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Amfleet is a fleet of single-level intercity railroad passenger cars built by the Budd Company for Amtrak in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Budd based the Amfleet design on its earlier Metroliner electric multiple unit. They were the first new locomotive-hauled cars ordered by Amtrak. As of 2015, Amfleet cars are used extensively in the eastern and mid-western United States, forming the backbone of Amtrak's single-level fleet. ==History== Amtrak inherited a fleet of approximately 1,200 steam-heated coaches from private sector railroads when it began operations in 1971. These cars were aging, in need of maintenance, and in many cases incompatible with each other. Amtrak recognized the need and opportunity to standardize on a single design.〔 Amtrak ordered the Amfleets from Budd in two batches. It placed the first order on October 12, 1973, along with orders for 70 EMD SDP40F diesel locomotives and 11 GE E60 locomotives.〔 The first batch, which came to be known as "Amfleet I", consisted of 492 cars in the following configurations: * 54 "Amcafe" cafe cars with 51 coach seats and a snack bar in the middle * 37 "Amdinette" cafe/dining cars with a snack bar, eight four-person booths and 23 coach seats * 40 "Amclub" club/parlor cars with a snack bar, 18 club seats and 23 coach seats * 90 "Amcoach" long-distance coaches with 60 seats * 271 "Amcoach" short-distance coaches with 84 seats The first Amfleet cars began running on the Northeast Corridor on August 5, 1975. Amtrak heralded their arrival, calling 1975 as "the Year of the Amfleet". As the cars were distributed throughout the system timetables would note that trains now had "Amfleet Service" and that trains had been "Amfleeted".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 author=Amtrak )〕 Amtrak followed up in 1981–1983 with a second order, dubbed "Amfleet II". This order consisted of 150 cars: * 125 "Amcoach" long-distance cars with 59 seats * 25 "Amlounge" lounge cars with a snack bar, ten four-person booths, and 17 assorted seats * ''Amfleet II'', consisting of 125 coaches and 25 lounges, was delivered in 1981–83. The Amfleet II cars were intended to replace rolling stock on Amtrak long-distance trains, featuring larger windows, more legroom, and folding legrests. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amfleet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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