Bombardier ALP-46
German-built US electric locomotive class
The Bombardier ALP-46 is an electric locomotive built in Germany by Bombardier between 2001 and 2002 (and 2009–2011 for the ALP-46A) for use in the United States. It is derived from the German Class 101. New Jersey Transit (NJT) is the only railroad to operate this locomotive model, which is used across the electrified NJT system, specifically on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Morris & Essex, and Montclair-Boonton lines. These locomotives replaced the 32 ALP-44 locomotives, which were all retired by 2012.
Orders and delivery
NJT ordered 29 locomotives: the first 24 locomotives in December 1999 and an additional five locomotives in September 2001.
They were built by Bombardier (formerly ADtranz) at their Kassel, Germany plant. The aesthetic design was done by Cesar Vergara. The first two locomotives were built as preseries locomotives for testing—4600 was tested on the TTCI test plant in Pueblo, Colorado, 4601 was sent to Kearny for testing on the NJT network. All locomotives were transported via road to the port of Bremen and shipped on Roro-ships of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics to Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, New Jersey.
In February 2008, NJT ordered twenty-seven 125 mph (201 km/h) top speed ALP-46A locomotives from Bombardier, which were to haul Bombardier MultiLevel Coaches.
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