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Show mifc NOW THEN: The world's first electric locomotive, designed de-signed by Werner von Siemens, pulled three, small, six-seat carriages around a 950-foot track in Berlin in 1879. This historic1 first 1 marked the introduction of a locomotive powered by the new marvel of ' electricity. NOW: Electric locomotives locomo-tives travel a lot farther and faster than the 4.3 mph of the original model. Today's giant engines weigh 22 tons and travel at speeds up to 120 miles per hour. The photo above shows a light rail vehicle from Siemens that will carry as many as 1500 passengers per hour on a mass transit system being built in San Diego. ( t95 prty 2S Wiupx cows 10.9 wtuofi etn |