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Amtrak operates a fleet of 2,142 railway cars and 425 locomotives for revenue runs and service, collectively called rolling stock. Notable examples include the GE Genesis and Siemens Charger diesel locomotives, the Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotive, the Amfleet series of single-level passenger cars, the Superliner series of double-decker passenger cars, and 20 Acela Express high-speed trainsets. Amtrak also operates 196 locomotives and railcars owned wholly by state partners.

The railroad is currently working to replace its fleet, spending $2.4 billion on 28 Avelia Liberty trainsets for its flagship Acela service and $7.3 billion for 65 Airo trainsets for other Northeast Corridor services. Additionally, California, North Carolina, and a group of Midwestern states purchased Siemens Venture trainsets for use on routes operated by Amtrak in their states, which started entering service in 2022. In 2023, Amtrak announced it had made a request for proposals, looking to replace hundreds of railcars used on long-distance routes.

Current

Locomotives

Amtrak operates diesel, electric, and dual-mode (diesel or electric) locomotives. Its electric locomotives are confined to the Northeast Corridor and the Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line, dual-mode locomotives are only used in the Empire Corridor between Albany and New York, and the diesel locomotives are used in all other areas across the United States.

Model	Thumbnail	Road numbers	Active fleet	Year	Power type	Owner
Road power
GE Dash 8-32BWH		500–519	17	1991	Diesel	Amtrak
GE Genesis P40DC		800–843	10	1993
GE Genesis P42DC		1–207	154	1996–2001
GE Genesis P32AC-DM		700–717	18	1995	Dual-mode
Siemens ACS-64		600–665, 667–670	67	2014	Electric
Siemens Charger ALC-42		300–424	65 (125)	2021	Diesel
State-owned road power
GE Dash 8-32BWH		2051, 2052	1	1991	Diesel	Caltrans
EMD F59PH		1810, 1859, 1869, 1871, 1984, 1893	6	1988		NCDOT
EMD F59PHI		1755, 1797	2	1998
		2001–2009	8	1994		Caltrans
		2010–2015	5	2001
Siemens Charger SC-44		1400–1401, 1403–1408	8	2016		WSDOT
		2101–2124	22			Caltrans
		4601–4633	30			IDOT
Non-Revenue/Switcher Locomotives
EMD SW1		787	1	1941	Diesel	Amtrak
GE 80-ton switcher		1100	0	1952
EMD SW1000R		794, 796	2	1952
EMD MP15DC		530–539	7	1970
EMD SW1500		541	1	1970
EMD SW1001		569	1	1974
EMD GP38H-3		520–527	8	1966–68
EMD GP38-3		720–724	5	1976
		725–754	20	1960s/70s
MPI GP15D		570–579	10	2004
MPI MP14B		590, 592, 593	3	2010–2013	Diesel Genset
MPI MP21B		591	1	2010
NRE 2GS12B		597, 599, 792, 793, 798	5	2014–2020
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Passenger cars

As of late 2018, Amtrak rostered 1,408 passenger cars of various types. These include coaches, lounges, dining cars, sleeping cars, baggage cars and crew/dormitory cars.

Model	Thumbnail	Road Numbers	In service	Year built	Owner
Metroliner cab car		9632–9651	15	1967–1970	Amtrak
Amfleet I		43346–48196, 81500–82999	454	1975
Amfleet II		25000–28024	141	1981
Superliner I		31000–38034	221	1979
Superliner II		32070–39046	169	1993
Horizon		53501–58108	89	1988
Viewliner (prototype)		2300–2301; 8400	1	1987
Viewliner I		62000–62049	49	1995
Viewliner II		61000–69009	119	2015
Surfliner		6300–6908	37	2000
F40PH NPCU		90200–90413	14	1977–1981
HHP-8C NPCU		9750–9751	2	1999
Autorack		9200–9279	77	2005
State-owned cars
California Car		8001–8814	65	1996	Caltrans
Surfliner		6351–6965	22	2002
Comet IB		5001–5014	14	1968
North Carolina Fleet		400001–400205	20	1952–1965	NCDOT
F40PH NPCU		90252–90253, 90340	3	1977, 1980	ODOT
F59PH NPCU		101–105	5	1988–1990	NCDOT
Siemens Venture		4001–4020, 4101–4134, 4201–4217, 4301–4317	70 (97)	2022	IDOT

