ALP-46A

ALP-46/ALP-46A
NJT ALP-46 4600 in Summit, New Jersey.
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Bombardier/Adtranz Build date 2001 – 2002*, 2009 –2011† Total produced 29* + 36†
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo'Bo' Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Length 64 ft (19.51 m) Width 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) Axle load 46: 49,600 lb (22,500 kg) 46A: 50,706 lb (23,000 kg) Loco weight 46: 198,400 lb (90,000 kg) 46A: 202,822 lb (91,999 kg) Electric system/s 12.5 kV 25 Hz AC Catenary 12.5 kV 60 Hz AC Catenary 25 kV 60 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) pantograph Head end power 480 V AC, 60 Hz, 3 phase, 1,000 kW*†
Performance figures Maximum speed 46: 160 km/h (99 mph) 46A: 200 km/h (124 mph) Power output at rail 46: 7,108 hp (5,300 kW) at rail 46A: 7,500 hp (5,600 kW) Tractive effort 46, starting: 316 kN (71,000 lbf), continuous: 245 kN (55,000 lbf) at 50 mph (80 km/h) 46A : starting : ~316 kN (71,000 lbf), continuous: ~ 240 kN (54,000 lbf) at 85 km/h (53 mph) Brakeforce dynamic 150 kN (34,000 lbf)
Career Operators NJ Transit Numbers NJT 4600 – 4628 (46) NJT 4629 – 4664 (46A)
Sources: * ALP-46. † ALP46A. except where noted

The ALP-46 is an electric locomotive built in Germany by Bombardier between 2001 and 2002 for use in the United States. It is derived from the German Class 101. New Jersey Transit (NJT) is the only railroad to operate this locomotive model. They are used across the electrified NJT system.

NJT ordered 29 locomotives: the first 24 ALP-46 locomotives in December 1999 and an additional five locomotives in September 2001.

They were built by Bombardier (formerly ADtranz) at their Kassel, Germany plant. The first two locomotives were built as preseries locomotives for testing—4600 was tested on the TTCI test plant in Pueblo, Colorado, 4601 was sent to Kearny for testing on the NJT network. All locomotives were transported via road to the port of Bremen and shipped on Roro-ships of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics to Port Elizabeth (NJ).

In February 2008, NJT ordered twenty-seven 125 mph (201 km/h) top speed ALP-46A locomotives from Bombardier, which were to haul Bombardier MultiLevel Coaches. The estimated value of the order was €155 million (approximately $230 million). In June 2009, NJT took up an option for a further nine locomotives, and spare parts, at a cost of $72 million.

On November 12, 2009, Bombardier ceremonially handed over the first two completed ALP-46As to New Jersey Transit over at their Kassel plant in Germany.

They arrived on NJT property on December 13. Locomotive 4629 was shipped by rail to a testing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, while 4630 was placed on the rails at the Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny for testing on property and maintenance training.

As of April 5, 2011, all locomotives have been delivered. As of May 7, 2011, all locomotives have entered regular revenue service.