Electric Diesel Locomotive

Electro-diesel or dual-mode locomotives are locomotives with the ability to draw power either from their diesel engine or from an electricity supply (typically provided, as with all-electric locomotives, by overhead lines or a third rail). Diesel engines work like those of ...

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