2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. VIA GM FP9: ...some guy· CC BY 2.0
- 2. ViaFP9ARM-6300: Gudbuytjane· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Via Rail FP9ARM is a re-manufactured version of a GMD FP9A diesel passenger locomotive, rebuilt between 1983 and 1985 by Canadian National Railways at their Pointe St-Charles shops.
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
- 1.3 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 16.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- General Motors Diesel
- operators
- Via Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- 1.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B-B
- length
- 16.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q7906970, Wikipedia: VIA FP9ARM (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.