:00 PM

A old railroad engineer I used to work with once told me. A steam engine can start a load it can not pull but a diesel engine can pull a load it can not start. The steam engine has more torque but at lower revs but as it revs its power falls off. The diesel (when compaired to the steam) has less torque at lower revs but more power at higher revs.

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11-27-2009, 03:00 PM	#11
HRCNICK11 Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 429	A old railroad engineer I used to work with once told me. A steam engine can start a load it can not pull but a diesel engine can pull a load it can not start. The steam engine has more torque but at lower revs but as it revs its power falls off. The diesel (when compaired to the steam) has less torque at lower revs but more power at higher revs.