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BUDD-BUILT METROLINERS FOR PENN CENTRAL 'SNEW YORK TO WASHINGTON , D .C . S ERVICE

Passenge r s wi l l f in d ne w f ea t u res i n the B udd- bu i l t M et ro l ine r

fo r t h e Pen n Cen t ra l ' s se r v ic e be t ween N ew York and Wash ing ton , D . C .

T he c a r s , c ap a b l e o f sp e e ds up to 160 m.p .h . , w i l l beg in

ope ra t io n th i s yea r on the P e nn Ce n t ra l R a i l road . T he U . S .

Depar tmen t o f T ra n s po r t a t i o n is coop e ra t ing in the pro jec t .

Thes e to t a l l y new c a r s have s p e c i a l l y de s igned rec l in ing

sea t s , ca re fu l l y c on t r o l l ed hea t in g a n d a i r c on di ti on in g , and

spec ia l acous t i c a l t r ea tme nt to i nsu re low no i se l eve l s .

O the r pas s enge r o r i e n te d f e a t u re s i nc lude ind i r ec t l i gh t ing

as we l l a s ind iv i d u a l l y co n t ro l l e d l igh t ing a t the pa r lor sea t s ,

easy to reac h l ug gage r a ck s , a nd g la r e - f r ee sa fe ty g la s s windows .

Carpe t in g ha s been e x t en s ive ly us e d f r om ce i l ing to f loo r in

passenge r sec t ions f o r s o un d dea den i ng and ease o f ma in tenance .

E l e c t r i c a l p ower i s f u rn i s hed b y f o ur mo to rs ra t ed a t 640

horsepower each a t 1 00 m. p . h . T h e c a r s wi l l be ab le to acce le ra t e

to 125 m . p . h . in l e s s t h a n tw o mi nu t e s .

F as t e f f i c i en t b rak i ng i s ach ieved b y b lending two systems ,

one us ing the e lec t r i c moto r as a b r ake co up led wi th a pneumat ic

sys t em .

T he ca r s a r e eq u ip pe d wi t h a combina t ion a i r and co i l sp r ing

suspens ion .

Coach pa s senge r s wi l l ha v e snack ba r se rv ice ava i l ab le to them

and pa r lo r c a r pas sen g e rs wi l l b e se rved mea l s a t the i r sea t s in the

new serv ice .



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Pas senger s w il l e ven have the luxury of t e lephone service in

par lor car s . S nack -ba~ coa c he s wil l be equipped with push- but ton

p ub li c t el ep ho ne s .

E ach ca r wi l l ha ve a s ide entrance at the ves t ibule end with

e lec t r i ca l ly opera ted s l id ing doors .

T he new vehic les a re 85 feet long , and have curved sides for

greater width a n d p a sseng e r c omfor t . T hey are made of br igh t s ta in -

l es s s tee l - chose n f o r i t s s t r en g th and corros ion res i s tant qual i ty -

and are s t reaml i ned in accordance wi th scale model wind tunnel tes ts

and compute r analy s es o f th e car des ign o

T he 50 cars - 20 p a sse nger coaches , 20 snack- bar coaches , and

10 par lor cars = c os t in g abou t $21 mil l ion , are be ing bui l t under a

con trac t f rom the Pe nn Ce n t ra l R ai l ro a d .

B efore B udd t u r n s the f in ished cars over to the Penn Centra l

Ra i l road , i t wi l l con d u ct a se r i es o f mechanical and e lect r ica l tes ts .

I n an associa ted pr o jec t , B udd also bu i l t four high- speed labor -

a tory cars . T he se re c e nt ly compl e ted the i r successful t es t on the

Penn Centra l Ra i l road 's 2 1-mi le tes t t rack between T ren ton and N ew

B runswick, N ew Jersey when the y achieved speeds of 157 m.p.h .

NORTHEAS T CO RR ID OR PROJE CT

T he N ortheas t Cor r idor Project is a two- year demonst ra t ion

program to provide fas ter and improved rai l road service in the Wash-

ing ton-New York -B o s to n area with the aid of F edera l funds from

aut hor iza tions p ro vided by the High S peed Ground T ranspor ta t ion R e-

sea rch and D evelopme n t Act s igned into law S eptember 30 , 1965, by

Pres ident J oh n s on .



