BobbyD posted:IIRC in the Altas Trainman Dash review from a few months ago the weight is about the same yet the pulling power was double.
The pulling power is double on the Trainman Dash 8's because they have 4 traction tires per truck because there are traction tires on the "blind wheels" and on the last wheel set. You can see that pretty clearly in Erics review (at the 8:32 point of the video):