Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...
operates a fleet of passenger train
rolling stock
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consisting of predominantly custom-built equipment. The active fleet includes some 240
diesel locomotives, 66 electric locomotives, 1,408 passenger cars and 20
Acela Express
The ''Acela'' ( ; originally the ''Acela Express'' until September 2019) is Amtrak's flagship service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C. and Boston via 13 intermediate stops, inclu ...
high-speed trainsets. Amtrak also operates 196 locomotives and railcars owned wholly by state partners.
Current
Locomotives
Amtrak operates
diesel
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,
electric
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, and
dual-mode (diesel or electric) locomotives. Its electric locomotives are confined to the
Northeast Corridor and the
Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line
The Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by Amtrak in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. This is the only electrified Amtrak line in the United States outside of the main line of the Northeast Corridor. The line r ...
, dual-mode locomotives are only used in the
Empire Corridor
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between Albany and New York, and the diesel locomotives are used in all other areas across in the United States.
Passenger cars
As of late 2018, Amtrak rostered 1,408 passenger cars of various types. These include coaches, lounges, dining cars, sleeping cars, baggage cars and crew/dormitory cars.
Trainsets
Business cars
Amtrak business cars.jpg, Three of Amtrak's business cars on the back of the ''Blue Water
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'' in 2011: the ''Pacific Cape'', ''Ocean View'', and ''Beech Grove''.
American View (17299648602).jpg, Amtrak's American View business and inspection car
In addition to its regular fleet, Amtrak owns several business and track geometry cars:
* #10001 ''Beech Grove'', an "
Amfleet
Amfleet is a fleet of single-level intercity railroad passenger cars built by the Budd Company for American company Amtrak in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Budd based the Amfleet design on its earlier Metroliner electric multiple unit. An in ...
office car" used for official business by the Amtrak president and other VIPs. This unique car has an open observation platform, lounge seating area, dining room, kitchen and 2 sleeping accommodations, as well as has lights, GPS equipment and a camera to inspect tracks for defects. The car was repurposed in 2020 with a LiDAR Laser Measurement System.
* #10002 ''Corridor Clipper'', an Amfleet I-based track geometry car. It is periodically attached to the end of a diesel or electric revenue-running train or is hauled by a locomotive only. The car has a special pantograph that is used to test and measure overhead lines.
* #10003, an unnamed ''Acela''-based track geometry car. It is periodically inserted into an ''
Acela Express
The ''Acela'' ( ; originally the ''Acela Express'' until September 2019) is Amtrak's flagship service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C. and Boston via 13 intermediate stops, inclu ...
'' consist between a power car (locomotive) and the nearest end car, resulting in a train with two power cars and seven intermediate cars rather than the normal six.
* #10004 ''American View'', a Viewliner-based "inspection car" with rear-facing seats and large glass window at the end of the car that allows passengers to observe the tracks. The car can also be used by maintenance crews to visually inspect the tracks for defects and by the Amtrak president and other executives for official purposes. Originally numbered #2301, the ''American View'' is one of the three prototype Viewliner cars and was the last passenger railcar produced by Budd.
* #10005, an unnamed catenary measurement car. Like car #10002 ''Corridor Clipper'', this car has a special pantograph that is used to test and measure overhead lines.
* #10020 ''Pacific Bend'', a heritage
Pacific-series 10-6 sleeper formally used by Union Pacific, now converted for crew use on special trains. Four roomettes remain for staff use, five roomettes have been converted to storage areas and one has been converted into a shower. The bedrooms have been removed and replaced with a crew lounge.
* #10021 ''Pacific Cape'', a heritage Pacific-series 10-6 sleeper now converted for crew use on special trains. It is usually used along with the ''Beech Grove'' for official business by the Amtrak president and other VIPs.
* #9800 ''Metroliner'', a former
Metroliner electric multiple unit cafe converted to be used as a first class conference car. Primarily used on charter services on the Northeast Corridor. The car is broken up into 3 areas, one end of the car has 12 business class seats in a 2+1 configuration, the middle has a cafe, and the other end has conference areas (a large private conference room with 8 seats around a large table, 2 medium-sized semi-private conference sections with 4 seats around a table and 2 small semi-private conference sections with 2 seats around a table).
The car at one time had cab controls that have since been removed
Former (Amtrak purchased)
This is a partial listing of locomotives and rolling stock formerly operated by Amtrak. This does not include equipment inherited from private railroads (see
#Inherited)
Locomotives
AMTK 315 Tun17 CZ Nwcstle Mar1995RP - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg, EMD F40PHR#315 leads the ''California Zephyr
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'' out of Tunnel #17 near Newcastle, California
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in 1995.
AMTK 629 with 5 Emi gap Feb 1978xRP - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg, EMD SDP40F#629 with the ''San Francisco Zephyr
The ''San Francisco Zephyr'' was an Amtrak passenger train that ran between Chicago and Oakland from June 1972 to July 1983.
History
From the start of Amtrak in spring 1971 until summer 1972, Amtrak service between Chicago and Oakland was provi ...
'' in 1978.
E60 604.jpg, GE E60#604 at 30th Street Station
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in 1997.
Trainsets
Former (inherited)
Locomotives
Amtrak San Joaquin east of Martinez, May 1974.jpg, EMD E9 "A" and "B" units with the '' San Joaquin'' in 1974.
Amtrak San Francisco Zephyr.jpg, EMD FP7 leading the ''San Francisco Zephyr
The ''San Francisco Zephyr'' was an Amtrak passenger train that ran between Chicago and Oakland from June 1972 to July 1983.
History
From the start of Amtrak in spring 1971 until summer 1972, Amtrak service between Chicago and Oakland was provi ...
'' in 1975.
Amtrak No 904.jpg, Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...
904 westbound at Harrison, New Jersey
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As of the 2 ...
in June 1975
United Aircraft TurboTrain at Transpo '72.jpg, UAC TurboTrain at Transpo '72.
Metroliner (NYC 1972).jpg, Budd Metroliner 851 in 1972.
Amtrak inherited numerous locomotives from private railroads on its formation in 1971. Most of these were retired by the end of the decade, if not earlier. These locomotives are enumerated below, with their original owners.
Trainsets and multiple units
Passenger cars
See also
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Amtrak paint schemes
Amtrak has used a variety of paint schemes (more properly called liveries) on its rolling stock since taking over intercity passenger rail service in the United States in 1971. A series of seven schemes termed ''Phases'', first introduced in 1 ...
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Budd SPV-2000
The Budd SPV-2000 is a self-propelled diesel multiple unit railcar built by the Budd Company between 1978 and 1981 for use on North American commuter railroads. The design was a successor to Budd's popular Rail Diesel Car (RDC) but based on the b ...
, Connecticut-owned diesel multiple units which Amtrak operated in the 1980s–1990s
Notes
References
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External links
Amtrak Photo ArchivesFleet Revitalization Plans, Page 3
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Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...