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I n t he Wa~h i ng t on ~Phi l ad el ph i a -New York sec t ion i t i s a jo in t

u n de r t ak ing o f t h e D ep a r t men t o f Tra n sp o r t a t i o n a n d the Penn Cen t ra l

Rai l r oa d . Ba s i ca l ly t h e p ro j e c t i s a marke t t e s t d e s igned to eva lu-

a te t h e r o le t h a t ra i l p as se n ge r t ra n s por ta t io n ca n p lay in the future

in h eav i l y pop ul a t e d c or r i d o r s t h a t a r e e merg ing in al l s ec t ions o f

t h e co un t ry .

Of t h e $9 0 mi l l ion a u tho r i z ed by the gov e r nmen t unde r the act ,

abou t $11 mil l i o n i s b ein g spen t o n t h i s p ro jec t , i nc l u ding $1 . 5 mi l

l i o n f o r th e 2 1~mi l e t es t t r ack b e t ween N ew B ru nswick and T ren ton,

N . J . O th er c os ts , s ome $ 4 4 mi l l i o n p a r e b e i n g bor ne b y the Penn Cen tra

Ra i l r oa d . I f t h e p roj ec t make s mo ne y , the F e d era l Gove r nmen t ~ i l l

r e c o up i t s inv e s t me n t .

Abo u t $32 . 2 mi l l i o n is b ein g sp e n t f o r u p gra d ing the roadway ,

$21 . 6 mi l l i on f o r t h e 5 0 new ca rs a n d $ 1 . 1 mi l l i on f o r s t a t ion im-

p rovem e n t s , in c l ud i ng the ins t a l l a t i o n o f n e w h i gh - leve l p l a t fo rms

a t Wa s h i n g ton , B a l t i mo re an d Wil mi n g t on.

Wi t h th e s ta r t of h i gh - s pe ed s e r vi c e us ing the 50 car s the

B udd Comp a ny i s bu i ld i n g 9 t h e Penn C e n tra l R a i l r oad wil l add about

3 0 n ew t r a i n s to i t s New Yo r k -Was hi n g ton- Ph i l ade lp h ia se r v ice , pro -

v id i n g a t l e as t h a l f - h o ur ly s e r v i ce b e twe en N ew Yo rk a nd P hi la de lp hi a

and hour l y s e rv i c e be t ween N ew Yo rk a n d Wash i n g t o n f rom ear ly morning

to la te a t n i g h t . Th i s wi l l r e p r ese n t ab o ut a 5 0 p er cen t inc rease

i n s e r v i ce .

As n ow pl a n n ed , 1 8 of th e 4 9 Ne w York- Wash in g ton t ra ins wi l l

h a v e th e hig h - sp e ed ca rs as w i l l 19 of the 39 New York-Ph i l ade lph ia

t r a i ns .

Tr ave l t i me wi l l b e s u b s t an t i a l ly reduce d . B etween N ew York

and Wash in g t o n t h e h igh - spee d t r a ins wi l l cu t t r ave l t ime by a lmost

an h ou r as co mp a r ed wi th mos t o f t he p resen t s chedu les .



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B etween N ew York and Phi lade lph ia the t ime wi l l b e cu t to one

hou r 15 minu tes as compared wi th the one hour 35 minu te s of today ' s

fa st e s t t r ains .

Whi le th e fa re s have no t been de te rmined , a smal l su r charge ,

such as 50 cen t s fo r t r ips under 100 mi les and $1 for t r i ps ove r 100

mi les , may be ins t i tu ted . Pa r lo r sea t and f i r s t - c l a s s ra i l cha rges

l ike ly wi l l be incorpora t ed in one t i cke t a t app rox imate l y the pre s -

en t p r i ce , bu t wi l l inc lude a compl imenta ry mea l s e rved a t the pa s -

senge r ' s s ea t on cer t a in t ra ins .

D ur ing the two- year t e s t p e r iod the r e wi l l be numerous exper i -

men t s in fa res , f ood se rv i ce and oper a t ions to de t e rmine passenger

appea l .

A spec ia l t r a in ing prog ram, invo lv ing 4000 emp loye s as s igned

to every type o f pos i t ion connec ted wi t h the new se rv ic e , i s now

under way to p rov ide be t t e r se rv ice fo r passengers . T he prog ram is

pr emis ed on mak ing a sharp break wi t h the pas t to prov ide ra i lway

passenger se rv ice t ha t i s compe t i t iv e in i t s appea l t o t he pub l i c .

T o cond i t ion the r i gh t o f way for the h igh- speed t r a ins th e

Penn Cent r a l has i ns ta l l ed 404 mi le s of con t inuous welded ra i l i n

s t r ing s 1440 fee t long , more than 180 mi le s of overhead t ro l l ey wi re

in a revamped ca tena ry sys tem, and more than 250 ,000 cross t i e s .



