John Celock said:http://southbrunswick.patch.com/articles/njtransit-unveils-dual-powered-locomotives-4
New Jersey Transit officials unveiled [u]the first dual-powered locomotive car in North America[/u] during a ceremony at Newark Penn Station Wednesday morning.
Okay, strictly speaking, as far as I remember, the below can pass because it says “do not” and “dual powered”
said:
Stessel said that other dual-powered locomotives in North America do not use the overhead lines.
And “do not” and “dual powered” are not the same as “did not” and “tri-power”
(www.northeast.railfan.net/images/ic11000.jpg)
northeast.railfan said:
"The St. Louis Car Co.built three tri-power locomotives(diesel-electric, straight electric, and battery) with two-155hp 6-cyc Buda engines in 1929. IC1000 was rebuild as a straight electric Hudson Bay Minning & Smelting #100. The other two were sold to Illinois Terminal as 55 & 53.(1)