trolley-wire locomotive

  • 1trolley — /trol ee/, n., pl. trolleys, v., trolleyed, trolleying. n. 1. a trolley car. 2. a pulley or truck traveling on an overhead track and serving to support and move a suspended object. 3. a grooved metallic wheel or pulley carried on the end of a… …

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  • 2trolley locomotive — noun : an electrically operated locomotive that obtains power from an overhead wire …

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  • 3Hybrid locomotive — is a locomotive or multiple unit train that uses an on board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) (battery or ultracapacitors) and a fueled power source for propulsion.Hybrid trains typically are powered either by fuel cell technology or the …

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  • 4Electric locomotive — Electric Trains redirects here. For the 1995 Squeeze single, see Electric Trains (song). An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from an external source. Sources include overhead lines, third rail or an on board electricity… …

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  • 5Conduit current collection — Abandoned conduit trackage at the Kingsway Tramway Subway in London Conduit current collection is a system of electric current collection used by electric trams, where the power supply is carried in a channel under the roadway, rather than… …

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  • 6Sacramento Northern Railway — ← Sacramento Northern Railway Reporting mark SN Locale Central and Northern California Dates of operation 1918 (began December 27, 1904 under the Northern Electric brand before the rename to Sacramento Northern)[1]–1983 (upon purchase by Western… …

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  • 7Streetcars in New Orleans — New Orleans Streetcars Streetcar in the background on St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District with Mardi Gras beads on a crepe myrtle tree …

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  • 8SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes — SEPTA City Transit Division SEPTA New Flyer DE40LF #5606H waits at 4th Market Streets in Center City Philadelphia. Slogan …

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  • 92004 in rail transport — EventsJanuary events* January 1 METRORail light rail service in Houston, Texas, opens.February events* February 3 The first freight train travels the entire north south transcontinental railroad in Australia between Adelaide, South Australia, and …

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  • 10Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad — Map of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad from a 1936 public timetable folder …

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