Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

 operates 425 locomotive

Locomotive

A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...

s (351 diesel and 74 electric) and a variety of railroad cars, both passenger and service stock. The following is a list of rolling stock owned by the company.

Road Passenger Service

Builder	Model	Locomotive Numbers	Years of Service	Notes	Images
GE GE Transportation Systems GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. It is based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Locomotives are assembled at the Erie plant, while engine...	P42DC	1–207	1997–Present	Amtrak's main locomotives. Units #3, 7, 8, 14, 34, 38, 70, 80, 112, 121, 176, 178, 180, 187, 196, and 207 are temporarily out of service for various reasons. Unit #7 is at RELCO for repairs. Units #143 and 149 are scrapped. Unit #8 is stored on a flatcar at Beech Grove. Units #43 and 177 were involved when the California Zephyr was hit by an eighteen wheeler. Both have returned to service. #121 was in the Downeaster Downeaster The Downeaster is a 116-mile regional passenger train service managed by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority and operated by Amtrak, connecting North Station in Boston, Massachusetts, to Portland, Maine...  incident and will be scrapped. #180 was damaged in a wreck with an big rig in the vicinity of Vacaville and Elmira, California.
GE GE Transportation Systems GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. It is based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Locomotives are assembled at the Erie plant, while engine...	P32AC-DM	700–717	1995–Present	"Dual-mode" Electro-diesel locomotive An Electro-diesel locomotive is powered either from an electricity supply or by using the onboard diesel engine...  locomotives. They run on electric third rail power in New York Penn Station and its tunnels, where diesel engines are prohibited. They run as standard diesel-electric locomotives elsewhere. They are almost exclusively used between New York City and Albany, NY, but some continue to Montreal, QC, Rutland, VT, or Niagara Falls, NY.
GE GE Transportation Systems GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. It is based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Locomotives are assembled at the Erie plant, while engine...	P40DC	800–843	1993–Present	Several of these units are stored. The Connecticut Department of Transportation Connecticut Department of Transportation The Connecticut Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The current Commissioner of ConnDOT is Jeffrey Parker...  has leased eight units. Four units (808, 810, 812, and 820) have been sold to New Jersey Transit. These NJT units have undergone a number of modifications including new cab signals, and standard air gauges. With the current funding, 15 units have been taken out of storage (809, 814–818, 821–824, 830–832, 835, and 837), have been refurbished, and have returned to service. #819 was destroyed while being delivered to Auto Train in the 1993 Bayou Canot accident. Units: 800–806, 811, 813, 826–828, 839 have recently changed status from stored dead to being on the active roster. When Amtrak receives sufficent funding, they will be rebuilt and be able to run across country.
GE GE Transportation Systems GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. It is based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Locomotives are assembled at the Erie plant, while engine...	P32-8WH (Dash 8) GE Dash 8-32BWH The GE Dash 8-32BWH, also known as the P32-8WH or B32-8WH, is a modern diesel-electric passenger train locomotive used by Amtrak. It is based on GE's Dash 8 series of freight train locomotives....	500, 503–519; 2051, 2052 (Amtrak California Amtrak California Amtrak California is a brand name used by the Caltrans Division of Rail for all state-supported Amtrak rail routes within the U.S. State of California... )	1991–Present	Used as backup or for switching. The entire class is now undergoing overhaul. 501 & 502 were sold to the California Department of Transportation California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation is a government department in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems throughout the state... .
EMD	F59PHI	450–470; 2001–2015 (Amtrak California)	1994–Present	Primarily used on the West Coast. Amtrak also operates F59PHIs in North Carolina, but they are owned by the state transportation authority North Carolina Department of Transportation The North Carolina Department of Transportation is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-History:... . 450 – 464: Pacific Surfliner Pacific Surfliner The Pacific Surfliner is a Amtrak regional passenger train route serving communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo.... , 465 – 470: Amtrak Cascades Amtrak Cascades The Amtrak Cascades is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in partnership with the states of Washington and Oregon in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and the province of British Columbia in Canada... .

