Railway Engineering Terms

1 words in this vocabulary list

noun a powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains

adjective relating to locomotion or capable of moving under its own power

  • The locomotive pulled a long line of freight cars through the mountain pass.
  • I love watching the old locomotive chug along the tracks at the train museum.
  • That locomotive is a real powerhouse, it can haul some serious cargo!
  • Her determination was like a locomotive, unstoppable and powerful.