Rolling Stock
The River Line fleet composes 20 articulated Stadler GTW 2/6 DMU (diesel multiple unit) cars. The River Line is the first light rail system in the United States to use these instead of more typical electric vehicles.
The diesel LRV offers a tighter turning radius than typical main line light rail vehicles and thus is capable of street running. The basic GTW is the 2/6 which indicates that two of the six axles are powered. The vehicle is more than 65% low floor. The River Line uses the diesel-electric version of the GTW. 551 GTW units have been sold to date and are in use in Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Greece, Slovakia, Germany and Switzerland to serve at 30 different LRV Operators.
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