Amfleet railcar family
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The Amfleet railcar family is a series of stainless-steel, tubular passenger coaches built by Budd for Amtrak in the 1970s and 1980s, widely used on intercity and regional routes across the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amfleet coaches | 10 |
| Amfleet railcar family canonical | 3 |
| Amfleet passenger cars | 2 |
| Amtrak Amfleet coaches | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger railcar family
ⓘ
passenger railcar type ⓘ passenger railcar type ⓘ stainless-steel passenger coach ⓘ |
| brakingSystem | air brakes ⓘ |
| builtFor | Amtrak ⓘ |
| capacityType | seated passenger service ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | shotweld stainless-steel construction ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coupling | standard knuckle coupler ⓘ |
| designedFor |
long-distance service
ⓘ
short-distance service ⓘ |
| designFeature | tubular cross-section ⓘ |
| enteredService | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWithOperator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| feature |
larger windows
ⓘ
more legroom ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
Amfleet I coaches
ⓘ
surface form:
Amfleet I
Amfleet II coaches ⓘ
surface form:
Amfleet II
|
| hasVariant |
café car
ⓘ
club/business class car ⓘ coach car ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Budd Metroliner design ⓘ |
| introduced | 1970s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Budd Company ⓘ |
| material | stainless steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
airline-style interiors
ⓘ
corrugated stainless-steel exterior ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| owner | Amtrak ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amfleet railcar family
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Amfleet railcar family self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| powerSupply | head-end power ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Northeast Corridor ⓘ |
| productionPeriodEnd | 1983 ⓘ |
| productionPeriodStart | 1975 ⓘ |
| replaced | older inherited passenger cars ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| subjectTo | fleet replacement programs ⓘ |
| typicalConfiguration | single-level coach ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intercity passenger service
ⓘ
regional passenger service ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Empire Corridor
ⓘ
Keystone Service ⓘ Northeast Corridor ⓘ various state-supported routes ⓘ |
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Amfleet coaches
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Amfleet passenger cars
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Amfleet passenger cars
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Amfleet coaches
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Amfleet coaches
subject surface form:
Amfleet I
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Amfleet II
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Amfleet coaches
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Amfleet coaches
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Amfleet coaches