[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by njlou

Please do some research. start with: Diesel-electric locomotive engines & how they work

Do what research? That article says "...the diesel-electric uses a diesel engine to drive an electric generator, which then supplies the current to traction motors, which are geared directly to the locomotive's wheels", which is exactly what I said. The electric part is just a transmission. Nothing hybrid about it at all.

If you want to see examples of actual hybrid locomotives, look here: Hybrid locomotive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia or here: GE Ecomagination: Hybrid Locomotive