Budd Pennsylvania Railroad Metroliner multiple-unit car circa 1968. Operated: 1969-1971 as Penn Central Metroliner, 1971-1982 as Amtrak Metroliner, 1982-1992, 1995-2006 out-of-service, 1992-1995 Amtrak Gambler's Express (push-pull), 2006-Current as Amtrak Keystone (push-pull)

Metroliner was a premium express train service run by Amtrak between Washington, D.C., and New York City in the United States from 1968 to 2006, with first-generation self-powered cars being replaced by new (although somewhat idential looking) locomotive-powered consists in the early-1980s. The train offered reserved business class and first class seating. A trip between New York's Pennsylvania Station and Washington, D.C.'s Union Station took 3 hours. Amtrak has replaced Metroliner service with Acela Express trainsets, and to this end, Metroliner service was discontinued on 27 October 2006. The equipment transfered to Amtrak's non-Acela services in the Northestern US where it was badly needed. However, ironically, in the same month that it discontinued Metroliner service (October 2006), 9 original 1960s-era ex first-generation Metroliner cars that had been out of service for 25 years were put back into service on the Keystone line. These cars look almost identical to Amtrak's newer Amfleet cars and have been completely refurbished. On Amtrak Keystone service (New York City and Philadelphia to Harrisburg, PA), they now serve as the last car (first car if the locomotive is pushing the train), and their addition eliminated the need the turn the train around at the end of the route, since the former Metroliner car allows the locomotive to push the train because the legacy Metroliner equipment contains an engineer's control station on one end. They are now one of the oldest cars operating in regular service in the Amtrak fleet. Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... Most of the NEC (those sections shown in red, except Boston to the Rhode Island state line) is owned by Amtrak. ... 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History

The High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965 started a U.S. Government effort to develop a high speed train for Northeast Corridor service. The U.S. Department of Transportation worked with the Pennsylvania Railroad, Budd Company, General Electric and Westinghouse to develop a Multiple unit high speed passenger train with initial service target for 1967. The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... Budd logo A rear view of Santa Fes El Capitan and its Budd-built observation car as it approaches the Raton Tunnel (Colorado side) on June 26, 1938. ... GE redirects here. ... Westinghouse logo (designed by Paul Rand) The Westinghouse Electric Company, headquartered in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is an organization founded by George Westinghouse in 1886. ... A classic Belgian multiple unit of type 74 A multiple unit (MU) is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive, and can be coupled with other similar units to operate together, in... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

After several setbacks, Metroliner service started on January 16, 1969, operated by Penn Central Transportation, successor to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The initial trip between New York and Washington took 2:59, 36 minutes faster than the previous best. The train consisted of six cars; 2 club cars and six snack bar coaches, full coaches weren't added until October. By April of 1969 the fastest scheduled train took 2:30 running at 125 mph. January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Pennsylvania and New York Central Transportation Company, almost always called Penn Central, was an American railroad company that operated from 1968 until 1976. ...

The Metroliner was wildly successful, some trains having three times as many people trying to buy tickets as there were seats. With the creation of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in 1971, the Metroliner trains were transferred to Amtrak. Amtrak is the name of an intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

During the prolonged labor strike at Eastern Shuttle many passengers defected to the Metroliner service. This article is about the defunct U.S. air carrier Eastern Air Lines. ...

With the increasing popularity of the faster and more modern Acela Express, the last Metroliner service operated on Friday 27 October 2006.^[1] Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... -1...

First generation train

The original electric multiple-unit (self-powered) trains built under the mid-1960s contracts were retired from service in the first part of the 1980s and repaced with a locomotive hauled design. Some of the first generation Metroliner cars were scrapped, but some have been preserved in museums, while others were de-engined for use elsewhere on the Amtrak system as cab cars, and another group were converted to standard coaches. As new fleets were ordered, and some of the lines they were used on were closed, most cab cars were stored. Many were reactivated in 2006, after years of storage, for use as cab cars between New York, Philadelphia and Harrisburg, PA. NY redirects here. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor... Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America. ...

Second generation train

Metroliner service from the early-1980s to 2006 consisted of AEM-7 locomotives pulling conventional Amfleet I and II coaches (the design of the coaches is derived from the first generation Metroliner design). The AEM-7 is a B-B electric locomotive running on the Northeast Corridor of the United States between Washington DC and Boston. ... Amfleet are a suite of railroad passenger cars built for Amtrak by Budd from 1973 - 1977 totalling 492 cars (406 coaches and 86 Amcafes). ...

Expanded Metroliner service was initiated by Amtrak when issues developed with the Acela Express trainset braking systems. As trainsets were repaired, the number of Metroliner service trains declined and eventually was completely discontinued and the fleet transferred to other lines in the Amtrak system.

Station stops

The last schedule in effect for the Metroliner (effective April 24, 2006), which consisted of one weekday round-trip Metroliner train (2300 northbound departing Washington at 10:00 AM; 2301 southbound departing New York at 6:00 PM) made the following station stops: April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... -1...

New York

• New York Penn Station

New Jersey

• Newark Penn Station

Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia 30th Street Station

Delaware

• Wilmington

Maryland

• Baltimore Penn Station
• BWI Airport

District of Columbia

• Washington Union Station

References

1. ^ Amtrak to run last Metroliner. Trains.com (2006-09-08). Retrieved on 2006-09-08.

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External links

• Amtrak - Metroliner