they use locos instead of MUs because their carriages are built to hold cargo, not practical for all of them to have engines too
freight trains are run with diesel or electric *locomotives,* neither of which are outdated
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in the USA, diesel locos predominate because very little of our rail infrastructure is electrified
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yes to both
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