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	170 mph (274 km/h) (design) 120 mph (193 km/h) (service)
Weight	7 cars: 165.6 long tons (185.5 short tons; 168.3 tonnes)
Traction system	Direct drive through gearbox
Prime mover(s)	Pratt & Whitney Canada ST6
Engine type	Gas turbine (Turboshaft)
Power output	7 car: 2,000 hp (1,491 kW)[1] (400 hp or 298 kW per engine)
Transmission	Mechanical
Electric system(s)	600 V DC Third rail into Grand Central Terminal only
Current collector(s)	Contact shoe
UIC classification	7 car: B′1′1′1′1′1′1′B′
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed, gas turbine train manufactured by United Aircraft that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United States between 1968 and 1976. It was one of the first gas turbine-powered trains to enter service for passenger traffic, and was also one of the first tilting trains to enter service in North America.