locomotive
Example Sentences
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Last month, the state’s air regulators set emissions rules for heavier vehicles and locomotives, including a requirement for all cargo trucks entering seaports and rail yards to be “zero-emission” by 2035.
From Los Angeles Times
In a marathon two-day hearing, the California Air Resources Board voted on new regulations designed to limit pollution from locomotives and cargo trucks.
From Los Angeles Times
According to the new rules, the state is banning locomotive engines that are more than 23 years old by 2030.
From Salon
“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
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