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The 232-car Silverliner IV order was the largest order of the Silverliner series to date. It allowed for the retirement of most of the Reading electric multiple units and PRR MP54 cars, which dated from at least the 1930s.
SEPTA Silverliner IV #145 making a stop at the Paoli Station, in 1993. The 232-car Silverliner IV order was the largest order in the Silverliner series to date. Delivered between 1973 and 1976, the Silverliner IV cars allowed for the retirement of most of the Reading electric multiple units and PRR MP54 cars, which dated from at least the 1930s ...
2200-series (CTA) 2400-series (CTA) A. AB Standard (New York City Subway car) Acela Express (trainset) ... Silverliner; Silverliner IV; Silverliner V; Škoda 10 T ...
The Budd Silverliner was a model of electric multiple unit railcar designed and built by the Budd Company with 59 examples being delivered starting in 1963. Fifty-five of the cars were purchased for the Reading and Pennsylvania Railroads with public funds for use in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area commuter rail service with the remaining 4 cars being purchased by USDOT for use in high-speed ...
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Indeed, the Arrow II and the Silverliner IV share the same body shell, cab corner air scoops and single-arm Faiveley pantographs, with the primary differences being the shorter air intake hump on the roof, corresponding lack of dynamic brakes, and the inclusion of the high-level center door as on the Arrow I.
In May 2024, SEPTA unveiled Silverliner IV #304 with a heritage Conrail logo as part of their celebration of the Silverliner IV cars’ 50th anniversary. SEPTA stated that several of their Reading Railroad acquired Silverliner IV’s wore a Conrail logo from 1976-1981.
The Silverliner coaches were first built by Budd in Philadelphia and used by the PRR in 1958 as a prototype intercity EMU alternative to the GG1-hauled trains. Similarly designed cars were purchased in 1963 as the Silverliner II, in 1967 as the Silverliner III, and the Silverliner IV in 1973.