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CA DMU UAC TurboTrain

On the fourth day of December we venture to the new world, where a forgotten wonder of early high-speed trains trundle through the snow-capped forests of North Americas past. Made with love for Kaaai's advent calendar.

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The UAC TurboTrain was an early fast gas-turbine powered train built on a Talgo framework, built with the intention of speeding up intercity rail travel in North America. They saw use in fast intercity services in the Northeastern US for Amtrak as well as on core corridors in Eastern Canada for Canadian National and later Via Rail. One of its unique aspects was the combination of pendular tilting and a mechanical transmission, making the train mechanicaly complex compared to other tilting trains.

Stats for an example 7-car consist:
Introduction year: 1967
Retirement year: 1982
Max speed: 195km/h
Power: 1788kW
Capacity: 316 seated passengers
Empty weight: 186tons
Length: 135m
One can change the amount of intermediate cars to make a single consist between 3 and 9 cars long.
Up to three sets can be coupled, for up to a 27-car 500m unit. Use at your own discretion.
Three liveries are provided: Via Rail, Canadian National and Amtrak.

Thumbnail credit: photo by Roger Puta, scanned by Marty Bernard for the public domain.