Multiple-unit train control
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Multiple-unit train control, sometimes abbreviated to multiple-unit or MU, is a method of simultaneously controlling all the traction equipment in a train from a single location—whether it is a multip
Two ICE 2 trains operating in multiple-unit train control in Bielefeld, Germany
South Side Elevated Railroad car #1, one of the cars that Frank Sprague converted to MU operation in Chicago
Two Japanese Shinkansen trains operating in multiple-unit train control
Two ZiU-9 trolleybuses operating in multiple-unit control in Saint Petersburg, USSR
Diesel locomotive
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A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechan
The ČKD ČME3, a common example of a diesel shunting locomotive
The InterCity 125 set a speed record – 148 mph (238 km/h) – for a diesel-powered train in 1987. Capable of 125 mph (201 km/h) in regular service, the train consists of two power cars with either seven or eight carriages between them.
These locomotives operated by Pacific National in Australia show three styles of diesel locomotive body: cab unit (front), hood unit, and flat-nose (rear).
Petrol–electric Weitzer railmotor, first 1903, series 1906