NJ Transit exercised options to purchase from Alstom an additional 200 Multilevel III commuter cars and 12 ALP-45 dual-powered locomotives. The total value of this purchase is approximately EUR 1 billion.
The Multilevel III cars will replace 40-year-old single-level cars with a model that can travel between 10 and 20 times further between critical repairs. The new cars will also increase capacity by more than 12%.
“These third-generation multi-level trains that we will start delivering to NJ Transit in the coming months are designed with energy efficient features, redundancy and durability to maximise the value of NJ Transit’s fleet over its lifecycle,” said Michael Keroullé, President of Alstom Americas.
Multilevel III commuter cars features
The new order comes on top of 174 Multilevel III vehicles that NJ Transit previously ordered from Alstom. Approximately a third of the total order are multilevel power cars (MLPCs), meaning that they are equipped with a power system that eliminates the need for a locomotive. A 12-car trainset will typically travel with four MLPCs, providing redundancy and improving reliability if one of the power cars malfunctions.
Passenger amenities for the Multilevel III cars include USB charging ports, digital screens and automated audio announcements with route and station information.
The Multilevel cars for NJ Transit are part of Alstom’s Adessia commuter rail portfolio, that are one of the most sustainable means to travel across cities and suburbs. They can run between 120 and 200 km/h on electrified as well as non-electrified networks.
Dual-power locomotives
The additional 12 ALP 45 dual-power locomotives will replace some of NJ Transit’s older, diesel-only engines. The ALP 45’s can take advantage of overhead catenary wires for cleaner electric power where available. On parts of NJ Transit’s network that are not electrified, the ALP 45’s will switch to diesel engines that meet Tier IV emission requirements from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. With this new purchase, NJ Tansit will own a total of 72 ALP 45 dual-power locomotives.
The ALP 45 dual-power locomotive is part of Alstom’s portfolio of state-of-the-art Traxx Passenger multi-system and multi-power locomotives designed to support operators in providing comfortable, borderless passenger operations.
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