Metroliner EMU cars

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The Metroliner EMU cars were high-speed electric multiple-unit passenger railcars built in the late 1960s for service on the Northeast Corridor, intended to modernize and accelerate intercity rail travel in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electric multiple unit ⓘ
high-speed trainset ⓘ
passenger railcar ⓘ
brakeType electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ
carBodyConstruction stainless steel ⓘ
configuration multiple-unit trainsets ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedForLine Northeast Corridor ⓘ
designedSpeedClass high-speed ⓘ
designedTo accelerate service on the Northeast Corridor ⓘ
modernize intercity rail travel in the United States ⓘ
enteredService 1969 ⓘ
era 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
intendedRole flagship service equipment for Amtrak ⓘ
introduced late 1960s ⓘ
manufacturer Budd Company ⓘ
General Electric ⓘ
Westinghouse Electric ⓘ
notableFor early high-speed rail service in the United States ⓘ
operatedBy Amtrak ⓘ
Penn Central Transportation Company ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
operatedOn New York–Boston segment of the Northeast Corridor ⓘ
linked to: Northeast Corridor

Washington–New York route ⓘ
operator Amtrak Metroliner service ⓘ
linked to: Metroliner service

Penn Central ⓘ
powerCollectionMethod pantograph ⓘ
powerSupply overhead AC catenary ⓘ
primaryOperator Amtrak ⓘ
Penn Central Transportation Company ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
purpose premium business-oriented service ⓘ
railwaySystem Northeast Corridor high-speed services ⓘ
serviceRegion Northeastern United States ⓘ
serviceType high-speed service ⓘ
intercity passenger ⓘ
successor AEM-7 locomotive-hauled trains ⓘ
Amfleet coaches ⓘ
technologyLineage derived from Budd Pioneer III design ⓘ
topSpeed 125 mph ⓘ
201 km/h ⓘ
tractionType electric ⓘ
usedAs fixed-consist EMU trainsets ⓘ

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Budd Company → designed → Metroliner EMU cars ⓘ
Metroliner service → usedRollingStock → Metroliner electric multiple unit ⓘ
linked to: Metroliner EMU cars
Swearingen Aircraft → notableAircraftFamily → Metroliner series ⓘ
linked to: Metroliner EMU cars