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83 relations: Acela Express, Alternating current, Amfleet, Amtrak, Arrow (railcar), Atlantic City Express (Amtrak train), Bernoulli's principle, Budd Company, Budd Rail Diesel Car, Budd Silverliner, Budd SPV-2000, California Car (railcar), Chester, Pennsylvania, Clifford P. Case, Conrail, Control car, Direct current, Dynamic braking, Electric multiple unit, EMD AEM-7, Eponym, Erie, Pennsylvania, Federal Railroad Administration, GE E60, General Electric, High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965, High-speed rail, Ignitron, Interstate Commerce Commission, Jenkintown–Wyncote station, JetTrain, Kalmbach Publishing, Keystone Service, Lancaster station (Pennsylvania), M1/M3 (railcar), Metroliner (train), New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven–Springfield Shuttle, New York Central Railroad, New York City, Night Owl (train), NJ Transit, Northeast Corridor, Overhead line, Palmer, Massachusetts, Pantograph (transport), Penn Central Transportation Company, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1, Phase-fired controller, ..., Pioneer III (railcar), Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, Princeton Junction station, PRR MP54, Push–pull train, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Railway brake, Reading Company, Research and development, San Diegan (train), SEPTA, SEPTA Route 101 and 102, SJ Rc, Springfield, Massachusetts, Suburban Station, Surface Transportation Board, Surfliner (railcar), Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Tightlock coupling, Trains (magazine), Transportation Technology Center, Inc., Twin unit, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of Transportation, United States Government Publishing Office, Vermonter (train), Volt, Washington, D.C., West Trenton Line (SEPTA), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, William Scranton, Wye (rail), 25 kV AC railway electrification. Expand index (33 more) »
Acela Express
The Acela Express (colloquially abbreviated to Acela) is Amtrak's flagship service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C. and Boston via 14 intermediate stops including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City.
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Alternating current
Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction, in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction.
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Amfleet
Amfleet is a fleet of single-level intercity railroad passenger cars built by the Budd Company for American company Amtrak in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is a passenger railroad service that provides medium- and long-distance intercity service in the contiguous United States and to three Canadian cities.
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Arrow (railcar)
The Jersey Arrow is a type of electric multiple unit (EMU) railcar developed for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and used through successive commuter operators in New Jersey, through to New Jersey Transit.
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Atlantic City Express (Amtrak train)
The Atlantic City Express was an Amtrak train that ran from both New York City and Washington, D.C. to Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the Northeastern United States.
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Bernoulli's principle
In fluid dynamics, Bernoulli's principle states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.
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Budd Company
The Budd Company was a 20th-century metal fabricator, a major supplier of body components to the automobile industry and a manufacturer of stainless steel passenger rail cars, airframes, missile and space vehicles, and various defense products.
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Budd Rail Diesel Car
The Budd Rail Diesel Car, RDC or Buddliner is a self-propelled diesel multiple unit (DMU) railcar.
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Budd Silverliner
The Budd Silverliner was a model of Electric Multiple Unit railcar designed and built by the Budd Company with 59 examples being delivered starting in 1963.
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Budd SPV-2000
The Budd SPV-2000 is a self-propelled diesel multiple unit railcar built by the Budd Company between 1978 and 1981 for use on North American commuter railroads.
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California Car (railcar)
The California Car is the first generation of intercity railcars owned by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and operated by Amtrak under the Amtrak California brand on intercity corridor routes in Northern and Central California.
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Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Clifford P. Case
Clifford Philip Case, Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician.
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Conrail
Conrail, the Consolidated Rail Corporation,, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999, when its routes were split between the CSX Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway.
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Control car
A control car, control trailer or driving trailer is a generic term for a non-powered railroad (US) or railway (UIC) vehicle that can control operation of a train from the end opposite to the position of the locomotive.
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Direct current
Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge.
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Dynamic braking
Dynamic braking is the use of an electric traction motor as a generator when slowing a vehicle such as an electric or diesel-electric locomotive.
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Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power.
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EMD AEM-7
The AEM-7 is a twin-cab four-axle B-B electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and ASEA between 1978 and 1988.
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Eponym
An eponym is a person, place, or thing after whom or after which something is named, or believed to be named.
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Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Federal Railroad Administration
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT).
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GE E60
The GE E60 is a family of six-axle C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems (GE) between 1972 and 1983.
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General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate incorporated in New York and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965
The High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965 was the first attempt by the U.S. Congress to foster the growth of high-speed rail in the U.S. The High Speed Ground Transportation Act was introduced immediately following the creation of Japan's first high-speed Shinkansen, or "bullet train" and was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson as part of his Great Society infrastructure building initiatives.
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High-speed rail
High-speed rail is a type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.
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Ignitron
An ignitron is a type of gas-filled tube used as a controlled rectifier and dating from the 1930s.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was a regulatory agency in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
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Jenkintown–Wyncote station
Jenkintown–Wyncote station (originally Jenkintown station) is a major SEPTA Regional Rail station along the SEPTA Main Line in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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JetTrain
The JetTrain was an experimental high-speed passenger train created by Bombardier Transportation in an attempt to make European-style high-speed service more financially appealing to passenger railways in North America.