Switchers

Builder	Model	Locomotive Numbers	Years of Service	Notes
EMD	SW1 EMD SW1 The EMD SW1 was a diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December 1938 and November 1953. Final assembly was at EMD's plant at La Grange, Illinois. The SW1 was the second generation of 600 hp switcher from EMD, succeeding the SW and SC...	737
EMD	SW8 EMD SW8 An EMD SW8 is a diesel shunting/switching locomotive manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between September 1950 and February 1954. Power is supplied by an EMD 567B 8-cylinder engine, for a total of ....	1–3, 748–749		Built between 1951–53; previously used at New Orleans Public Terminal
EMD	SW1000R EMD SW1000 An EMD SW1000 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and October 1972. Power was provided by an EMD 645E 8-cylinder engine which generated...	790–799
EMD	SW1001 EMD SW1001 The EMD SW1001 was a diesel locomotive for industrial switching service built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between September 1968 and June 1986...	569
EMD	SSB1200 EMD SW1200 An EMD SW1200 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and May 1966. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 12-cylinder engine which generated 1200 horsepower...	558–567
EMD	SW1500 EMD SW1500 The EMD SW1500 was a diesel locomotive intended for switching service and built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and January 1974. 808 examples were constructed. It was closely related to the less powerful EMD SW1000 model, forming a line of switchers powered by the new...	540, 541
EMD	MP15 EMD MP15DC The EMD MP15DC was a switcher-type diesel locomotive model produced by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1980. 351 examples were built...	530–539
MPI Wabtec Wabtec Corporation is an American company formed by the merger of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company and MotivePower Industries Corporation in 1999....	GP15	570–579
RPI RailPower Technologies Railpower Technologies Corp. is a subsidiary of R.J. Corman Railroad Group that builds environmentally friendly hybrid and genset yard locomotives, founded by Frank Donnelly and Gerard Koldyk...	GG20B Railpower GG20B The Railpower GG20B Green Goat is a low-emissions diesel hybrid switcher locomotive built by Railpower Technologies Corp. It is powered by a single Caterpillar C9 I6 engine developing , which is also connected to a large battery bank where both sources combine for a total power output of...	599
EMD	GP7 EMD GP7 The EMD GP7 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between October, 1949 and May, 1954. Power was provided by an EMD 567B 16-cylinder engine which generated . The GP7 was offered both with and without control cabs, and...	Unknown
EMD	GP38 EMD GP38 An EMD GP38 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine which generated ....	720–724
EMD/Norfolk Southern Railway Norfolk Southern Railway The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...	GP38H-3 EMD GP38-2 An EMD GP38-2 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38...	520–527		Formerly GP40TC locomotives

