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Timmo_
Sep 30, 2021Explorer II
If we look under the hood of a train's locomotive we will see a large diesel engine that powers an electric generator that supplies electricity to powerful electric electric motors known as "traction motors".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traction_motor
So this should diffuse any suggestion that electric motors lack torque or power.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traction_motor
So this should diffuse any suggestion that electric motors lack torque or power.
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