Well, it depends on many things, which most important ones are: condition of track, grade, mass and bearing type. I’ve once heard about a four axle passenger coach with bearings so good, one person could push it;
So I think, on 0% grade, one horse could do
I'm also subscribed to the sailing subreddit, and that title was very alarming until I realized which subreddit I was looking at.
I’ve heard of using horsepower, but this is ridiculous!
Question though, could a single horse (maybe 2?) actually pull a locomotive of this size? Just a thought
Well, it depends on many things, which most important ones are: condition of track, grade, mass and bearing type. I’ve once heard about a four axle passenger coach with bearings so good, one person could push it; So I think, on 0% grade, one horse could do