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Is locomotive another word for train?

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What is a locomotive and what does it do?

locomotive, any of various self-propelled vehicles used for hauling railroad cars on tracks.

locomotive | vehicle | Britannica

What is the difference between a train and a locomotive?

As nouns the difference between train and locomotive is that train is elongated portion or train can be (obsolete) treachery; deceit while locomotive is (rail transport) the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself, but pulls the coaches or rail cars or wagons.

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Why is it called a locomotive?

The word locomotive originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus "place", and the Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, which was first used in 1814 to distinguish between self-propelled and stationary steam engines.

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