Encyclopedialocomotivelocomotive, vehicle used to pull a train of unpowered railroad cars. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on locomotive from Fact Monster:
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