GO Transit fleet

GO Transit, the interregional public transit system in Southern Ontario, has a number of various road and rail vehicles. This includes 57 locomotives, 495 train coaches, and 401 buses.

Rail
See also: GO Transit rail services

Locomotives
Active

The vast majority of GO Transit's active locomotive fleet consists of MP40PH-3C diesel-electric locomotives manufactured by MotivePower in Boise, Idaho. These replaced most of the older EMD F59PH over a 4-year transition program from 2008 to 2011. The new MP40 locomotives are significantly more powerful with 4000 bhp vs the F59's 3000 bhp, and their greater Head End Power capacity allows them to handle 12 coach trains instead of 10.[1]

In 2011, GO Transit ordered 11 MPI MP54AC locomotives, to be rebuilt from existing units, followed by an order for 10 new build locomotives.[2] MP40PH-3C unit 647 was sent back to Boise for conversion with a Cummins QSK-95 diesel engine into an MP54 in 2012, and was completed in 2015 (although dual Cummins QSK-60 engines were substituted instead). Testing of the first MP54AC began in December 2015, and the locomotive was formally delivered in March 2016, by which time GO Transit had increased its order for newbuild units to 16, for a total of 26.[2][3] The order of 10 rebuilt units was later converted to newbuilds, the first of which was delivered in March 2018.[4][5]. While they are technically model MP54AC's, GO classifies them as MP40PHT-T4AC units.

MP40-3C 602 at Oshawa preparing for turn around service in the morning rush hour.
Year Manufacturer Model Numbers Notes
1990 EMD F59PH III 557-561 Rebuilt 2011 for continued service.
1990 EMD F59PH IV 562-564 Rebuilt 2011 for continued service.
2008–2009 MPI MP40PH-3C 600-626
2010 627-629
630-647
2010-11 648-656 Delivery complete[6]
2013-14 657-666 Delivery complete[7] EPA Tier 3 compliant
2015 MPI MP54AC (MP40PHTC-T4) 647 First unit built from existing MP40PH-3C locomotive; entered service in 2016.[3]
2017-2018 MP54AC (MP40PHT-T4AC) 667-682 Batch of 16 newly built locomotives equipped with AC traction. Currently being tested.
The majority of the F59PH models were replaced in 2011, but a handful are still in service.
Retired
Year Manufacturer Model Numbers Notes
1967 Hawker Siddeley Canada Hawker Siddeley RTC-85SP/D (Single-level self-propelled unit) Built as D700-D701, D702-D708
Renumbered to 9825-9826, 9827-9833		 Self-powered Diesel multiple units. Cars part of original 1967 commuter car order built by HSC in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and based on the Hawker-Siddeley H-Series subway car. Almost identical to non-powered cab cars, but powered by Rolls-Royce engines. D700-701 equipped with controls at both ends. All later converted into non-powered cab cars by 1975 and renumbered 108-116. Sold off to ONR and AMT.
1973, 1976; 1982 General Motors Diesel Division EMD APCU (former FP7A) & APU (former F7B APU) 900-911 (some originally 9858-9862) & 800-802 Non-powered. 900-series are "APCU" control cab and Head End Power units built from FP7's from ONR and MILW. 800-series units are "APU" Head End Power cars built from BN F7B's. All retired after the 1980's, some resold, most scrapped. [8]
1966 General Motors Diesel Division GP40TC locomotive 500-507 All sold to Amtrak in 1988. Rebuilt by Norfolk Southern and now classed as GP38H-3s.
1973, 1975 General Motors Diesel Division GP40-2L locomotive 700-710 11 purchase; Retired 1991, 703 sold to Tri-Rail, all others sold to CNR (9668-9677)
1978 General Motors Division F40PH locomotive 510-515 Sold to Amtrak 1990. All retired in 2003.
1967 General Motors Diesel Division GP40U locomotive 720-726 bought from Chrome Crankshaft in 1982. Upgraded to GP40-2M by Chrome Crankshaft/CRI&P; traded to GMDD for F59PHs 561-568 in 1994
1988 EMD F59PH I 520-535 525, 527-528 sold to TRE. 526, 530, 532 now owned by Metra. 521, 529, 534-535 now owned by NCDOT. All others are owned by RB Leasing, some since resold to other agencies.
1989–1990 EMD F59PH II 536-539 Sold to RB Leasing, 2010. 536 resold to NCDOT. 537-538 scrapped in 2013.
1990 EMD F59PH IV 565-568 Sold to Trinity Railway Express in Irving, Texas, USA, 1997.
1990 EMD F59PH II 540-547 543-545 sold to Exo. All others sold to RB Leasing, later resold to NCDOT.
1990 EMD F59PH III 548-556 551 and 554 sold to RB Leasing, 551 resold to NCDOT, 554 scrapped in 2013. All others sold to Exo.

