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Do locomotive trains use gas?
Locomotives use diesel engines thus run on diesel fuel, they do not use gasoline.
Why diesel engine is not used in small locomotives?
I am not an expert but my understanding is the electromotive configuration is better suited to locomotives. An internal combustion engine is used to run a generator or alternator and the electricity then runs the electric motors that drive the wheels. +++ The diesel engine IS used in small locomotives, usually with a hydraulic transmission. Larger locomotives use either electric or hydraulic drives but the prime mover is still a diesel engine.
How will steam locomotive engines continue to develope?
Except for a few turbine driven locomotives, they won't. Most locomotives use diesel engines to drive a generator, which feeds power to the traction motors.
Does my 2003 dodge ram 2500 diesel have a catalytic converter?
Yes, your 2003 ram diesel has a catalytic converter. The converter is located under the cab.
Do trains have a differential unit?
Most diesel-electric locomotives use electrical transmission and each wheel is driven individually by a electrical motor, rather than drive shafts. So there is no differential unit on these locomotives.
Which type of fuel does a train use?
The majority of trains in the 1940s were pulled by steam locomotives (some diesel locomotives had been introduced in the 1930s but they were not common on the mainlines). These were usually fueled with either coal or fuel oil. There were a few railroads using electric locomotives on specific sections of track (e.g. the Great Northern Railway over the Cascade Range in Washington state).
Are external sun shade or sunshades found on some diesel locomotives fixed or retractable?
They will probally be fixed for ease of use on models, but on real trains they are retractible
What types of engine do trains use?
Most railroad locomotives today are known as diesel-electrics. A large diesel engine drives an electrical generator, which sends power to the electric drive motors. Some are purely eletrical- they get power from an overhead line, or from a special rail on the ground- which powers the electric motors. Older locomotives were steam engines- they burned coal, and the heat turned water to steam, which powered the steam engine.
How does a modern electric train generate power?
Electric trains usually get power from overhead power cables or an electrified third rail below. Locomotives can use diesel fuel to generate electric voltage to run the engine.
Did people use steam locomotives to move west?
yes
If you have a 350 v8 diesel engines do you use diesel gas?
If the engine has spark plugs, use gasoline. If it has a diesel injection pump, use diesel.
Did Alco locomotives run with long hood forward?
No when use in MUD, maybe yes in single unit use.
