> Also, wow. Seriously, wow. A locomotive running flat out could power several hundred homes. That's exactly what happened in my hometown, which generated powe

> Also, wow. Seriously, wow. A locomotive running flat out could power several hundred homes. That's exactly what happened in my hometown, which generated power via a locomotive that was literally up on blocks. You could hear it grinding away from quite a distance. They only got connected to the grid when I was in my 20s and long gone.