EMD FL9

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EMD FL9
New Haven FL9 No. 2010 at Enfield in 1968
Type and origin Power type Electro-diesel Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Model FL9 Build date October 1956 – November 1960 Total produced 60
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-A1A  • UIC Bo'(A1A) Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Length 60 ft 0 in (18.29 m) Loco weight 287,000 lb (130,000 kg) Electric system/s 660 V DC Third rail Current pickup(s) Contact shoe Prime mover EMD 16-567C (2000–2029), EMD 16-567D1 (2030–2059) Engine type V16 Two-stroke diesel Aspiration Roots blower Displacement 9,072 cu in (148.663 L) Generator DC generator Traction motors DC traction motors Cylinders 16 Cylinder size 8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm) Transmission Electric Loco brake Straight air, original 24RL later 26C Train brakes Air
Performance figures Maximum speed 89 mph (143 km/h) Power output 567C: 1,750 hp (1,300 kW), 567D1: 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) Tractive effort 53,200 lbf (236.6 kN) (Starting) 29,500 lbf (131.2 kN) (Continuous) @ 9.3 mph
Career Operators New Haven, Penn Central, Amtrak, Conrail, ConnDOT, Metro-North Class EDER-5 (2000-2029), EDER-5a (2030-2059) Locale North America Disposition Retired from Metro North and ConnDOT, some in service in museums and excursion trains

The EMD FL9 (New Haven Class EDER-5) is a model of electro-diesel locomotive, capable of operating either as a traditional diesel-electric locomotive or as an electric locomotive powered from a third rail. Sixty units were built between October 1956 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (the "New Haven").^[1]