Coaches
All GO Trains use bilevel rail cars entirely
Upper levels of the coach

GO's railcar fleet is composed exclusively of Bombardier BiLevel Coaches manufactured by Bombardier Transportation or its predecessors in Thunder Bay, Ontario. In November 2011, the fleet comprised a total of 565 railcars, including cab car variants.[9]

On June 1, 2012, Metrolinx contracted Bombardier to manufacture an additional 60 bilevel cars of an updated design incorporating crash energy management features and improved ergonomics. Deliveries of these models have been ongoing since 2015.[10]

Manufacturer Model Built Numbers Notes
Hawker Siddeley Canada Hawker Siddeley RTC-85 (single-level coach and cab car configurations) 1967-1976 1000-1105, 100-107
(Renumbered from many different series).		 No Original 1967 commuter car order built by Hawker Siddeley Thunder Bay, Ontario and based on the Hawker-Siddeley H-Series subway car. Purchased in cab car and coach configurations for push-pull service. Subsequent orders placed between 1967 and 1976 for more equipment. Some cars leased to MARC. Cars sold to ONR (16) and AMT (92) in the 1980s. 2 cars went to Pandrol-Jackson (Electric Tamper and Equipment Company) as crew-cars for railgrinding operations; 7 cars scrapped. Cab car 104 was restored by GO Transit in 2017, and is displayed at the Toronto Railway Museum in downtown Toronto. [11] [12]
St. Louis Car Company Gallery coach/cab car 7600 series 1955 13 (test) run and several other 7600 series cars No Leased from C&NW; several 7600 series cars used with GO locomotive GP40 locomotives on runs beginning January 19, 1976 along Lakeshore Line.[13] C&NW coach #13 paired with GO Transit GP40-2L #9811 for test runs in April 1976[14]
Canadian Vickers Gallery Bi-level Town Car based on Pullman Company bi level cars 1969 9XX-9XX No 4 cars leased from CPR Montreal-area commuter service (STCUM-AMT 900-series) for test runs in July 1974.
HSC Bi-Level I coach 1976–1978 2000–2079 No 2000-2001, 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2020, 2022, 2023-2024 sold to TRE, 1997, renumbered 1050-1059.
HSC Bi-Level II coach 1983–1984 2100–2155, 200-214 No From May to November 2016, all cab cars were decommissioned and now serve as coaches.
UTDC Bi-Level III coach 1987-1989 2200-2253, 215-223 No 223 sold to TRE in 1999, renumbered 1000. All other cab cars decommissioned in 2016. Several extra cars leased from Tri-Rail, 2002.
UTDC Bi-Level IV coach 1989–1990 2300-2341, 224-241 No 224 sold to TRE in 1999, renumbered 1001. All other cab cars decommissioned in 2016.
UTDC Bi-Level V coach 1990–1991 2400-2455, 2499 No 2499 was a next-generation prototype, which all future GO Transit coaches would be based upon.
Bombardier Transportation Bi-Level VI coach 2002 2500–2521 Yes
Bombardier Transportation Bi-Level VII coach 2003-2008 2522-2544, 2600–2661, 242-250 Yes 5 orders. All cab cars decommissioned in 2017.
Bombardier Transportation Bi-Level VIII coach 2008–2014 2545-2552, 2700-2814, 251-257 Yes 4 orders. 2550-2552, 2771-2814, 255-257 delivered 2011-2012. 251-252 converted into coaches, 2017-2018.
Bombardier Transportation Bi-Level X coach 2015-Present 4000-4194, 4500-4528, 300-380 Yes (4500-4528 only) 5 orders. 300-361 delivered 2015-2016. 362-366, 4000-4054, 4500-4504 delivered 2016-2017. 4055-4107, 4505-4519 being delivered throughout 2018. Cars 300-380 are cab cars with new Crash Energy Management (CEM) features. Final order of 36 coaches (4195-4225, 4529-4533) placed September 10, 2019.

