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These newer cars, dubbed the "Surfliner" were ordered from Alstom in February 1998 and were delivered between 2000 and 2001. [6] The delivery of the new cars allowed Caltrans to remove the California Cars from the heavily used San Diegan route and assign them to operate only on the less demanding Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins routes.
By the end of March 2019, 65 cars were in use; four 10-car trains for revenue service and the remainder for training. In June 2019, with 84 total cars delivered, Bombardier announced it would be moving production from their New York-based plant to a new facility shared with Hitachi Rail in Pittsburg, California in the East Bay. [18]
Two were rebuilt from business cars to track geometry cars: #80 (renumbered from #43) Rio Grande River (ex-SP 3700) and #87 (renumbered from #42) Skagit River (ex-SP 3702). 3734, 3740, 3744, 3745 Pullman-Standard Gallery: Converted to "Ultra Dome" cars and in service with Princess Tours. [34] [35] 4300 St. Louis Car Company postal storage
Each trainset would have a control cab at either end with passenger cars in the middle; two trainsets could be linked nose-to-tail to create a quarter-mile-long double train capable of hauling 900 ...
The vehicles will be low floor, meaning that disabled passengers can enter the cars at any of the train doors. The order builds upon an initial order of 20 cars in 2020 and another eight in 2021.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) ordered 64 cars from CRRC in 2017, with options for a further 218 cars. Construction of the trains began in 2021, with the first train entering service only on the D Line on December 20, 2024, due to testing on Section 1 of the D Line Extension .
The announcement comes as California is seeking a federal waiver for its ban on diesel freight trains starting for older trains in 2030 and applying to all in 2035.
Eureka & Palisades No. 4, an example of a restored train in the United States. The restoration of historic railway equipment has gained importance in the United States, primarily because of a large amount of steam locomotives and cabooses donated by railroads to cities and museums, many of which have been displayed in parks for many years.