Former Engines

Builder	Model	Locomotive Numbers	Years of Service	Notes	Images
EMD	F40PH EMD F40PH -Amtrak NPCU Conversions:In later years, as Amtrak's F40PH fleet was being replaced by the newer GE Genesis-series locomotives, Amtrak converted a number of the retired units—generally ones with major mechanical problems limiting their value in the resale or lease marketplace—into "Non-Power...	200–415	1977–2003	Formerly Amtrak's main locomotives. Many are still used on some Amtrak routes as non-powered cab cars, including some "cabbage cars", a hybrid baggage Baggage car A baggage car or luggage van is a type of railway vehicle often forming part of the composition of passenger trains and used to carry passengers' checked baggage, as well as parcels . Being typically coupled at the front of the train behind the locomotive, this type of car is sometimes described...  and control unit (NPCU). Some are ex-GO Transit GO Transit GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...  locomotives (still with old GO livery). Those that were not converted were retired and scrapped or sold by 2003. A number were sold to various short-lines and commuter operations including VRE and Tri-Rail. A small number were donated to museums.
EMD	GP40TC	192–199 (Original)	1989–Present (rebuilt)	Ex-GO Transit GO Transit GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...  locomotives. Used for MOW service and have been rebuilt into "GP38H-3" units by Norfolk Southern.
EMD	F69PHAC EMD F69PHAC The EMD F69PHAC locomotive, nicknamed "Winnebago" was built in a joint venture between EMD and Siemens, and designed to test AC locomotive technology. Only two examples of this locomotive were made. The engine used the same carbody as the EMD F40PHM-2....	450, 451	1990–1993	Experimental locomotives built in a joint venture between EMD and Siemens, and designed to test AC locomotive technology. Only two were constructed. They were returned to EMD in 1993. At least one, stripped of parts, exists in a scrapyard.	Image not available
GE GE Transportation Systems GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. It is based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Locomotives are assembled at the Erie plant, while engine...	P30CH GE P30CH The GE P30CH was one of the first brand-new Diesel-electric locomotives built for Amtrak in the company's early years. The design was based on the GE U30C, but had a cowl carbody like its EMD competitors.25 P30CHs were ordered by Amtrak in 1974, just after Amtrak ordered 40 EMD SDP40Fs in 1973...	700–724	1975–1991	Amtrak's second new locomotive, affectionately nicknamed Pooches. Based on the GE freight locomotive U30C GE U30C The GE U30C was one of the earliest successes from General Electric in the diesel locomotive market. With 600 units sold, the U30C proved to be a choice for customers who weren't able to purchase SD40's or SD40-2's from EMD due to mass orders... . All have been scrapped.
EMD	SDP40F EMD SDP40F The EMD SDP40F was a 6-axle Diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division from 1973 for Amtrak service. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder turbocharged Diesel engine, which generated 3000 tractive horsepower .-Origins:The SDP40F was the first locomotive...	500–649	1973–1984	Amtrak's first new locomotive, originally designed for ready conversion to freight service in the event Amtrak did not survive. These locomotives were prone to derail at passenger train speeds on track that had not been maintained well. They were sold off, traded, or scrapped by 1985. One has been preserved.
Rohr Industries Rohr, Inc. Goodrich Aerostructures Group, formerly Rohr, Inc., is an aerospace manufacturing company based in Chula Vista, California, south of San Diego... , ANF	Turboliner Turboliner The Amtrak Turboliners are gas turbine trainsets built for Amtrak. The trains were powered by gas turbine engines and ran on diesel fuel. Some were equipped with third rail shoes to enable entry into the underground tunnels approaching Grand Central Terminal and New York Penn Station in New York...	59–67, 150–163	1973, 1975, 1976	The ANF trainsets were built in 1973 and 1975. After the Rohr trainsets were introduced in 1976, Some ANFs were rebuilt to match them.
UAC United Aircraft and Transport Corporation The United Aircraft and Transport Corporation was formed in 1929, when William Boeing of the Boeing firms teamed up with Frederick Rentschler of Pratt & Whitney to form a large, amalgamated firm, uniting business interests in all aspects of aviation—a combination of aircraft engine and airframe...	TurboTrain	54–57	1968–1980	All examples of this trainset have been scrapped.	Image not available
Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....	LRC Power Cars LRC (train) LRC is a bilingual acronym for Light, Rapid, Comfortable or Léger, Rapide, et Confortable, the name of a series of lightweight diesel-powered passenger trains that were used on short- to medium-distance inter-city service in the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec...	38, 39	1980-1982	Leased to Amtrak in 1977 for Beacon Hill Beacon Hill Beacon Hill is a name shared by many hills, suburbs, villages and other places around the world. Many are so called because they were historically the site of a warning beacon. Others are named after other places of the same name.-In the United Kingdom:... and Shoreliner services with option to buy train sets before lease end. This was declined and the sets were returned to Bombardier.

