Looking it up one was a steam boat as well. Not to mention mine carts being of a construction that could do something here
The power/energy thing could likely be handwaved away by types of magic as well. It need not be an every NPC thing either and instead be a tool of the gods or something.
I don't think it would add anything to the game other than being cool but it is not entirely out of line with the tech levels typically seen in the game.
So you really just don't understand my point at all then. It would be jarring and out of place, no matter what past Zelda games have had. Keep in mind that Spirit Tracks also takes place the absolute latest in any of the timelines so far. BotW is a follow up to Ocarina of Time so it would literally make no sense to have more advanced technology significantly earlier in one of the timelines than the technology available in the game taking place the latest in any of the timelines. (in fact based on the trailer we can determine that this game takes place 100 years after OoT, while Spirit Tracks takes place a bit over 200 years after OoT).
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