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 ...

Amtrak operates a fleet of passenger train rolling stock consisting of predominantly custom-built equipment. The active fleet includes some 240 diesel locomotives, 66 electric locomotives, 1,408 passenger cars and 20 Acela Express high-speed trainsets.

In a diesel–mechanical multiple unit (DMMU), the rotating energy of the engine is transmitted via a gearbox and driveshaft directly to the wheels of the train, like a car.

2025年2月1日 · These locomotives are similar to ones built by Siemens for the private All Aboard Florida (FEC) route and MARC for commuter lines between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD/Frederick, MD and Harpers Ferry, WV, as well as Amtrak's order of 75 new diesel locomotives placed in December 2018.

2024年10月13日 · Amtrak RS3 diesel locomotives supported operations on the Amtrak-owned Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. The RS3 was Alco’s best-selling road switcher model with 1,265 units sold to more than 50 railroads between 1948 and 1962.

Nationwide, Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) rail vehicles are an emerging opportunity to use self-propelled passenger train vehicles in corridors that extend from heavily used passenger lines to less densely populated regions.

A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor depending on country.

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A Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) summons images of lightweight self-propelled railcars from Europe or Asia that require dedicated track. In contrast, a locomotive is a powerful, heavy machine, a “can do” piece of equipment, that is at the core of an American train.

The US Railcar vehicle can pull ANY Amtrak compatible passenger car and is interoperable with ANY AAR standard locomotive, including Multiple Unit (MU) capability. Is the US Railcar vehicle a passenger car with an engine (DMU) or a locomotive that carries passengers? Technically we are a DMU, but our heart is a locomotive.