D Cars

D Cars
Car No: 3001-3310; Built: 2016-2024 (Bombardier/Alstom); In Service: 2018-Present

The face of the Fleet of the Future is the D car.

These cars share similaries with the C cars, in that they can run as lead, trailing, and mid-train cars. However, they lack the flipper doors of their older counterparts.

The first 4 D cars, 3001-3004 were prototypes, in a similar vein to the original Rohr Prototypes of days of yore. They were not replaced, but rather modded extensively, and run in revenue service.

Production cars 3005-onwards were also built in the same site in Plattsburgh, NY, and later Pittsburg, CA.

With only 47 seats per D car (compared to 60 for most of the A2 cars and 72 for the original A cars), perhaps the Fleet of the Future should be known as the "Fleet of the Few Chair".

Production Years:
All numbers are rough estimates, given various gaps in car onboarding process.
3001-3004 (2016, Prototypes)
3005-3008 (2017)
3009-3024 (2018)
3025-3062 (2019)
3063-3103 (2020)
3104-3115 (2021)
3115-3180 (2022)
3181+ (2023)

Notes:
3007 missing front/Y end logo
3061 was the First Fleet of the Future Car built in California.

Operations

D cars can operate like C cars, in that they can be both lead/trail cars, or mid cars. However, there is no passenger pass-through on midtrain D cars, unlike the C cars.

Lead car

Trail Car

Mid D cars

General Details

Builder: Bombardier/Alstom
Build Location: Plattsburgh, NY/Pittsburg, CA
Design: DesignworksUSA, subsidiary of BMW Group
Years of Construction: 2015-2024+
Quantity: 310
Length: 70 feet
Weight (Empty): 65,500 - 67,500 lbs
Seats: 47
Seat Manufacturer: Keil
Propulsion: 4 x 148 HP IEC Holden TM1302SP AC Motors
Brakes: Knorr dynamic/regenerative to 3 mph, Hydraulic friction braking below 3 mph.
Auxiliary Power Supply Equipment (APSE): Meppi
Horn: Kockum Sonics
Coupler: Deiner

3001-3004 (2016 Prototypes)

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Similar to the original Rohr cars, a total of 10 prototype cars were built. The first D cars were 4 prototype cars made to test the Fleet of the Future before production. They have been extensively modified and now roll in revenue service.