Dawnblazer Sucks - A Lighthearted Overly Niche Look at Locomotive Design in Dawntrail

[MikkoAkure]

I wish the Ul'dahan trains were shown, something tells me that they'd be even more crazier!

I feel like they'd be not too dissimilar to what we see out of Twine on the First; purpose built mining carts propelled in the local fashion. The use of cog rails is interesting enough though.

I think Ul’dah’s train is a little more beyond just propelling minecarts since I feel like the infrastructure is a little over-engineered for that. There are water towers and raised platforms for loading/unloading cargo where I feel like minecarts would just dump their load over to the side or in a chamber beneath. But I’m no expert on that or trains. All we know is that they use steam engines according to the sightseeing log.

I think the same tracks go through the Hidden Gorge Rival Wings map and we see a full-on goblin train there with a center wheel at the front using the cog rail.

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I think Ul’dah’s train is a little more beyond just propelling minecarts since I feel like the infrastructure is a little over-engineered for that. There are water towers and raised platforms for loading/unloading cargo where I feel like minecarts would just dump their load over to the side or in a chamber beneath. But I’m no expert on that or trains. All we know is that they use steam engines according to the sightseeing log.

Fair enough! I did say "in the local fashion" but I honestly was expecting a draught Chocobo given they never have a need to touch on them during the MSQ. Maybe they thought they would, which is why they used them as such prevalent decoration, but so far no dice.

I think the same tracks go through the Hidden Gorge Rival Wings map and we see a full-on goblin train there with a center wheel at the front using the cog rail.

Oh snap, the gobbie train from RW!! While that's just a gobtank modified to run on the cog rails, it isn't trying to be anything but peak heavensward skypirate / gobbitek and I respect it. Then again it's in RW and outside of mogtomes that rarely seems to pop gwahaha!