Inherited from other railroads

These locomotives were inherited from many of the Class 1 railroads that joined Amtrak. Several examples of each type survive.

Model	Locomotive Numbers	Original Owner	Notes	Images
EMD F3B EMD F3 The EMD F3 was a , B-B freight- and passenger-hauling diesel locomotive produced between July 1945 and February 1949 by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant...	155–156, 660–665	Burlington Northern Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
EMD F7A EMD F7 The EMD F7 was a Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1949 and December 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors and General Motors Diesel . It succeeded the F3 model in GM-EMD's F-unit sequence, and was replaced in turn by the F9. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La...	100–107	Burlington Northern Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
EMD F7B EMD F7 The EMD F7 was a Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1949 and December 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors and General Motors Diesel . It succeeded the F3 model in GM-EMD's F-unit sequence, and was replaced in turn by the F9. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La...	150–154	Burlington Northern Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
	160–164	Southern Pacific
EMD FP7A EMD FP7 The EMD FP7 was a , B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling diesel locomotive produced between June 1949 and December 1953 by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant, excepting locomotives destined for...	110–123, 492–493	Southern Pacific
EMD E8A EMD E8 The EMD E8 was a , A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive manufactured by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. The cab version, or E8A, was manufactured from August, 1949 to December, 1953, and 449 were produced – 446 for U.S., and 3 for Canada...	200–211	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
	212	Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
	213–223	Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway
	224–227	Louisville and Nashville Railroad Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business...
	230–254	Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Seaboard Coast Line Railroad The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a former Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971...
	255–324	Penn Central
	325–331, 367–368	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
	332–352	Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
	436	Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
EMD E8B EMD E8 The EMD E8 was a , A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive manufactured by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. The cab version, or E8A, was manufactured from August, 1949 to December, 1953, and 449 were produced – 446 for U.S., and 3 for Canada...	370–374	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
EMD E9A EMD E9 The EMD E9 was a , A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between April 1954 and January 1964. 100 cab-equipped lead A units were produced, along with 44 cabless booster B units. All were for service within the...	400–403	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
	404	Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Seaboard Coast Line Railroad The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a former Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971...
	405–410	Milwaukee Road
	411–435	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
EMD E9B EMD E9 The EMD E9 was a , A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between April 1954 and January 1964. 100 cab-equipped lead A units were produced, along with 44 cabless booster B units. All were for service within the...	446, 453–470	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
	450–452, 471–472	Milwaukee Road
EMD FL9 EMD FL9 The EMD FL9 was a dual-power electro-diesel locomotive, capable of diesel-electric operation and of operation as an electric locomotive powered from a third rail...	231–242	Conrail

Electric

Builder	Model	Locomotive Numbers	Years of Service	Notes	Images
Bombardier Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany.... Alstom Alstom Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...	Acela Express Acela Express The Acela Express is Amtrak's high-speed rail service along the Northeast Corridor in the Northeast United States between Washington, D.C., and Boston via Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York...  trainsets	2000–2039	2000–Present	20 semi-permanently coupled trainsets, each with 6 passenger cars and 2 power cars (locomotives). High speed (150 mph max) service along the Northeast Corridor Northeast Corridor The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...  between South Station South Station (Boston) South Station, New England's second-largest transportation center , located at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street in Dewey Square, Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest train station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston, a prominent train station in the northeastern...  in Boston and Union Station in Washington D.C.
Bombardier Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....	HHP-8 HHP-8 The Acela HHP-8 is a double-ended electric locomotive manufactured by a consortium of Bombardier and Alstom. HHP-8 stands for High HorsePower 8000...	650–664	2000–2013 (Will be replaced by the new Siemens ACS-64 locomotive)
EMD / ASEA	AEM-7 EMD AEM-7 The AEM-7 is a B-B electric locomotive that is used in the United States on the Northeast Corridor between Washington DC and Boston and the Keystone Corridor between Philadelphia and Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. They were built by Electro-Motive Division from 1978 to 1988...	901–953	1979–2013 (Will be replaced by the new Siemens ACS-64 locomotive)	Some were rebuilt starting in 1999, designated AEM-7 AC. Non-rebuilt engines designated AEM-7 DC.
Siemens Siemens Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...	ACS-64	70 units	2013	Will replace AEM-7 DC, AEM-7 AC and HHP-8.

