Language question

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Mike -
The  Book of Operating Ru;es defined engine as a unit propelled by any form
of energy.  N&W had to do this pretty early on because they had to cover
the electric engines they got in 1915,
- Ed King



On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 10:34 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Was the term 'engine' associates with steam locomotives during the age of
> steam? I understand the dictionary definition of engine applies to internal
> combustion engines just as it does steam engines.
>
> I'm curious if that term was in common use back then; or if they called
> them locomotives? I got to wondering this while looking at a photo of a
> crossing sign that said 'LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE'.
> On the other hand, they were operated by 'Engineers'.
>
> Mike Rector
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