Do trains run on diesel?
Andrew Replies...
Most people don't know this, though, that trains are electric vehicles much like my brother's Tesla electric car. The engine drives a generator (or alternator) which supplies electricity to traction motors at each axle. The traction motors are what moves the locomotive and the train behind it.
My favorite all-time locomotive is the Alco (American Locomotive Company) RS3...
2 comments:
Very interesting. So the diesel powers the alternator which supplies the electricity? How many miles to the gallon?
Summer, trains can move a ton of freight over 470 miles on a single gallon of fuel. They are much more efficient than moving freight by trucks.
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