ABB ALP-44

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	51.2 in (1,300 mm)
Wheelbase:
• Truck	9 ft 0+11⁄16 in (2.761 m)
Length:;
• Over couplers	51 ft 1+25⁄32 in (15.590 m)
Width	10 ft (3.0 m) (over body); 10 ft 5+9⁄16 in (3.189 m) (over handrails)
Height	14 ft 8+1⁄2 in (4.483 m) (locked down pantograph); 15 ft 6+1⁄2 in (4.737 m) (fully extended pantograph, nominal)
Loco weight	207,000 lb (94,000 kg)
Electric system/s	12 kV 25 Hz AC; 12.5 kV 60 Hz AC; 25 kV 60 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantographs from catenary
Traction motors	4 × ABB LJH 108-8
• Continuous	1290 Amperes
Gear ratio	85:36
Loco brake	Dynamic, ALP-44O/E WABCO 30E-CDW, ALP-44M WABCO EPIC 3102
Train brakes	Direct Release air brakes
Safety systems	Cab signals with Automatic Train Control

ALP44-O / ALP44-E / ALP44-M
ALP44-O / ALP44-E / ALP44-M
	ALP-44M No. 4424 preserved at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, NJ.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	ABB
Model	SJ Rc/AEM-7
Build date	1989 – 1997
Total produced	33
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	51.2 in (1,300 mm)
Wheelbase:
• Truck	9 ft 0+11⁄16 in (2.761 m)
Length:;
• Over couplers	51 ft 1+25⁄32 in (15.590 m)
Width	10 ft (3.0 m) (over body); 10 ft 5+9⁄16 in (3.189 m) (over handrails)
Height	14 ft 8+1⁄2 in (4.483 m) (locked down pantograph); 15 ft 6+1⁄2 in (4.737 m) (fully extended pantograph, nominal)
Loco weight	207,000 lb (94,000 kg)
Electric system/s	12 kV 25 Hz AC; 12.5 kV 60 Hz AC; 25 kV 60 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantographs from catenary
Traction motors	4 × ABB LJH 108-8
• Continuous	1290 Amperes
Gear ratio	85:36
Loco brake	Dynamic, ALP-44O/E WABCO 30E-CDW, ALP-44M WABCO EPIC 3102
Train brakes	Direct Release air brakes
Safety systems	Cab signals with Automatic Train Control
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	125 mph (201 km/h)
Power output	Max: 7,000 hp (5,220 kW); Continuous: 4,320 kW (5,793 hp)
Tractive effort:;
• Starting	51,500 lbf (229 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	New Jersey Transit; SEPTA
Numbers	NJT: 4400 – 4431; SEPTA: 2308
First run	1990 (NJT); 1997 (SEPTA)
Last run	2012 (NJT); 2018 (SEPTA)
Preserved	NJT ALP-44M 4424
Disposition	One NJT unit preserved, SEPTA unit scrapped, remainder NJT units stored.

The ABB ALP-44 was an electric locomotive which was built by Asea Brown Boveri of Sweden between 1989 and 1997 for the New Jersey Transit and SEPTA railway lines.