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The core of Via's long-range fleet is a collection of streamlined equipment originally built by the Budd Company for Canadian Pacific in the 1950s. These were rebuilt by AMF to use head end power and thus are often referred to as the "HEP" fleet. In 2023, Via Rail joined Amtrak in an attempt to replace their aging Streamliner equipment. [7]
A Hyundai Rotem cab car of Metrolink An EMD F125 locomotive of Metrolink at Los Angeles Union Station. Metrolink, the commuter rail system serving Southern California, operates a fleet of passenger train rolling stock consisting of 60 locomotives, 137 active Bombardier BiLevel Coaches (called the “Sentinel Fleet” by Metrolink), and 137 Rotem Commuter Cars (called the “Guardian Fleet”).
A cars, (fleet numbers 101–276) were either rebuilt while retaining their cab (and renamed A2 cars, fleet numbers 1164–1276), or rebuilt without a cab (converted into B2 cars, fleet numbers 1838–1913). B cars (fleet numbers 501–774, 801–837) were rebuilt into B2 cars (fleet numbers 1501–1774, 1801–1837).
Amtrak is buying 28 trains from Alstom as part of a $2.3 billion program to modernize its fleet of Acela high-speed trainsets on the Northeast Corridor route between Boston and Washington, D.C ...
Six new structures are planned to separate road traffic from freight rail and high-speed trains. California wins big federal grant for high-speed rail. How much, and where will it be spent?
The Caltrain Modernization Program (CalMod), sometimes referred to as the Caltrain Electrification Project, was a $2.44 billion project which added a positive train control (PTC) system and electrified the main line of the U.S. commuter railroad Caltrain, which serves cities in the San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley.
The EMD F40PH has continued to serve VIA Rail into the 21st century: between 2007 and 2012 VIA refurbished its entire fleet for CAD$100 million. [25] The rebuild program included separate HEP generators, overhauled engines, a third headlight addition, cab reconditioning, additional safety horns at the front, and repainting into the newer VIA ...
The money came from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program at the Federal Railroad Administration. It is part of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed by ...