Metroliner (train)
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The Metroliners were extra-fare high-speed trains between Washington, D.C., and New York City which operated from 1969 to 2006. They were briefly first operated by Penn Central Transportation, then by
A southbound Metroliner at Bowie, Maryland in 1980
Budd Metroliner No. 880 of Penn Central on the inaugural run of the Metroliner service on January 16, 1969
An AEM-7 hauls a Metroliner in 1987
Budd Metroliner
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The Budd Metroliner was a class of American electric multiple unit railcar designed for first-class, high-speed service between New York City and Washington, D.C., on the Northeast Corridor. They were
Metroliner (train)
…Transportation (successor to the Pennsylvania Railroad, which originally ordered the equipment), then by Amtrak for 35 years. Service originally ran with Budd Metroliners, self-powered electric multiple unit cars designed for high-speed service. These proved unreliable and were replaced with locomotive-hauled trains in…
Metroliner in Pennsylvania Railroad livery before acceptance, circa 1968. All Metroliners, including this car, began revenue service with Penn Central markings.
ex-Metroliner cab car 9635 (formerly 810) leading a Keystone Service train at Rahway station in August 2025
Metroliners were designed to exceed the 130 mph (210 km/h) top speeds on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in Japan, seen here in 1967
This USDOT Silverliner, seen here in 1981, was used to test infrastructure for the Metroliners in 1967.