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The Silverliner V is an electric multiple unit railcar designed and built by Hyundai Rotem. It is used by Philadelphia 's SEPTA Regional Rail and Denver 's Regional Transportation District . This is the fifth generation railcar in the Silverliner family of single level EMUs.
Silverliner is the name given to a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) railcars in commuter rail service in the Philadelphia area since 1958. As of the introduction of the Silverliner V in 2009–2010, there have been 5 generations of Silverliner cars, identified by the Roman numerals I through V placed after the name Silverliner.
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 ...
Silverliner V SEPTA Regional Rail train at Wilmington station. The line north of Wilmington was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.The original alignment was opened January 17, 1838, and on November 18, 1872, a realignment opened north of Chester (part of the old route is now used for the Airport Line).
On October 29, 2010, the Cynwyd Line was where the Silverliner V rail cars made their first run in revenue service, [12] and, on June 29, 2012, where the final Silverliner IIs and IIIs ran in revenue service before being fully retired. [citation needed] [13] SEPTA activated positive train control on the Cynwyd Line on November 21, 2016. [14]
Bethlehem Steel produced a total of 100 cars composed of three types: coaches, baggage-coaches, and baggage-coach-RPO.Each car carried the same dimensions: 72 feet 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (22.2 m) long, 10 feet 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (3.1 m) wide, and 15 feet 6 inches (4.7 m) high.
The Silverliner IV is the fourth-generation electric multiple unit railcar in the Silverliner family. It was designed and built by General Electric and was delivered between 1973 and 1976. It operates on the SEPTA Regional Rail network throughout Greater Philadelphia. The 232-car Silverliner IV order was the largest order of the Silverliner ...
It delivered 120 Silverliner V commuter trains for SEPTA Regional Rail in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and 66 Silverliner Vs for Regional Transportation District (RTD)'s A Line. [ 9 ] Besides conventional trains powered by diesel, overhead wire and third rail , Hyundai Rotem is also developing hydrogen mobility technology together with ...