dieselize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Though it was one of the last major U.S. railroads to dieselize, it was finally retiring steam locomotives at a fast clip and stepping up its purchase of diesel-electric equipment.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has entirely dieselized the road, shorn off many of its unprofitable branch lines and short-haul passenger trains, aggressively adopted piggybacking and bought the world's largest railroad-owned computer to direct freight and handle accounting.
From Time Magazine Archive
The road is 100% dieselized, with $342 million worth of new cars, locomotives and other facilities added between 1946 and 1955.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since all three are dieselized, they would need less equipment, could shift engines from one section to another as traffic demanded, could also combine many duplicating services, from secretaries to freight yards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nine years ago, Class I railroads burned up 132 million tons of coal; now, largely dieselized, they take only about 35 million tons a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Taking over the depression-troubled "Q" in 1932, he put it on its feet by such business catchers as the first dieselized streamliner.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Great Northern Railway gifted the steamer to the city on the cusp of dieselizing its locomotive fleet.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
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