I found this photo recently while surfing the internet.
EMD introduced the unique dual mode EMD model FL-9 cab unit diesel electric cab unit locomotives in the year of 1959. Only the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad purchased these. They could operate as a conventional diesel electric powered locomotive, or as a "Straight Electric" utilizing third rail shoes for entering in to New Yorks City's Grand Central Station.
In later years, the post 1968 succesor railroad Penn Central had painter their EMD FL-9's in to this unique color scheme for commuter train use.
The EMD FL-9 was a good hard working quality built machine that more than outlived their normal working service lives mechanicaly. Several worked their last years for the Connecticut Department of Transportation, and off all things, repainted in to their original New Haven Railroad late 1950's era Mc Ginnis color scheme name after New Haven Railroad President Patrick B. Mc Ginnis.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation, as well as Amtrak retired these unique early dual mode locomotives within the last ten years. Some have even made it in to museum preservation as well.
The EMD FL-9 was definately an early Hybrid model.
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