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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 agency received some of the trains back in September 2016; but subsequently withdrew 18 cars after an additional defect was identified – a “clearance issue” that led to occasional contact between old and new components. [13] SEPTA announced that it could resume normal schedules on October 3 and would receive all trains by November ...
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 ...
The cars were ordered from General Electric and Avco. [1] Aside from the boxier look and smaller side windows, the main changes between the new IVs and earlier Silverliners included a dynamic brake system, for which the resistance grids were fitted in the car's signature roof hump, and, for the Penn Central cars, a trainline automatic door system which removed the need for train crew to ...
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad: Louisiana Central Stem Railway: MP: 1856 1868 Louisiana Central Railroad of Louisiana: Louisiana East and West Railway: MP: 1904 1907 Texas and Pacific Railway: Louisiana Midland Railway: LOAM 1974 1981 N/A Louisiana Midland Railway: IC: 1945 1967 Illinois Central Railroad: Louisiana Nickel Plate ...
The Acadiana Railway Company (reporting mark AKDN) is a short line railroad based in Opelousas, Louisiana. It operates on the following trackage: Crowley–Eunice, 21.6 miles (34.8 km) by trackage rights on property of the Union Pacific Railroad, Eunice–Opelousas, 20.9 miles (33.6 km) Opelousas–Bunkie, Louisiana, 36.1 miles (58.1 km)
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