Electric train may refer to:
- Diesel-electric locomotive (an electrically powered locomotive used for hauling unpowered carriages or wagons, powered by electricity generated on board the train)
- Diesel-electric multiple unit ((a train of passenger coaches propelled by electric motors built into one or more of the carriages, powered by electricity generated on board the train)
- Electric locomotive (an electrically powered locomotive used for hauling unpowered carriages or wagons, powered by electricity transferred to the train)
- Electric multiple unit (a train of passenger coaches propelled by electric motors built into one or more of the carriages, powered by electricity transferred to the train)
- Accumulator railcar (a railcar powered by accumulators on board the train)
Famous quotes containing the words electric and/or train:
“That’s the down-town frieze,
Principally the church steeple,
A black line beside a white line;
And the stack of the electric plant,
A black line drawn on flat air.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Still, I am prepared for this voyage, and for anything else you may care to mention.
Not that I am not afraid, but there is very little time left.
You have probably made travel arrangements, and know the feeling.
Suddenly, one morning, the little train arrives in the station, but oh, so big
It is! Much bigger and faster than anyone told you.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
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