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1Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad — ALCO S 2 #75 …
2Locomotive wheelslip — is an event that affects railway motive power when starting from stationary.The greatest effort is required from a locomotive when starting. At this time, if the driver applies too much power to the wheels (ie, for a steam locomotive, he opens… …
3locomotive — locomotively, adv. locomotiveness, locomotivity, n. /loh keuh moh tiv/, n. 1. a self propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars. 2. an organized… …
4Oil burner (engine) — This article is about the engine. For a meaning related to heating device, see Oil burner. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Locomotive No.787 after conversion to oil firing. An oil burner engine is a steam engine that uses oil as its fuel. The term… …
5Locomotive — 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 , causing motion , and is a shortened form of the term… …
6Oil Campaign chronology of World War II — Main articles: Oil Campaign of World War II and Oil Campaign targets of World War II The Oil Campaign chronology of World War II lists bombing missions and related events regarding the petroleum/oil/lubrication (POL) facilities that supplied Nazi …
7Oil shale in Estonia — Outcrop of Ordovician kukersite oil shale, northern Estonia Oil shale in Estonia is an important resource for the national economy. Estonia s oil shale deposits account for just 17% of total deposits in the European Union but the country… …
8oil burner — /ˈɔɪl bɜnə/ (say oyl bernuh) noun 1. Also, burner. a device for making possible the steady burning of fuel oil in air so as to produce heat for furnaces, boilers, etc. 2. a ship, locomotive, or any device, the function of which depends on burning …
9Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… …
10Fairlie locomotive — For other uses of Fairlie, see Fairlie (disambiguation). A Fairlie is a type of articulated steam locomotive that has the driving wheels on bogies. The locomotive may be double ended (a double Fairlie) or single ended (a single Fairlie). Fairlies …