Former

Builder	Model	Locomotive Numbers	Years of Service	Notes	Images
GE GE Transportation Systems GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. It is based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Locomotives are assembled at the Erie plant, while engine...	E60 GE E60 The GE E60 is a C-C electric locomotive made by GE Transportation Systems. The E60's were based on existing locomotives designed for freight service...	950–975	1974–2003	Two examples has been preserved, 958 in the NJT CP guise and 603 in rebuilt MA form.

Inherited from other railroads

• EMD FL9
  EMD FL9
  The EMD FL9 was a dual-power electro-diesel locomotive, capable of diesel-electric operation and of operation as an electric locomotive powered from a third rail...
  
   – Inherited from New Haven Railroad
  New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
  The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts...
  
  . Several examples survive.
• PRR GG1
  PRR GG1
  The PRR GG1 is a class of electric locomotives that was built for the Pennsylvania Railroad for use in the northeastern United States. A total of 140 GG1s were constructed by its designer General Electric and the Pennsylvania's Altoona Works from 1934 to 1943....
  
   – Inherited from Penn Central. Several examples survive.
• Budd Metroliner
  Budd Metroliner
  The Budd Metroliner car was an electric multiple unit train designed for first-class, high-speed service on the Pennsylvania Railroad's route between New York City and Washington, DC....
  
   EMU – Inherited from Penn Central. Several examples survive. Some have been striped of their mechanical equipment for use as cab cars
  Control car (rail)
  A control car is a generic term for a non-powered railroad vehicle that can control operation of a train from the end opposite to the position of the locomotive...
  
  .

Rolling stock

Amtrak's 2,142 railroad car

Railroad car

A railroad car or railway vehicle , also known as a bogie in Indian English, is a vehicle on a rail transport system that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotives...

s include 168 sleeping car

Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper is a railway/railroad passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another, primarily for the purpose of making nighttime travel more restful. The first such cars saw sporadic use on American railroads in the 1830s and could be configured...

s, 760 coach cars, 126 first class/business class cars, 66 dormitory/crew cars, 225 lounge/café/dinette cars, and 92 dining car

Dining car

A dining car or restaurant carriage , also diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant....

s. These include:

• Superliner
  Superliner (railcar)
  The Superliner is a double decker passenger car used by Amtrak on long haul trains that do not use the Northeast Corridor. The initial cars were built by Pullman-Standard in the late 1970s and a second order was built in the mid 1990s by Bombardier Transportation...
  
   I and II
• Amfleet
  Amfleet
  Amfleet is a series of intercity railroad passenger cars built for the operator Amtrak by the manufacturer Budd Company in two series during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Today, Amfleet cars are used extensively throughout the Amtrak system outside the western United States...
  
   I and II
• Horizon Fleet
  Horizon (railcar)
  Amtrak's Horizon Fleet are rail cars based upon the Comet II commuter coach design. The coaches were built by Bombardier Transportation in Barre, Vermont in 1989.-Car design:...
  
  
• Viewliner
  Viewliner
  The Viewliner is a single-level car type used by Amtrak on eastern routes. With the exception of a prototype dining car named "Indianapolis" , all cars built so far are sleeping cars and are assigned names that include the word "View."- Early design :...
  
  
• Heritage Fleet
• California and Surfliner Cars
• Talgo Cars
  Talgo
  Talgo is a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles. It is best known for a design of articulated railway passenger cars in which the wheels are mounted in pairs, but not joined by an axle, and being between rather than underneath the individual coaches...
  
