Electric motors are geared to the wheels.
Electric power is gotten from some external source (via third rail or overhead wire).
{Except for a few battery powered locomotives.}
The modern giants of freight locomotive manufacturing are General Electric and Electro-Motive of CAT. General Electric's current production model, the ES44AC runs in at 432,000lbs. (216 tons) Electro-Motive's current production model, the SD70ACe runs in at 408,000lbs. (204 tons) There are many models before and likely after that have different weight specs. Some models are modified to be heavier as well to increase their tractive effort (pulling ability). However, these are still reasonably common locomotives.
An engineer. A brakeman or a conductor may aspire to become an engineer.
about locomotive crane
First American locomotive called - Camelback Locomotive 1853www
The locomotives in the runaway train themselves (the red units) are General Electric AC4400's. The Locomotives used by the protagonists (the blue units) are older Electro-Motive Division (GM) SD-40-2's.
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive platform
what was the first American locomotive
Taw locomotive was created in 1898.
Talyllyn - locomotive - was created in 1864.
Lyd - locomotive - was created in 2010.
Locomotive Music was created in 1997.