EMD FL9

Specifications
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)
Fuel type	Diesel
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

Type and origin
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

EMD FL9
EMD FL9
	New Haven FL9 No. 2010 at Enfield in 1968
Power type
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
Configuration:;
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)
Fuel type	Diesel
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
Maximum speed
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
Operators
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 ("dual power"). 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"). The locomotives were designed to allow diesel powered trains to enter Grand Central Terminal, where non-electric locomotives are forbidden. The FL9s continued in passenger service under the New Haven's successors, with the final units in revenue service retired by Metro-North Railroad in 2009. A number of FL9s have been preserved at museums or with private owners.