Juice Jacks

Tethered are we – for we cannot run
Like steam blowing free
Between the trees

Tethered are we – for we cannot run
Like diesel oil
Under streaming sun

Tethered are we – for our power’s not our own
It belongs to the station
Down the road

Yet mighty are we – with our borrowed power
Giving more horses
Per kilowatt hour

Quiet, clean are we – no smoke or fume
Muted roar and hum
No diesel thrum

Though tethered we be…
Past, present are we
Transport made green
Longevity imbued – Future proofed

SNCF 107292 passing through Collioure

86637+86610 at South Hampstead

SNCB 2020 at Ronet

SBB CFF FFS 421391 at Zürich Hauptbahnhof

71003 at Ashford Chart Leacon

SNCF 116041 at Gare du Nord

Sometimes also called Juice Hogs, Juice Jacks is a US Railroad nickname for electric locomotives and units.