Locomotive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus , "place" + Medieval Latin motivus , "...
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Diesel locomotive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a Diesel engine. Several types have been developed, the principal distinction being in the means by which the prime m...
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By the way, you also contradict yourself, because, Diesel Locomotives needs Diesel, ... How/why do the diesels produce so much more tractive effort than the electrics with less horsepower? I may be wrong on this, but it may have to do with weight/gearing. A freight locomotive can weigh over 400,000 lbs. with low gearing to...
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Fourthly, the Diesel type locomotive requires much less room for the storage of its fuel than the steam type. ... Despite its numerous advantages, the Diesel locomotive is inferior to the steam type in one important respect—namely, that it requires a transmission system to convey the power from the engine to the...
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Locomotives run using three main sources of power, or a combination of the three- diesel oil, electricity, and steam. ... "Early locomotives weighed from 3 to 6 short tons (2.7 to 5.4 metric tons) …. A modern locomotive may weigh over 700 short tons (640 metric tons) …."
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The five- or six-speed transmission on most cars allows them to go 110 mph (177 kph) or faster with an engine-speed range of 500 to 6,000 rpm. The engine on our diesel locomotive has a much smaller speed range.
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