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Kalmbach Publishing
Kalmbach Publishing Co. is an American publisher of books and magazines, many of them railroad-related, located in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Keystone Service
Amtrak's Keystone Service provides frequent regional rail passenger train service along the Amtrak Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line between the Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
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Lancaster station (Pennsylvania)
Lancaster is an Amtrak railroad station and a former Pennsylvania Railroad station in Lancaster, Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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M1/M3 (railcar)
The M1 and M3 are two similar series of electric multiple unit rail cars built by the Budd Company for the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro-North Railroad and Metro-North's predecessors, Penn Central and Conrail.
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Metroliner (train)
The Metroliners were extra-fare high speed trains between Washington, D.C. and New York City which operated from 1969 to 2006.
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New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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New Haven–Springfield Shuttle
New Haven–Springfield Shuttles are shuttle trains run by Amtrak between Springfield, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, along Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line.
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New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Night Owl (train)
The Night Owl was a passenger train operated by Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts, via New York City.
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NJ Transit
New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit (NJT; stylized as NJ TRANSIT), is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the US state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania.
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Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States.
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Overhead line
An overhead line or overhead wire is used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains.
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Palmer, Massachusetts
Palmer is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
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Pantograph (transport)
A pantograph (or "pan") is an apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or electric bus to collect power through contact with an overhead line.
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Penn Central Transportation Company
The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American Class I railroad headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that operated from 1968 until 1976.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad (or Pennsylvania Railroad Company and also known as the "Pennsy") was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1
The PRR GG1 was a class of electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United States.
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Phase-fired controller
Phase-fired control (PFC), also called phase cutting or "phase angle control", is a method for power limiting, applied to AC voltages.
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Pioneer III (railcar)
The Pioneer III railcar was a short/medium distance coach designed and built by the Budd Company in 1956 with an emphasis on weight savings.
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Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
The presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson began on November 22, 1963, when Johnson became the 36th President of the United States upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969.
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Princeton Junction station
Princeton Junction (signed as Princeton Junction at West Windsor) is a railroad station in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, located in West Windsor Township.
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PRR MP54
The Pennsylvania Railroad's MP54 was a class of electric multiple unit railcars.
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Push–pull train
Push–pull is a configuration for locomotive-hauled trains, allowing them to be driven from either end of the train, whether having a locomotive at each end or not.
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Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a railroad museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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Railway brake
Brakes are used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration, control acceleration (downhill) or to keep them standing when parked.
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Reading Company
The Reading Company was a company that was involved in the railroad industry in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states from 1924 until 1976.
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Research and development
Research and development (R&D, R+D, or R'n'D), also known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), refers to innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, or improving existing services or products.
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San Diegan (train)
The San Diegan was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and a “workhorse” of the railroad.
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SEPTA
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, subway / elevated rail line, commuter and light rail line, and electric trolleybus services to nearly 4 million people in five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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SEPTA Route 101 and 102
SEPTA Trolley Routes 101 and 102The official name of the lines are simply "Routes 101 and 102", as indicated by SEPTA's official map and official schedule, also known as the Media–Sharon Hill Line, are light rail lines operated by the Suburban Transit Division of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
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SJ Rc
The SJ Class Rc is the most used electric locomotive in Sweden.
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Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is a city in western New England, and the historical seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
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Suburban Station
Suburban Station is an art deco office building and underground commuter rail station in Penn Center, Philadelphia.
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Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) of the United States is a federal, bipartisan, independent adjudicatory board.
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Surfliner (railcar)
The Surfliner is a family of bi-level intercity railcars derived from the California Car.
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Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line, opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka.
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Tightlock coupling
The AAR/APTA TypeH TightLock coupler is a Janney automatic coupler typically used on North American mainline passenger cars.
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Trains (magazine)
Trains is a monthly US magazine dedicated to trains and railroads, and is one of the two flagship publications of Kalmbach Publishing.
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Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
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Twin unit
A twin unit or twinset is a set of two railroad cars or locomotives which are permanently coupled and treated as if they were a single unit.
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United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government.
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United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the U.S. government concerned with transportation.
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United States Government Publishing Office
The United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) (formerly the Government Printing Office) is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government.
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Vermonter (train)
The Vermonter is a passenger train operated by Amtrak between St. Albans, Vermont and Washington, D.C. via New York City.
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Volt
The volt (symbol: V) is the derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
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West Trenton Line (SEPTA)
The West Trenton Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line connecting Center City Philadelphia to West Trenton, New Jersey.
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company.
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William Scranton
William Warren Scranton (July 19, 1917 – July 28, 2013) was an American Republican Party politician and diplomat.
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Wye (rail)
In railroad structures, and rail terminology, a wye (like the 'Y' glyph) or triangular junction is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to each incoming line.
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25 kV AC railway electrification
25 kV alternating current electrification is commonly used in railway electrification systems worldwide, especially for high-speed rail.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Metroliner
