locomotive
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We watched candle-dipping artisans at work with wide eyes, heard the screaming whistle of the authentic steam locomotive train, and perused each room of the Dolly Parton Experience museum with glee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
A bombed-out locomotive from the Korean War remains near Woljeong-ri station as a reminder of the division.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
More than one analyst thinks it’s oversold and that a reversal is coming with buying from central banks the chief locomotive for any move upwards.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The public isn’t generally allowed to touch the locomotive, but the crew makes exceptions during stops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
There were a vintage subway turnstile and an antique telephone, the shell of a Bluebird radio, even the nose fin of a locomotive.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Of the 521 locomotives hit since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, almost 60% have been his this year, according to statistics released by Ukrzaliznytsia supplied to AFP news agency.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
But attacks are intensifying, with more than half of all strikes on locomotives since then occurring this year alone, according to the state-owned operator.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In August alone, some 40 locomotives were attacked across Ukraine, Pertsovsky told AFP in a telephone interview.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
In February, Fortescue started running two battery-electric locomotives from Caterpillar’s Progress Rail on its railroad, which it said will reduce its diesel use by roughly 1 million liters annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Sometimes in the night, on the far side of the fields, I heard the huffing of locomotives and the clack of iron wheels.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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