UAC TurboTrain

UAC TurboTrain
UAC TurboTrain
	A Via Rail TurboTrain in October 1980
In service	1968–1982 (Canada); 1968–1976 (US);
Manufacturer	United Aircraft Corporation
Constructed	1967–1968
Number built	7 trainsets
Number preserved	0
Number scrapped	7
Formation	9 cars per trainset (Canada – CN/Via); 7 cars per trainset (Canada – CN); 5 cars per trainset (US – Amtrak); 3 cars per trainset (US – New Haven/DOT);
Capacity	322 (seven-car set)
Operators	Canadian National Railways; Via Rail; Amtrak; New Haven; Penn Central; Illinois Central Railroad (Proposed);
Depots	Tracks 4, 5, 6 – Montreal Central Station (Via/CN); Wilmington Shops – Bear, DE (Amtrak);
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminum
Train length	7 cars: 430 ft 8 in (131.27 m)
Car length	Power cars: 73 ft 3 in (22.33 m); Intermediate cars: 56 ft 10 in (17.32 m);
Width	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Height	Coach: 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m); Dome: 12 ft 11 in (3.94 m); Exhausts: 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m);
Floor height	2 ft 7 in (0.79 m)
Maximum speed	Service:; 120 mph (193 km/h); Design:; 170 mph (274 km/h); Record:; 170.8 mph (274.9 km/h);
Weight	7 cars: 165.6 long tons (185.5 short tons; 168.3 tonnes)
Traction system	Direct drive through gearbox
Prime mover	Pratt & Whitney Canada ST6
Engine type	Gas turbine (Turboshaft)
Power output	7 car: 2,000 hp (1,491 kW) (400 hp or 298 kW per engine)
Transmission	Mechanical
Electric systems	600 V DC third rail (into Grand Central Terminal only)
Current collection	Contact shoe
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed gas turbine trainset manufactured by United Aircraft that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United States between 1968 and 1976. The TurboTrain was among the first gas turbine-powered trains in regular service, and one of the earliest tilting trains introduced in North America.