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T he rai l road an d De par tment of T ranspor ta t ion wil l exchange

data and in fo r mat io n c ompi led du r i n g the tes t . I n fo rm at io n g at he r-

ing al ready i s under way a nd wi l l be matched agains t data col l ec ted

dur ing the demons t ra t i o n .

I n embarking o n th e progra m the D epar tment of T ranspor t a t ionno ted t h at th e cou nt r y ' s u rban popu l a t ion wil l double by the end of

the cen t u r y and th a t t ra ns por t a t ion demand , i f i t matches the nat ion 's

economic grow th o f t h e las t s ix years , wi l l double ever y 20 years .

T he depar tme n t poi n ted out th a t a l though the ra i l passenger

t rave l ma r ket h as been d ecl i n in g , th e ra i l roads are capable o f moving

a high vo l ume of p eo ple a nd g oods a n d t hat i t i s des i rab le to learn

what role t r a i n s ca n p l a y in the count ry ' s expanding economy and in

re l i eving the mo unt in g pr o b lems of urban densi ty .

S PEC I F ICAT I ONS-NORTHEAST CORR IDOR CARS

F or high- spee d s erv i c e be tween N ew York and Washing ton in 11,000 vol te le ct ri fi ed t er ri to ry .

20 Coache s20 S nack Coache s10 Pa r lo r Cars

76 Pas s engers60 P a s s anqe r s34 Pas s engers

1 65 ,2 90 # r ea dy - to - ru n1 6 7 , 700# ready - to - run1 69 ,4 60 # r ea dy - to - ru n

Cars a r e des ign e d wit h ope r a tor ' s cab a t one end only and wil l oper -a t e in up to 20 c a r t r a ins .

Cars are elec t r i c a l ly prope l l ed and des igned for the fo l lowing per -formance:

Maximum S pe e d 160 mph

Average I ni t i a l Ac c elera t ion 1.0 to 1 . 2 mphps

Time to R each 125 mph 120 seconds or les s

D i s t a n ce T r aveled in 120 sec . 2 . 2 miles or more

Time t o R ea c h 1 50 mph 180 seconds or les s

Dis t ance T r ave l ed in 180 sec . 4 .5 miles or more

Spe ed o n 1% Adv erse Grade to 150 mph or b et ter



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All a re for l evel tangen t t rack with 15 mph head wind except gradeperformance.

Present B udd- bui l t af te rnoon Congress iona l makes run between N ewYork and Washington in 3 hours , 35 minutes . I t i s expected the newhigh- speed ca rs wi l l make the 227 mile run in 2 hours , 55 minutes .

POWER :

One trac t ion motor and gear un i t per axle . M otors wi th output to640 H.P. each or 2560 H . P . per car a t 100 mph. (T h is compares wi th1780 H.P. per car as proposed for B oston- Providence turbine car s . )

BRAKING AND BRAKING RATES FOR FULLY LOADED CARS :

Combinat ion dynamic and air brak ing is provided.

D ynamic from 160 mph to 30 mph - blend wi th ai r b rake at 30 mph .

S ervice dece lera t ion ra te of 1 .2 mphps @ 160 mph increas ing to 1 .4mphps @ 115 mph and 1.4 mphps to s top .

Emergency decelera t ion no t l ess than 2.5 mphps be low 70 mph. R a teabove 70 wil l be at l imi t of adhesion. (S topping di s tance f rom 160mph us ing emergency rate o f 2 .5 mphps wil l be abou t 7750 fee t . )

S AF ET Y F EAT UR ES :

"Aler to r" device requi res opera tor to move at shor t predeterminedinte rval s . T hi s const i tu t es deadman prov is ions .

Cab signals provide indicat ion in the cab of r ight - o f- way s igna lcondi t ions , and coupled with overspeed protec t ion wi l l l imi t thet ra in ' s speed in accordance with opera t ing res t r ic t ions .

T he usual emergency brake provi s ions fo r crew operat ion are included.

S pecia l a t ten t ion i s be ing given to des ign of t ruck suspens ion andmajor ca r body load car rying members .

Glass area , in the passenger sect ion, has been reduced and glass istempered.

Ac tual car bodies and trucks wil l be s t ructura l ly te s ted to assuresafe ty and rel iabi l i ty befo re use in ac tual service .

Cr i t ica l car sys tems wil l a lso be tes ted before being bui l t in to thecars .

