locomotive

Example Sentences

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Since 2015, it has become much more common for railroads to use multiple locomotives spread throughout a train.

From Seattle Times

“The drop in operating costs includes reductions in spending to repair, service and maintain locomotives and freight cars, perform train inspections, and pay engine crews and train crews,” it added.

From New York Times

Railroads upgraded to diesel-powered locomotives by the 1930s, leading to the slow demise of coal extraction in the Upper County.

From Seattle Times

In the 1970s, he designed the iconic cartoon steam locomotive that welcomed viewers every week to “Soul Train.”

From Los Angeles Times

Later, its bulbous, almost cartoonishly rotund body carried unwieldy industrial objects like wind turbine blades or locomotives, and pleased crowds at air shows.

From New York Times