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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Amtrak Wolverine approaching Union Station, December 2018: Pi.1415926535· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Amtrak Horizon coaches in Phase VII paint on Downeaster train (cropped): 4300streetcar· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
Horizon cars are single-level intercity passenger railcars used by Amtrak, the national rail operator in the United States. Built between 1988 and 1990 by Bombardier Transportation, the Horizon fleet consists of 104 cars configured as standard coaches and food service cars. Designed for short-distance corridor service, the cars were based on the Comet commuter railcars, but modified for intercity travel.
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 37 years ago, in 1989.
- 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.
- 25.9 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 37 years.
carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1989
- in service from
- 1989
- status
- in service
- number built
- 86
- kind
- carriage / wagon
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- ALSTOM Transportation Germany
- operators
- Amtrak
- top speed
- 201 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 25.9 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q5903351, Wikipedia: Horizon (railcar) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.