  

Some unique rail cars in Amtrak's inventory include:

• #10001 Beech Grove, also known as the President's Car, an Amfleet I
  Amfleet
  Amfleet is a series of intercity railroad passenger cars built for the operator Amtrak by the manufacturer Budd Company in two series during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Today, Amfleet cars are used extensively throughout the Amtrak system outside the western United States...
  
  -based observation which is used for official business by the Amtrak president and other VIPs. It is named for Beech Grove, Indiana
  Beech Grove, Indiana
  As of the census of 2000, there were 14,880 people, 6,085 households, and 3,839 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,462.5 people per square mile . There were 6,506 housing units at an average density of 1,513.9 per square mile...
  
  , where the company's primary repair facility is located.
• #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 pantograph is there to test the overhead lines.
• #10003, track geometry car for use on Acela Express
  Acela Express
  The Acela Express is Amtrak's high-speed rail service along the Northeast Corridor in the Northeast United States between Washington, D.C., and Boston via Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York...
  
  trains. It is periodically inserted into an Acela 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.
• #10031 Ocean View, a dome car
  Dome car
  A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train. It also can include features of a coach, lounge car, dining car or observation...
  
   originally from the Great Northern Empire Builder
  Empire Builder
  The Empire Builder is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. It is Amtrak's busiest long-distance route and busiest daily train, carrying more than 500,000 travelers annually since 2007. Overall, it is the railroad's 10th-busiest line. Before...
  
  , now only used for special services and events.

Baggage cars, autorack

Autorack

An autorack, also known as an auto carrier, is a specialized piece of railroad rolling stock used to transport automobiles and light trucks, generally from factories to automotive distributors...

s for Auto Train service, and maintenance of way rolling stock make up the remainder of the fleet.

New Equipment

In the summer of 2010, Amtrak announced the first steps to replace the aging fleet by purchasing 130 single level rail cars from CAF USA. The contract calls for the following to be built at an agreed $298.1 million:

• 55 baggage cars
• 25 baggage/dormitory cars
• 25 sleepers
• 25 dining cars

The revenue from the current fiscal year appears to be able to cover the first year of the contract; afterward, Amtrak must locate a source of funds in order to pay.

The next step to replace the Superliner equipment was published on the Amtrak website August 31, 2010, in which it announced it had plans, approved by the proper channels, to create Superliner III. The specifications, according to the announcement, are to be an improvement on the California and Surfliner passenger cars in service today. The three cars meant to be upgraded are the coach, coach-baggage, and the cafe/lounge car. The specific details were posted on this website along with specifications for new engines and a draft from the Illinois Department of Transportation regarding single level equipment.

Private cars

Private railroad car

Private railroad car

A private railroad car, private railway coach, private car or private varnish is a railroad passenger car which was either originally built or later converted for service as a business car for private individuals. A private car could be added to the make-up of a train or pulled by a private...

s may also be hauled by Amtrak trains if suitably certified and equipped with head end power (HEP)

Head end power

Head end power or electric train supply is a rail transport term for the electrical power distribution system on a passenger train. The power source, usually a locomotive at the front or “head” of a train or a generator car, generates all the electricity used for lighting, electrical and other...

. Groups such as the American Association for Private Rail Car Owners, Inc., (AAPRCO) represent the interests of car owners in dealing with Amtrak. These private cars may be used by their owners or chartered by individuals for private travel behind scheduled Amtrak trains.

All non-Amtrak cars, including those of the Department of Transportation

United States Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...

, receive car numbers in the 800000 series for tracking purposes. In the early years of Amtrak's existence, it required that private cars be marked in the "Pointless Arrow" scheme as the neophyte company worked to stamp out "rainbow" trains with a system paint scheme, but this policy was abandoned as Amtrak matured, allowing car operators to use personalized or heritage schemes.

External links

• Amtrak Photo Archives
• Fleet Revitalization Plans, Page 3