ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Electric locomotive

... of the railway contractor have called for such locomotives, for which several systems of power have been tried. In many ways the electric locomotive has distinct advantages over its rivals, steam and compressed air, for these narrow gage lines. Reviewing these advantages briefly, we see that the electrical equipment is more economical to work, as one good stationary engine develops power much more cheaply than several ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 • Various

... but it's because they didn't have the right kind of a battery. You know an electric locomotive can make pretty good speed, Dad. Over a hundred miles an ...

— Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout - or, The Speediest Car on the Road • Victor Appleton