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A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, motor coach, railcar or power car; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, but rare for freight trains.
Traditionally, locomotives pulled trains from the front. However, push-pull operation has become common, where the train may have a locomotive (or locomotives) at the front, at the rear, or at each end. Most recently railroads have begun adopting DPU or distributed power. The front may have one or two locomotives followed by a mid-train locomotive that is controlled remotely from the lead unit.
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is...
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.: 80 It is fuelled by...
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed...
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor...
A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive which carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender...
(Chinese: 中车戚墅堰机车有限公司; lit. 'CRRC Qishuyan Locomotive Co.', 'Ltd.') is one of the major diesel locomotive manufacturers in China. It one of the subsidiary...
Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (Korean: 기관차체육단; 'locomotive'), known as Sinuiju Locomotive Sports Club is a North Korean multi-sports club belonging...
800 locomotives. The railways primarily operates a fleet of electric and diesel locomotives along with a few compressed natural gas (CNG) locomotives. Steam...
The Locomotive Acts (or Red Flag Acts) were a series of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom regulating the use of mechanically propelled vehicles...
A Garratt locomotive is a type of steam locomotive invented by British engineer Herbert William Garratt that is articulated into three parts. Its boiler...
The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969, initially specializing...
world's most powerful locomotive has often been passed to new generations of rolling stock. There are many ways in which a locomotive can be the largest:...
An articulated locomotive is a steam locomotive (rarely, an electric locomotive) with one or more engine units that can move independently of the main...
Locomotive engineer may refer to: Locomotive builder, a person who designs and builds locomotives Train driver, a person who operates a locomotive Locomotive...
Locomotive Services Limited is a train operating company in Great Britain. The company operates rail tours using heritage steam, diesel and electric locomotives...
is a classification method for steam locomotives, and some internal combustion locomotives and electric locomotives, by wheel arrangement. It was devised...
The Shay locomotive is a geared steam locomotive that originated and was primarily used in North America. The locomotives were built to the patents of...
A "Berkshire" type steam locomotive refers to a steam locomotive built with a 2-8-4 wheel configuration. The design was initially intended to improve...
George Stephenson built a number of experimental steam locomotives to work in the Killingworth Colliery between 1814 and 1826. George Stephenson was appointed...
32722°W / 39.85917; -75.32722 Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) was an American manufacturer of railway locomotives from 1825 to 1951. Originally located...
into longer trains. Power is usually provided by diesel or electrical locomotives. While railway transport is capital-intensive and less flexible than...
A locomotive frame is the structure that forms the backbone of the railway locomotive, giving it strength and supporting the superstructure elements such...
steam locomotives were withdrawn from normal railway service in Great Britain in 1968, due to sustained public interest including a locomotive preservation...
The Heisler locomotive is one of the three major types of geared steam locomotives and the last to be patented. Charles L. Heisler received a patent for...
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