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What is a push-pull train good at?

Changing direction without moving the locomotive.

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  1. Running without any driver cab
  2. Changing direction without moving the locomotive ✔
  3. Carrying only freight containers

Why: A cab on the end car lets the driver control the locomotive remotely, so it need not be moved.

Huh, didn't know that: A cab on the end car lets the driver control the locomotive remotely, so it need not be moved.

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Answer: Changing direction without moving the locomotive. A cab on the end car lets the driver control the locomotive remotely, so it need not be moved.

  1. Rail transport en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport
    the locomotive need not be moved to the front of the train each time the train changes direction
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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