Amtrak Rolling Stock - Rolling Stock

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, and 92 dining cars. These include:

  • Superliner I and II
  • Amfleet I and II
  • Horizon Fleet
  • Viewliner
  • Heritage Fleet
  • California and Surfliner Cars
  • Talgo Cars

Alstom Cabcars (First and Second Generation)

  • These cabcars were built for Amtrak California. The first order in the 90s were delivered for the Capitol Corridor and San Joaquin services. In 2000, the second order was placed and delivery began to the Pacific Surfliner service. In 2001, another order was placed for the delivery of more second generation cabcars. The order was then split between the Pacific Surfliner and AmCal services. As of 2001, only one cabcar is out of service with wreck damage. Pacific Surfliner cabcar 6902.
  • 6900-6901, 6903-6908 are owned by Amtrak. 6951-6953 are owned by Amtrak California for Surfliner service.
  • 8301-8314, 6961-6965 are owned by Amtrak California for Capitol Corridor/San Joaquin service.


Some unique rail cars in Amtrak's inventory include:

  • #10001 Beech Grove, also known as the President's Car, an Amfleet I-based observation which is used for official business by the Amtrak president and other VIPs. It is named for the Beech Grove Shops.
  • #10002 Corridor Clipper, an Amfleet I-based track geometry car. It is periodically attached to the end of a diesel or electric revenue-running train or is hauled by a locomotive only. The pantograph is used to test the overhead lines.
  • #10003, track geometry car for use on Acela Express trains. It is periodically inserted into an Acela consist between a power car (locomotive) and the nearest end car, resulting in a train with two power cars and seven intermediate cars rather than the normal six.
  • #10031 Ocean View, a dome car originally from the Great Northern Empire Builder, now only used for special services and events.

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

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