Train sets/multiple units

Model	Thumbnail	Road numbers	In service	Year introduced	Notes
Acela Express		2000–2039	40	1999	Electric locomotive; each one is semi-permanently coupled to each end of a trainset.
		3200–3559	120		Unpowered trailer cars; six (four business class, one first class and one cafe) per trainset. 20 trainsets in total.
Talgo Series 8		7110–7911	33	2013	2 trainsets used on Amtrak Cascades, owned by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Unpowered; 13 cars per trainset.
Avelia Liberty		2100–2155	0 (56)	(2024)	Not yet in service. 56 electric locomotives on order.
		3250–3927	0 (252)		Not yet in service. 28 nine-car unpowered trainsets.
Siemens Venture		9000 series 9301-9307 (cab cars)	6 (49)	2023	7 seven-car unpowered trainsets for San Joaquins. Trainset will include a cab car, and be hauled by diesel-electric locomotives in the fleet. Owned by Caltrans.
			0 (48)	(2026)	Not yet in service. 8 six-car unpowered trainsets for Amtrak Cascades. Trainset will include a cab car, paired with a Siemens Charger.
Airo (Charger ALC-42E)			0 (75)	(2026)	Not yet in service. Electro-diesel locomotive. Motors can be powered by energy generated by diesel engine, drawn from overhead lines by Airo power car, or by charge in Airo battery car.
Airo (Venture)			0 (156)		Not yet in service. 26 six-car trainsets for Carolinian, Downeaster, Keystone Service, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian and Vermonter. Trainset will include cab car and power car, which will draw power from overhead lines and feed to motors.
			0 (256)		Not yet in service. 32 eight-car trainsets for Northeast Regional. Trainset will include cab car and power car, which will draw power from overhead lines and feed to motors.
			0 (102)		Not yet in service. 17 six-car trainsets for Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express and Maple Leaf. Trainset will include a cab car and a battery car that will supply electricity to the motors.
FLIRT			0 (10 sets)	(2027)	Not yet in service. Hydrogen multiple units for use on the San Joaquins.

Business cars

• Three of Amtrak's business cars on the back of the Blue Water in 2011: the Pacific Cape, Ocean View, and Beech Grove.
• Amtrak's American View business and inspection car

In addition to its regular fleet, Amtrak owns several business and track geometry cars:

• #10001 Beech Grove, an "Amfleet office car" used for official business by the Amtrak president and other VIPs. This unique car has an open observation platform, lounge seating area, dining room, kitchen and 2 sleeping accommodations, as well as lights, GPS equipment and a camera to inspect tracks for defects. The car was repurposed in 2020 with a LiDAR Laser Measurement System.
• #10002 Corridor Clipper, an Amfleet I-based track geometry car. It is periodically attached to the end of a diesel or electric revenue-running train or is hauled by a locomotive only. The car previously had a special pantograph that was used to test and measure overhead lines.
• #10003, an unnamed Acela-based track geometry car. It is periodically inserted into an Acela Express consist between a power car (locomotive) and the nearest end car, resulting in a train with two power cars and seven intermediate cars rather than the normal six.
• #10004 American View, a Viewliner-based "inspection car" with rear-facing seats and large glass window at the end of the car that allows passengers to observe the tracks. The car can also be used by maintenance crews to visually inspect the tracks for defects and by the Amtrak president and other executives for official purposes. Originally numbered #2301, the American View is one of the three prototype Viewliner cars and was the last passenger railcar produced by Budd.
• #10005, an unnamed catenary measurement car. Like car #10002 Corridor Clipper, this car has a special pantograph that is used to test and measure overhead lines.
• #10020 Pacific Bend, a heritage Pacific-series 10-6 sleeper formally used by Union Pacific, now converted for crew use on special trains. Four roomettes remain for staff use, five roomettes have been converted to storage areas and one has been converted into a shower. The bedrooms have been removed and replaced with a crew lounge.
• #10021 Pacific Cape, a heritage Pacific-series 10-6 sleeper now converted for crew use on special trains. It is usually used along with the Beech Grove for official business by the Amtrak president and other VIPs.
• #9800 Metroliner, a former Metroliner electric multiple unit cafe converted to be used as a first-class conference car. Primarily used on charter services on the Northeast Corridor. The car is broken up into 3 areas, one end of the car has 12 business class seats in a 2+1 configuration, the middle has a cafe, and the other end has conference areas (a large private conference room with 8 seats around a large table, 2 medium-sized semi-private conference sections with 4 seats around a table and 2 small semi-private conference sections with 2 seats around a table). The car at one time had cab controls that have since been removed.

