locomotive

Example Sentences

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“There are so many things about Howard right now that really distinguish it as what I would call a fast-moving locomotive train,” he said in a telephone interview.

From Washington Post

"As a result of the incident, a locomotive and several wagons of a freight train derailed," he added, without saying who was responsible.

From Reuters

On Monday, a locomotive and seven freight wagons were derailed in Bryansk after an unidentified explosive device went off, Bogomaz said.

From Reuters

It said the locomotive and seven freight wagons were derailed and the locomotive caught fire.

From Reuters

“But after 60 years of nonstop locomotive painting, it was like his batteries had finally run out.”

From Seattle Times