ABB ALP-44

ALP44-O / ALP44-E / ALP44-M
ALP-44M No. 4424 preserved at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, NJ.
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderABB
ModelSJ Rc/AEM-7
Build date1989 – 1997
Total produced33
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.51.2 in (1,300 mm)
Wheelbase:
 • Truck9 ft 0+1116 in (2.761 m)
Length:
 • Over couplers51 ft 1+2532 in (15.590 m)
Width10 ft (3.0 m) (over body)
10 ft 5+916 in (3.189 m) (over handrails)
Height14 ft 8+12 in (4.483 m) (locked down pantograph)
15 ft 6+12 in (4.737 m) (fully extended pantograph, nominal)
Loco weight207,000 lb (94,000 kg)
Electric system/s12 kV 25 Hz AC
12.5 kV 60 Hz AC
25 kV 60 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)Pantographs from catenary
Traction motors4 × ABB LJH 108-8 ​
 • Continuous1290 Amperes
Gear ratio85:36
Loco brakeDynamic, ALP-44O/E WABCO 30E-CDW, ALP-44M WABCO EPIC 3102
Train brakesDirect Release air brakes
Safety systemsCab signals with Automatic Train Control
Performance figures
Maximum speed125 mph (201 km/h)
Power outputMax: 7,000 hp (5,220 kW)
Continuous: 4,320 kW (5,793 hp)[1][2]
Tractive effort:
 • Starting51,500 lbf (229 kN)[1]
Career
OperatorsNew Jersey Transit
SEPTA
NumbersNJT: 4400 – 4431
SEPTA: 2308
First run1990 (NJT)
1997 (SEPTA)
Last run2012 (NJT)
2018 (SEPTA)
PreservedNJT ALP-44M 4424
DispositionOne 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.

  1. ^ a b ABB Traction (November 1990). ALP-44 Locomotive Operating Instructions. NJ Transit. A003OPM. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Passagen - Online sedan 1995 - Jämför försäkringar, lån och elavtal". Archived from the original on 2001-02-18.