---

• n  a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed

• tank locomotive

News & Articles

---

• How Thomas The Tank Engine Keeps Rolling In The Digital Age
  As the father of a toddler, I spend a lot of time watching Thomas the Tank Engine, a fact that led me to write an article earlier this year in which I tried to figure out how the economics of the Island of Sodor work. But almost as baffling is this idea: how stories about steam engines and railroads are still going strong in 2013, in a world where steam engines and rail lines are no longer a ...
  July 1, 2013 - Forbes