tractive effort

English

Noun

tractive effort (plural tractive efforts)

1. (engineering, rail transport) the tractive force that can be generated (by a locomotive) and used to pull a train.
   • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co.

     Consequently, they developed articulateds capable of exerting 7500 drawbar horsepower or a starting tractive effort of 170,000 pounds.