. . . and for the record . . . there were also diesels which ran air
compressors and the resulting air was thus feed to pistons much like steam
and steam engines.
BTW, I didn't know there were so many "rivet counters" in this group. 8-)
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On Iau, 2003-07-24 at 21:13, Nix, Robert P. wrote:
> Just for the record... Diesel locomotives *are* electric locomotives....
The wheels on a diesel are turned by electric motors; the diesel engine is
used to run a generator only.
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Not always - they may be using mechanical or hydraulic transmission
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