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Old 08-13-2008, 07:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
ATaylorRacing
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Those diesel trains you see all around the country are actually electromotve diesels. They have a huge diesel motor or motors that power generators to drive powerful electric motors. Nearly all surface mines use electric shovels...they get their power from substations!
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