Hybrid locomotive with throttle power boost

A locomotive, comprising:

• a diesel-electric engine;
• an electrical storage;
• traction motors coupled to the diesel-electric engine and to the electrical storage;
• a cab configured to house an operator of the locomotive, the cab containing controls adjustable by the operator to affect movement of the locomotive, the controls comprising:
• a throttle lever adjustable to set a total power to be provided to the traction motors for propelling the locomotive, and
• an actuator, separate from the throttle lever, adjustable to set a second amount of auxiliary power to be provided from the electrical storage to the traction motors;
• and
• a control module, coupled to the diesel-electric engine and to the electrical storage, configured to cause delivery of the second amount of auxiliary power to the traction motors, in response to the actuator being set at the second amount of auxiliary power.

A method for executing a power boost in a locomotive, comprising:

• receiving, from a user-activated throttle in a cab of the locomotive, a setting for diesel-engine power from a diesel-electric engine for driving traction motors of the locomotive;
• receiving, from a user-selectable actuator in the cab separate from the user-activated throttle, a request for a first level of the power boost for driving the traction motors;
• and
• causing a delivery of a first amount of electrical power commensurate with the first level from an electrical storage to the traction motors together with the diesel-engine power.