Electric engine pertains to a locomotive powered by electricity picked up from an electric cable or third rail.
Ref: 123888/2006-10-01

Other Database Pages Exist for this Phrase:
Diesel-electric engine (Diesel-electric engine is defined as a locomotive ...)

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