Output from the power station is almost all captured to the electricity grid. Also, the things don't have to move and therefore don't require a person to keep shovelling coal into the fucker.
Diesel engines are more efficient, diesel generators powering electric engines even more so. Electric engines powered straight off the grid have the advantage of not having to carry their own fuel.
As things stand, the 5AT also racks up inferior performance compared to pretty much every load.
>>48289Outperforming a Pacer isn't exactly difficult.