Bus
See also: GO Transit bus services

GO Transit currently operates two types of buses: single-decker highway coaches, constituting 75% of the active fleet; and commuter-type double-decker buses, constituting the remaining 25%. All vehicles run on diesel fuel.

  • The current highway coach fleet consists exclusively of D4500-model coaches built by Motor Coach Industries (numbered from 2100 onwards). The first of these coaches were ordered in 2001 and orders have continued until 2015. They have a length of 45 feet (14 m). All orders since 2005 (from 2267 onwards) are of a facelifted design, designated as D4500CT, and two of these vehicles (3000 and 3001), ordered in 2008, have a hybrid-electric drivetrain and are model D4500CTH. Older vehicles in the fleet are retired after reaching a certain mileage; as of 2017, the oldest vehicles in the active fleet were made in 2004.
  • The double-decker fleet uses Enviro500 vehicles by the British manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited. They come in three distinct configurations, differing mainly in height and distinguishable external appearance:
    • The standard-height version (numbered in the 8000s) are 43 feet (13 m) in length and have a height of 4.2 metres (14 ft). Built in Falkirk, Scotland, they entered service in 2008, but their height prevents them from meeting many height standards set by the provincial Ministry of Transportation, restricting their usage to the Highway 407 and Highway 403 corridors, providing service between Peel and York Regions.
    • The Go-Anywhere version (numbered in the 8100s and 8200s) are the same length, but have a shorter height of 4.1 metres (13 ft). This variant, also made in Falkirk, entered service in 2012, and their lower height allows these buses to meet many more clearance standards as a result and are used on a wider variety of routes, including those that travel on Highway 401 into Durham Region.
    • The Super-Lo version (numbered in the 8300s) are longer than previous orders, at 45 feet (14 m) in length, but have an even shorter height of 3.9 metres (13 ft). Developed specifically for the GO Transit network, it is capable of accessing bus terminals with height restrictions that prevent previous double-deckers accessing them. They are also the first double-decker buses to be manufactured locally (from a newly established facility in Vaughan). The first of these vehicles entered service in 2016 and orders are ongoing to replace older single-decker coaches. By 2020, Metrolinx estimates that 75% of the active fleet would be composed of double-deckers.

Active
  • GO Transit MCI D4500 with original paint scheme
  • GO Transit MCI D4500CT with original paint scheme
  • Back view of the 2007 GO bus paint scheme back view
  • Front view of the 2007 GO bus paint scheme
  • A D4500CT with the 2013 GO two-toned livery
  • Standard-height Enviro500
  • Go-Anywhere height Enviro500
  • Super-Lo height Enviro500
Year Make Model Length Engine Numbers Notes
2006 MCI D4500CT 45.42 ft (13.84 m) Yes Caterpillar C13 EPA 2004 2298–2317
2007 MCI D4500CT 45.42 ft (13.84 m) Yes Caterpillar C13 EPA 2004 2318–2353
2008 MCI D4500CT 45.42 ft (13.84 m) Yes Caterpillar C13 EPA 2007 2354–2419
2009 MCI D4500CTH (Hybrid) 45.42 ft (13.84 m) Yes Cummins ISL 330HP EPA 2007[15] 3000-3003
2009 MCI D4500CT 45.42 ft (13.84 m) Yes Cummins ISM EPA 2007 2420–2439
2012 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 42 ft (12.8 m) Yes Cummins ISL (EPA 2010) 8101-8205
2013 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 42 ft (12.8 m) Yes Cummins ISL (EPA 2013) 8126-8165 8131 caught fire and stored.[16]
2014 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 42 ft (12.8 m) Yes Cummins ISL (EPA 2013) 8166-8195
2015 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 42 ft (12.8 m) Yes Cummins ISL (EPA 2013) 8195-8205
2016 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 'SuperLo' 42 ft (12.8 m) Yes Cummins ISL (EPA 2016) 8300-8337
2017 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 'SuperLo' 42 ft (12.8 m) Yes Cummins ISL (EPA 2016) / Cummins L (EPA 2016) 8338-8378
2017-2018 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 'SuperLo' 42 ft (12.8 m) Yes Cummins L (EPA 2016) 8379-84XX

Retired

Previously, GO Transit also operated suburban-style transit buses from General Motors, Orion Bus Industries, and New Flyer Industries, and motor coaches by Prevost Car. GM buses were manufactured in London, Ontario and Orion buses in Mississauga, Ontario. All of these older vehicles are now retired.

