ASEA, AMTRAK WIN SEPTA AC ORDER

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has awarded a $44 million contract for 26 ac cars for its 14-mile Philadelphia-Morristown line to an ASEA Traction/Amtrak consortium; delivery completion: end-1989. Each of the steel-bodied mass transit cars seats 64 passengers and can be operated singly or coupled to form train sets of up to 4 cars. The cars are rated at 4x145 kW, with a maximum speed of 70 mph.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586268
• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Publication Date: 1987-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 188
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Articulated cars; Contracting; Rapid transit cars
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469247
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1988 12:00AM