switch locomotive

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• locomotive — locomotively, adv. locomotiveness, locomotivity, n. /loh keuh moh tiv/, n. 1. a self propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars. 2. an organized… …   Universalium

• switch engine — noun a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard • Syn: ↑donkey engine • Hypernyms: ↑locomotive, ↑engine, ↑locomotive engine, ↑railway locomotive * * * noun : a railroad engine usually of the total adhesio …   Useful english dictionary

• locomotive engine — noun a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks • Syn: ↑locomotive, ↑engine, ↑railway locomotive • Derivationally related forms: ↑engineer (for: ↑engine) …   Useful english dictionary

• switch — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch twig Date: 1592 1. a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig < a riding switch > 2. an act of switching: as a. a blow with a switch b. a shift from one to another c. a change from the usual < that… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• switch engine — Switching Switch ing, a. & n. from {Switch}, v. [1913 Webster] {Switching engine}, a locomotive for switching cars from one track to another, and making up trains; called also {switch engine}. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• switch engine — A locomotive used only for switching and purposes incidental to the maintenance and operation of a railroad yard. The distinction between a road engine and a switch engine, as they are known in railroading, is this: The road engine has a pilot in …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• switch engine — Railroads. a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a yard. Also called switcher, switching locomotive. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• Nevada Industrial Switch — Locale Near Lake Mead, Nevada between Apex (UP Milepost 352) Pabco Gypsum Mine Dates of operation Before 1997– Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) …   Wikipedia

• Diesel locomotive — Three styles of diesel locomotive body: cab unit, hood unit and box cab. These locomotives are operated by Pacific National in Australia …   Wikipedia

• Montreal Locomotive Works — MLW redirects here; for the professional wrestling promotions, see Maple Leaf Wrestling and Major League Wrestling Montreal Locomotive Works builder s plate, 1913 Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer… …   Wikipedia

• Railroad switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). A right hand railroad switch with point indicator pointing to right …   Wikipedia