Year Make Model Length Engine Numbers
1970 GMDD T8H-5305A 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1000–1019
1973 GMDD T8H-5307A 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1020–1029
1974 GMDD T8H-5307A 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1030–1039, 1120–1123
1975 GMDD T8H-5307A 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1045–1056
1976 GMDD S8H-5304A 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1060–1099
1977 GMDD T8H-5307A 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1100–1119
1985 Ontario Bus Orion I 01.508 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1125–1129
1987 Ontario Bus Orion I 01.508 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1130–1141
2000 Orion Bus Orion V 05.501 40 ft (12.2 m) Yes Detroit Diesel S50 1150–1163
2002 Orion Bus Orion V 05.501 40 ft (12.2 m) Yes Detroit Diesel S50 1164–1173
1975 MCI MC-8 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1250–1262
1978 MCI MC-8 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1270–1281
1980 MCI MC-9 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1290–1294
1981 MCI MC-9 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 8V71 1300–1324
1986 MCI 102A2 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1400–1416
1987 MCI 102A2 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1417–1425
1988 MCI 102A2 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1426–1435
1989 MCI 102A2 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1436–1445
1990 MCI 102A2 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1446–1458
1991 MCI 102A2 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1459–1468
1990 MCI 102A3 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1500–1514
1993 MCI 102C3 40 ft (12.2 m) No Cummins L10 1520–1531
1999 Prevost LaMirage XL 40 ft (12.2 m) Yes Detroit Diesel Series 60 1600–1609
1991 New Flyer D40S 40 ft (12.2 m) No Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1900–1950
2000 Orion V 05.501 40.71 ft (12.41 m)[17] Yes Detroit Diesel Series 50 2000–2007
2001 Orion V 05.501 40.71 ft (12.41 m) Yes Detroit Diesel Series 50 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
2008 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 42 ft (12.8 m) Yes Cummins ISM EPA 2007 8000-8011
2009 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 42 ft (12.8 m) Yes Cummins ISM EPA 2007 8012-8021

Support vehicles
A GO Transit Safety Special Constable Dodge Charger.
Year Make Model Notes
Ford Ranger Support
2008 Ford E-150 Station Operations
Ford F-250 Station Operations
2000–2006 Dodge Sprinter Station Operations
2002–2008 Dodge RAM Super Duty 4X4 Maintenance
2002–2005 Ford Ford Ranger Bus Operations
1999–2001 Chevrolet Chevy Trailblazer Supervisor
2003–present Chevrolet Chevy Express/Savanna 2500 Rail Operations
2005 Dodge RAM 205 5RM Maintenance
2006 Chevrolet Silverado Maintenance
2006 Chevrolet Sierra Maintenance
2008–present Dodge Grand Caravan
gollark: I guess cable management is nontrivial.
gollark: Anyway, the assembly is just a few hours with a screwdriver and manual.
gollark: TPM bad, actually.
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gollark: Not since the incident in 1993.

References
  1. "GO News: Winter 2011" (PDF). GO Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  2. "First Tier 4 locomotive for Go Transit on test". International Railway Journal. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. "Prototype MP54AC delivered to Metrolinx, GO Transit". Railway Age. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. "GO Transit goes golden". Railway Age. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. "MotivePower Tier 4 diesel delivered to Go Transit". International Railway Journal. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fja58IuPuc#t=08m45s
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DPe_TCXnvQ#t=02m00s
  8. https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/GO_Transit
  9. "Metrolinx orders more Bombardier BiLevels" Railway Gazette 14 March 2011
  10. "Updated BiLevel coaches ordered for GO Transit".
  11. GO Transit [@GOtransit] (14 May 2017). "It's finally here! Please welcome the latest addition to the @TORailwayMuseum: a restored original GO cab car from…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. Toronto Railway Museum [@TORailwayMuseum] (13 May 2017). "The Toronto Railway Museum was pleased to welcome a very special part of our rail heritage to Roundhouse Park today…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. http://www.exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no529_2009.pdf
  14. "The Bi-Level Coaches (1977-?) - Transit Toronto - Content".
  15. "MCI Hybrid Commuter Coach Specifications" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  16. "Kitchener GO bus fire blamed on 'mechanical malfunction'". The Record. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  17. Orion V, Technical Specifications
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