Gas turbine-electric locomotive

Imagine you have a toy train. Normally, you have to push it along the tracks or put batteries in it to make it move. But what if the train could move itself without any help? That's what a gas turbine-electric locomotive does!

Starting with the "gas turbine" part: it's like a big engine that runs on gas (kind of like the gas you put in a car). Instead of using the gas to make the train move directly, the gas turbine spins a generator (kind of like a crankshaft in a car). The generator makes electricity that the train can use to run its motors.

Now on to the "electric" part: the electricity from the generator powers big electric motors that are connected to the wheels of the train. The motors make the wheels turn, which moves the train down the tracks.

So in short, a gas turbine-electric locomotive uses gas to spin a generator and make electricity, then uses that electricity to power big electric motors that turn the wheels and move the train down the tracks. It's like a big toy train that can move itself!