In December 2017, NJ Transit opted to exercise a $US 184.5m option with Bombardier for 17 additional ALP45-DP electro-diesel locomotives.įor detailed information on fleet orders around the world, subscribe to IRJ Pro.NJ Transit Rail Operations is the subsidiary of New Jersey Transit Corporation charged with managing and operating commuter rail service in the Garden State.Ĭommuter service that had been provided by the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, Jersey Central, Reading, and Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines was taken over by Conrail in 1976. NJ Transit says the benefits of the Multilevel III passenger vehicles include reduced operating costs and higher acceleration, as well as a mean distance between failures (MDBF) of 596,000km compared with 64,000km for the Arrow III. The purchase moves NJ Transit closer towards its goal of reducing the average age of its fleet to less than 30 years.

The new vehicles will feature 2+2 seating as opposed to the three-person bench seats on the Arrow IIIs, as well as USB charging ports and advanced passenger information systems. A 12-car multi-level set will seat 1552 passengers, compared with 1380 on a 12-car Arrow III. The Multilevel III EMUs will replace the ageing Arrow III EMUs, which were introduced in 1977. The order comprises 58 powered vehicles and 55 non-powered vehicles, including 33 driving vehicles, 16 trailer vehicles and six trailer vehicles with toilets.

The vehicles are scheduled to begin testing in the third quarter of 2022 and are expected to enter revenue service during the second quarter of 2023. The purchase was approved as part of NJ Transit’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget, with a Request for Proposals (RFP) released in October 2017.

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