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 (ALP-44O, E, S) 4 x ABB LJH 108-9 (ALP-44M)
• 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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	ABB
Model	SJ Rc/AEM-7
Build date	1989 – 1997
Total produced	33

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 (ALP-44O, E, S) 4 x ABB LJH 108-9 (ALP-44M)
• 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.