Former (Amtrak purchased)

This is a partial listing of locomotives and rolling stock formerly operated by Amtrak. This does not include equipment inherited from private railroads (see #Inherited)

Locomotives

Builder	Model	Thumbnail	Road numbers	Years of service	Power type
Road power
EMD	SDP40F		500–649	1973–1987	Diesel
GE	P30CH		700–724	1975–1991	Diesel
EMD	F40PH		200–229, 410–415	1976–2003	Diesel
EMD	F40PHR		230–409	1977–2003	Diesel
EMD/Siemens	F69PHAC		450–451	1989–1993	Diesel
GE	E60		950–975	1974–2003	Electric
Bombardier/Alstom	HHP-8		650–664	1999–2014	Electric
EMD/ASEA	AEM-7		900–953	1978–2016	Electric
EMD	EMD F59PHI		450–470	1998–2019	Diesel
Switchers
ALCO	RS-1		44, 46, 47, 59, 62		Diesel
ALCO	RS-3		100–144		Diesel
ALCO	S-2		746		Diesel
EMD	SW1		730–745	1976	Diesel
EMD	SSB1200		550–567	1984–2008	Diesel
EMD	CF7		575–599	1984–2003	Diesel
EMD	GP7		760–762, 769, 771–784		Diesel
EMD	GP9		763–768, 770		Diesel
EMD	GP40		650–664	1991–1993	Diesel
EMD	SW8		1, 3, 747–750		Diesel
GE	45t		7		Diesel
GE	65t		5, 6		Diesel
Railpower	GG20B		599	2006–2008	Diesel

Trainsets

Builder	Model	Image	Road numbers	Years of service	Power type	Notes
ANF	Turboliner		58–69	1973–1995	Gas turbine	Semi-permanently coupled trainset.
Rohr	Turboliner		150–163	1976–2002	Gas turbine	Semi-permanently coupled trainset.
Bombardier	LRC		38, 39 (power cars)	1980–1982	Diesel	Leased by Amtrak, returned to Bombardier.
Talgo	Series VI		7100–7905 (52 cars)	1998–2020	Unpowered (locomotive-hauled)	Five 13-car trainsets for Amtrak Cascades, Two trainsets (Mt. Hood and Mt. Olympus) owned by Amtrak, three (Mt. Adams, Mt. Baker and Mt. Rainier) owned by WSDOT. Mt. Adams trainset destroyed in 2017 Washington train derailment, others retired on recommendation of the NTSB.

Express cars

Amtrak has fielded four different types of specialized cars to support its mail and express business. These included material handling cars (MHCs), roadrailers, express boxcars, and ExpressTrak refrigerator cars. Although express cars are traditionally called "head end" cars; the MHC express boxcars were the only cars equipped with lines for head end power, allowing them to be located between the locomotive and passenger cars. All others were found on the rear of the train, behind the last passenger car. Most of the fleet was retired in 2003 when Amtrak exited the express business, save for parcels carried in baggage cars.

