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...

's Horizon Fleet are rail cars based upon the Comet II commuter coach design.
The coaches were built by 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....

 in Barre, Vermont

Barre, Vermont

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 in 1989.

Car design

One of the main differences between the Horizon and Comet car types is that the Horizon cars have outboard bearing railroad trucks, while the Comet cars have inboard bearing trucks. In contrast to the various Comet configurations, all Horizon cars have manual side doors at each end of the car and automatic end doors.

Horizon cars are similar in use and furnishing to Amtrak's 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...

cars. The cars' interior layout varies somewhat from the Amfleet cars, because the Horizon has a rectangular side shape, while the Amfleet has rounded side shape. Both coach and food service car configurations exist.

Usage

Amtrak's Horizon passenger cars primarily are used on trains in Amtrak's Chicago division, serving the Midwest of the United States.

External links

• Amtrak Photo Archives- Horizon Fleet Cars