diesel locomotive
Freight-hauling rail engine
A diesel locomotive is a railway engine powered by a diesel engine rather than steam or electricity.
Diesel locomotives dominated 20th-century railroads after replacing steam power, prized for their efficiency and lower maintenance.
They may generate electricity to drive motors (diesel-electric) or transmit power mechanically or hydraulically.
The diesel locomotive pulled forty freight cars up the grade.
- cabVehicle for hire
- engineMachine producing motion
- compression ignitionFuel ignites from pressure
- railcarTrack-bound transport vessel
- narrow gaugeReduced track width
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- locomotivesengine, steam engine, tank engine, tender, shunter
- rail tractiontraction, drive wheels, adhesion, pantograph, catenary
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Rail engine using current
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