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Yes, locomotive is playable

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"Locomotive" Definition

noun

A driving or pulling force; an impetus: "The US could no longer serve as the locomotive for the world economy” ( George Soros).
A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric or diesel-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks.
A self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails and is used for moving railroad cars.
A school or college cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.

adjective

Able to move independently from place to place.
Of or relating to a self-propelled locomotive.
Of or relating to travel.
Of, relating to, or involved in locomotion.
Serving to put into motion or propel forward: "It may be that the founding fathers overestimated the locomotive force of the collective and mutual self-interest” ( Ian Davidson).

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