Cars wi l l have a low center of g ravi ty permi t t ing higher speed oncurves .

D oors canno t be opera ted unt i l t ra in reaches 3 mph . T rain cannot bes tar ted unt i l a l l doors a re c losed.

Combinat ion ai r - co i l suspension system assur ing safe , comfor tableopera t ion even though a ir spr ings may be wi thou t a i r pressu re .



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CAR STAT I ST ICS :

Leng th

Wid th

Heigh t

Trucks

Whee l B ase

Whee ls

Brake s

CarS t ruc t u r e

Car B odyS t r eng th

Couple rs

S e a t s

8 5 ' - 0 " o v e r pu l l i ng face couple rs .

10' - 6 " max imum (a t about s e a t e d shoulder he igh t

1 2 ' - 8" f r om top o f ra i l .

Ai r Co i l spr u ng - outboard journa l s .

s: - 6"

36 " d iamete r

Compos i t ion t r ea d t ype .

A l l s ta i n l e ss s t e e l cu rved s i des , wi t h r e i n fo rcedp l as t i c she a th ing in some a rea s .

F u l l AAR ~ 8 0 0, 0 00 compress ion .

Automat ic , m echa n i ca l , a i r and e le c t r i ca l .

F ul l cu sh io n rec l in ing - 2 and 2 i n coache s andsnac k coache s , and s ing le fu l l r o ta t ing in par l o rca rs . Al l o f spec i a l des ign for maximum comfor t .

Doo r s Al l pa ssen g er en t r ance doo rs a re s l i d i ng type -au tomat ica l l y opera ted .

L igh t i ng

In t e r i o r s

F luo r e s cen t genera l l i gh t ing wi th ad jus t ab le i n -t e n s i ty . I nd iv id u a l re ad ing l igh t s a t each sea t .

De l u x e - ca r pe te d f l oo r s , c a rpe t on s i de wa l l t owin d ow si l l l in e and ca rpe t on ce i l i ng f rom pa rce lr ack to a i r d i s t r ibu tor . O ther l in ings are per -manent ly co lo red p l as t i c f aced ma te r ia l .

Hea t i ng Al l e lec t r i c - 75 deg . i ns ide a t -1 0 deg . ou t s ide .

Ai rCondi t ion ing

1 2 ton s pe r c a r - wi l l ho ld 20 deg . F. be low am-b i en t - above 95 deg . - o t h e rw i s e 75 deg . i ns i de .I n d i v idua l exhaus t i s p rov i ded a t each sea t .

I n su l a t i on S pec ia l t h e rmal and acous t ic i nsu la t i on th roughoutca r body - wi l l p ro v ide excep t i ona l l y qu ie t in te r io r

S nack serv i c e i n the coaches f r om snack ba r and si ce a t sea t s f r om ai rc r a f t t ype ga l l ey in par l o r c a

F ood S erv ic e

T e lephone P rov ided in par l o r ca rs and snack coache s for pas -s enge r ' s u s e .

Public Addres s -Sys t em

Al l c a r s wi l l i nc lude prov l s lons for taped mus ica nd t ra i n a n n ouncements .

F or more informat ion p le as e con t ac t th e Adve r t i s i ng and Publ ic

R el a t i ons D epa r tmen t - T he B udd Company - Ph i lade lph ia , Pa . , 19132



T he N ew York-Wash ing ton M e tro l ine r cars a r e

85 fee t l ong , and have curved s ide s for grea te r

w id th and passenge r comfo r t . T hey a re made of

b r igh t s ta i n le ss s t ee l and a re s t r eaml ined in

accordance wi th sca le model wind tunne l t es t s and

computer analyses of the car des ign.

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T hese tota l ly new car s have spec i a l ly de s igned

rec l in ing sea t s s car e fu l ly cont ro l l ed hea t ing

and a i r cond i t i on ing , and spec ia l a cous t ic a l

t rea tment to in sur e low no ise leve ls .

T he B udd Company is bu i ld ing 20 76- pa ssenge r coaches

( shown here ) . 20 snack- bar coaches and 10 par l or

cars = c os t ing abo u t $21 mi l l ion . under a cont rac t

f rom the Penn Cent r a l R ai l road .

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A s S nO 'Nl1 h e r e , a s :\ .ngl e c a r r u ns at h igll=spee d

th ro ugh Pr in c e ton Junc t i o n . Du ring tes ts g cars

ha v e att a i ned sp e e ds of 164 m.p . h.

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