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It's really not engineering.

It's really not engineering.

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The standard locomotives that we all know are actually electric.

The wheels are turned by electric motors. There is no mechanical connection between the diesel generators and the wheels.

Also, batteries are a horrible way to store energy. Locomotives will be one of the last things to switch over to batteries.