Former (inherited)

Locomotives

• EMD E9 "A" and "B" units with the San Joaquin in 1974.
• EMD FP7 leading the San Francisco Zephyr in 1975.
• Amtrak GG1 #904 westbound at Harrison, New Jersey in June 1975
• EMD FL9 #486 at the Grand Central Terminal in 1991.
• EMD E8A #315 leading the Illinois Zephyr in 1975.

Amtrak inherited numerous locomotives from private railroads on its formation in 1971. Most of these were retired by the end of the decade, if not earlier. These locomotives are enumerated below, with their original owners.

Trainsets and multiple units

• Budd RDC #15 on a Black Hawk service in 1975.
• Budd Metroliner cab car #880 leading a Metroliner service in 1980.

Passenger cars

Generator cars

In its early years, Amtrak also rostered some generator cars rebuilt from older locomotives and rolling stock.

See also

• Amtrak paint schemes
• Budd SPV-2000, Connecticut-owned diesel multiple units which Amtrak operated in the 1980s–1990s

Notes

1. Renumbered from 737 in January 2024. The number 737 is now used by a GP38-3.
2. Originally built as GMD GP40TC locomotives for GO Transit. They were acquired by Amtrak in 1988, and rebuilt to GP38H-3 locomotives in 2005 by the Altoona Works
3. Upgraded to GP38-3 standards by Progress Rail 2022–2023
4. Originally built as Budd Metroliner electric multiple units; converted to control cars from 1987 to 1988
5. Originally built as EMD F40PH locomotives; converted into Non-Powered Control Units (NPCUs) from 1996 to 2007, except for Amtrak 406, which was converted in 2011. 406 would later be renumbered to 90406 in 2023 to avoid duplicate numbering with the ALC-42 locomotives.
6. Originally built as HHP-8 #661, renumbered 691 upon retirement. Converted between 2021 and 2023
7. Originally built for Penn Central Transportation Company and NJDOT as Arrow I electric multiple units. They were converted to Comet IB locomotive-hauled coaches by Morrison–Knudsen from 1987 to 1988, for use by NJ Transit Rail Operations. These cars were purchased by Caltrans in 2008, and after a second rebuild, entered service on the San Joaquins in 2013.
8. Originally built for Amtrak as EMD F40PH locomotives; converted to Non-Powered Control Units (NPCUs) in the late-1990s and early-2000s. They were purchased by the Oregon Department of Transportation in 2009, and leased to Amtrak for use on the Amtrak Cascades.
9. Originally built for GO Transit rail services as EMD F59PH locomotives; now owned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, they were converted to Cab Control Units (CCU) in 2019 for use on the Piedmont.
10. Single coaches with a traditional gangway at each end. All 20 coaches are in service.
11. Married pairs, with a coach attached to a cafe car or a business class car. 34 units delivered, with 25 in service.
12. Married pairs, with a coach attached to a combined coach/business class car. 14 units delivered, with 9 in service.
13. Married pairs, with a coach attached to a lounge/cafe car. 1 unit delivered, but not yet in service.
14. Renumbered to 680-694 upon retirement
15. Later renumbered 480-491.
16. These units were acquired from NJ Transit in 1987, with the intention of using them for Northeast Corridor maintenance of way trains. However, these units never entered service, and were officially retired in 1991, when the GE Dash 8-32BWHs used the 500 series. One unit, ex-Amtrak 502, is now at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, restored to its original appearance as PRR 4465.
17. ^ Converted from locomotives used by Amtrak
18. Later renumbered to 1290-1295, then to 685-689
19. Later renumbered to 690-692
20. Later renumbered 660-665
21. Later renumbered 666-671

References

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• Simon, Elbert; Warner, David C. (2011). Holland, Kevin J. (ed.). Amtrak by the Numbers: A Comprehensive Passenger Car and Motive Power Roster – 1971–2011. Kansas City, Missouri: White River Productions. ISBN 978-1-932804-12-6.

External links

• Amtrak Photo Archives
• Fleet Revitalization Plans, Page 3

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