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Well, yes, most modern locomotives are diesel-electric but they don't have lines above them. Plus, the electric lines don't have much redundancy...

We also have open divisions in the states with those sorts of crazy things. Tractor pulling is kind of underground but where it's big it's BIG...

You use electric motors because they apply torque instantaneously. You know the thing a train needs the most of. Definitely not more popular...

The electric part is just a power transmission system. Large vehicles run into wear problems with mechanical or hydraulic transmissions. With...