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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Bombardier ALP-45DP at Innotrans 2010: "bengt"· Public domain
- 2. NJT-AMT ALP-45DP in Kassel Germany: NJTWiki· FAL
- 3. Bombardier ALP-45DP Caterpillar Diesel Prime Mover: "bengt"· Public domain
- 4. Bombardier ALP-45DP Innotrans 2010 Full Frontal Shot: Bengt Dahlberg· Public domain
- 5. Bombardier ALP-45DP Innotrans 2010 Rear Shot: "bengt"· Public domain
- 6. ALP-45DP Fuel Tank Level (14725206756): Mike Kam· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Bombardier ALP-45DP is a type of single cab dual-mode locomotive operated by New Jersey Transit and Exo. The locomotive was designed and originally built by Bombardier until 2021, and by Alstom since 2021.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 16 years ago, in 2010.
- Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 12 minutes.
- 4.4 MW is about 52 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 22 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 2010–2019
- in service from
- 2012
- number built
- 55
- kind
- Electro-diesel (dual mode)
- traction
- bi-mode
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Alstom
- operators
- New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Exo, New Jersey Transit
- top speed
- 201 km/h
- power
- 4.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Overhead line:, 3, 3 Amtrak 25 Hz traction power system, 12 kV 25 Hz AC (NJT only)
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 21.8 m
- weight
- 131 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q432706, Wikipedia: Bombardier ALP-45DP (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.