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Amtrak operates 425 locomotives (351 diesel and 74 electric) and a variety of railroad cars, both passenger and service stock.

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Locomotives

Diesel

Connecting a private business car (formerly the D&RG 101) to the end of an Amtrak train
Builder Model Locomotive Numbers Years of Service Notes
GE P42DC 1-207 1996-Present Amtrak's main locomotives.
GE P40DC 800-843 1993-Present Several of these units are stored and the Connecticut Deptartment of Transportation has leased eight units. Four units have been sold to New Jersey Transit. These NJT units have undergone a number of modifications including new cab signals, and standard air gauges.
GE P32-8WH (Dash 8) 500, 503-519;
2051, 2052 (Amtrak 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.
EMD F59PHI 450-470;
2001-2015 (Amtrak California)		 1994-Present Primarily used on the west coast.

Switchers

Builder Model Locomotive Numbers Years of Service Notes
EMD SW1 737
EMD SW8 1-3, 748-749 Built between 1951-53; previously used at New Orleans Public Terminal
EMD SW1000R 790-799
EMD SW1001 569
EMD SSB1200 558-567
EMD SW1500 540, 541
EMD MP15 530-539
MPI GP15D 570-579
RPI GG20B 599
EMD GP38 720-724
EMD/Norfolk Southern GP38H-3 520-527

Former

Builder Model Locomotive Numbers Years of Service Notes
EMD F40PH 200-415 1977-2003 Formerly Amtrak's main locomotives. Many are still used on some Amtrak routes as "cabbage cars", a hybrid baggage non-powered control unit (NPCU). 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 locomotives. Used for MOW service and have been rebuilt into "GP38-H3" units by Norfolk Southern.
EMD F69PHAC 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.
GE P30CH 700-724 1975-1991 Amtrak's second new locomotive. Based on the GE freight locomotive U30C. All have been scrapped.
EMD SDP40F 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, ANF Turboliner 59-67, 150-163 1973, 1975, 1976 The ANF trainsets were built in 1973 and 1975. When the Rohr trainsets were introduced in 1976, the ANFs were rebuilt to match them.
UAC TurboTrain 54-57 1968-1980 Amtrak was the last railroad to dispose of these. All examples of this trainset have been destroyed.

Inherited from other railroads

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

Electric

Builder Model Locomotive Numbers Years of Service Notes
GE P32ACDM 700-717 1995-Present Diesel-electric "dual-mode" locomotive. This locomotive runs on diesel-electric power when out of zones where third rail electrical distribution exists. These locomotives are almost exclusively used between New York City and Albany, NY, but some continue to Montreal, QC, Rutland, VT, or Niagara Falls, NY.
Bombardier Transportation Acela HHP-8 650-664 1998-Present High-speed train. (663 has been out of service with a dead transformer and Bombardier and AMTRAK have been in a dispute over who should pay for it).
EMD / ASEA AEM-7 901-953 1979-Present Rebuilt starting in 1999.

Twenty Acela Express trainsets provide popular high-speed rail service along the Northeast Corridor between South Station in Boston and Union Station in Washington D.C. This service has been so popular that supporters claim the Acela trains even cover their "above the rail" costs (operating expenses, but not capital to maintain infrastructure). These trainsets have not been without problems. In April 2005, all were removed from service to repair cracked brake rotors. They returned to service by September of that year.

Former

  • GE E60 - Two examples has been preserved, 958 in the NJT CP guise and 603 in rebuilt MA form.

Inherited from other railroads

Rolling stock

Amtrak's 2,142 railroad cars include 168 sleeping cars, 760 coach cars, 126 first class/business class cars, 66 dormitory/crew cars, 225 lounge/café/dinette cars, 1 dome car, and 92 dining cars. These include:

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

Private cars

Private railroad cars may also be hauled by Amtrak trains if suitably certified and equipped with head end power (HEP). 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, 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.

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Amtrak rolling stock
Railcars
Diesel locomotives
Electric locomotives
Switchers
GP15D • GG20B • GP38 • GP38H-3 • MP15 • SW1 • SW1001 • SW1200 • SW1500 • SW1000R • SW8
Locomotives received from
other railroads
Diesel: E8 • E9 • F3B • F7 • FP7
Electric: FL9 • GG1
Former locomotives
Diesel: F40PH • F69PHAC • GP40TC • P30CH • SDP40F • Turboliner • TurboTrain
Electric: E60 • Metroliner
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