# Electric Locomotive

> Canonical source: [Electric Locomotive](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/electric-locomotive)
> Language: en

Moves Freight Cars from station to station.
Requires between 25-110 MW of power to move. 
Must be built on a Railway.

Nicknamed 'Leif' by FICSIT pioneers because of its reliability.

## Properties

- Entity type: Vehicle
- Stack size: 1
- Radioactive: No
- Can be discarded: Yes

## Vehicle properties

- [Electric Locomotive](/wiki/buildings/electric-locomotive)

## Tools

- [Satisfactory Train Throughput Calculator](/tools/train-throughput)

## Technical Details

- Class name: Desc_Locomotive_C
- Native class: FGVehicleDescriptor
- Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Buildable/Vehicle/Train/Locomotive/Desc_Locomotive
- Resource form (export): RF_INVALID