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So imagine a locomotive hauling a train, but on the water. It could take advantage of existing canals, rivers, and lakes; all it needs is big fat paddleboat wheels. Genius!


So imagine a locomotive hauling a train, but on the water. It could take advantage of existing canals, rivers, and lakes; all it needs is big fat paddleboat wheels. Genius!

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  4. strampz

    It’s bothering me the way they designed the wheel fins the wrong way. It looks like it would be pushing the train car, but the smoke make it look like it’s pulling

  5. leonryan

    so a paddlesteamer towing a string of barges? sounds maneuverable

  6. Marc-Muller

    Sounds like something Elon would sell…/s

  7. RunFromTheIlluminati

    Whoever drew this had no concept of buoyancy. Or surface area, for that matter.

  8. 996cubiccentimeters

    I cannot tell what problem this attempts to solve

  9. GrafZeppelin127

    I’ve seen something similar with massive pontoon-like paddles, but where in Thetis’s bountiful bosom is the buoyancy supposed to come from in this thing? Or is it supposed to run on top of the water like a lizard?

  11. transientsun

    You can buy small ATV type vehicles that are capable of doing this, the two primary problems are:

    1. they are *incredibly* slow. Less than 1kph.
    2. there is no way they could tow anything, every wheel on every carriage would have to be powered and engaged at all times and it would still be slower than a canal boat using a traditional propeller.

  13. whoknewidlikeit

    currently exists. called “cat trains” they are used for arctic exploration. usually a caterpillar dozer up front (hence the name) hauling what amount to office trailers on skis. bathrooms, chow hall, crew quarters, all in these trailers.

    working on these is zero fun.

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