GO Transit fleet


, 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

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.
In 2011, GO Transit ordered 11 MPI MP54AC locomotives, to be rebuilt from existing units, followed by an order for 10 new build locomotives. 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. 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. The order of 10 rebuilt units was later converted to newbuilds, the first of which was delivered in March 2018.. While they are technically model MP54AC's, GO classifies them as MP40PHT-T4AC units.
YearManufacturerModelNumbersNotes
1990EMDF59PH III557-561Rebuilt 2011 for continued service.
1990EMDF59PH IV562-564Rebuilt 2011 for continued service.
2008–2009MPIMP40PH-3C600-626
2010MPIMP40PH-3C627-629
2010MPIMP40PH-3C630-647
2010-11MPIMP40PH-3C648-656Delivery complete
2013-14MPIMP40PH-3C657-666Delivery complete EPA Tier 3 compliant
2015MPIMP54AC 647First unit built from existing MP40PH-3C locomotive; entered service in 2016.
2017-2018MPIMP54AC 667-682Batch of 16 newly built locomotives equipped with AC traction. Currently being tested.

;Retired:
YearManufacturerModelNumbersNotes
1967Hawker Siddeley CanadaHawker Siddeley RTC-85SP/D 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; 1982General Motors Diesel Division EMDAPCU & APU 900-911 & 800-802Non-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.
1966General Motors Diesel DivisionGP40TC locomotive500-507All sold to Amtrak in 1988. Rebuilt by Norfolk Southern and now classed as GP38H-3s.
1973, 1975General Motors Diesel DivisionGP40-2L locomotive700-71011 purchase; Retired 1991, 703 sold to Tri-Rail, all others sold to CNR
1978General Motors DivisionF40PH locomotive510-515Sold to Amtrak 1990. All retired in 2003.
1967General Motors Diesel DivisionGP40U locomotive720-726bought from Chrome Crankshaft in 1982. Upgraded to GP40-2M by Chrome Crankshaft/CRI&P; traded to GMDD for F59PHs 561-568 in 1994
1988EMDF59PH I520-535525, 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.
1989–1990EMDF59PH II536-539Sold to RB Leasing, 2010. 536 resold to NCDOT. 537-538 scrapped in 2013.
1990EMDF59PH IV565-568Sold to Trinity Railway Express in Irving, Texas, USA, 1997.
1990EMDF59PH II540-547543-545 sold to Exo. All others sold to RB Leasing, later resold to NCDOT.
1990EMDF59PH III548-556551 and 554 sold to RB Leasing, 551 resold to NCDOT, 554 scrapped in 2013. All others sold to Exo.

Coaches

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.
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.
ManufacturerModelBuiltNumbersNotes
Hawker Siddeley CanadaHawker Siddeley RTC-85 1967-19761000-1105, 100-107
.		NoOriginal 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 and AMT in the 1980s. 2 cars went to Pandrol-Jackson 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.
St. Louis Car CompanyGallery coach/cab car 7600 series195513 run and several other 7600 series carsNoLeased from C&NW; several 7600 series cars used with GO locomotive GP40 locomotives on runs beginning January 19, 1976 along Lakeshore Line. C&NW coach #13 paired with GO Transit GP40-2L #9811 for test runs in April 1976
Canadian VickersGallery Bi-level Town Car based on Pullman Company bi level cars19699XX-9XXNo4 cars leased from CPR Montreal-area commuter service for test runs in July 1974.
HSCBi-Level I coach1976–19782000–2079No2000-2001, 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2020, 2022, 2023-2024 sold to TRE, 1997, renumbered 1050-1059.
HSCBi-Level II coach1983–19842100–2155, 200-214NoFrom May to November 2016, all cab cars were decommissioned and now serve as coaches.
UTDCBi-Level III coach1987-19892200-2253, 215-223No223 sold to TRE in 1999, renumbered 1000. All other cab cars decommissioned in 2016. Several extra cars leased from Tri-Rail, 2002.
UTDCBi-Level III coach1989–19902300-2341, 224-241No224 sold to TRE in 1999, renumbered 1001. All other cab cars decommissioned in 2016.
UTDCBi-Level V coach1990–19912400-2455, 2499No2499 was a next-generation prototype, which all future GO Transit coaches would be based upon.
Bombardier TransportationBi-Level VI coach20022500–2521Yes
Bombardier TransportationBi-Level VII coach2003-20082522-2544, 2600–2661, 242-250Yes5 orders. All cab cars decommissioned in 2017.
Bombardier TransportationBi-Level VIII coach2008–20142545-2552, 2700-2814, 251-257Yes4 orders. 2550-2552, 2771-2814, 255-257 delivered 2011-2012. 251-252 converted into coaches, 2017-2018.
Bombardier TransportationBi-Level X coach2015-Present4000-4194, 4500-4528, 300-380Yes 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 features. Final order of 36 coaches placed September 10, 2019.

Bus

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. The first of these coaches were ordered in 2001 and orders have continued until 2015. They have a length of. All orders since 2005 are of a facelifted design, designated as D4500CT, and two of these vehicles, 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 are in length and have a height of. 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 are the same length, but have a shorter height of. 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 are longer than previous orders, at in length, but have an even shorter height of. 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. 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

YearMakeModelLengthEngineNumbersNotes
2006MCID4500CTYesCaterpillar C13 EPA 20042298–2317
2007MCID4500CTYesCaterpillar C13 EPA 20042318–2353
2008MCID4500CTYesCaterpillar C13 EPA 20072354–2419
2009MCID4500CTH YesCummins ISL 330HP EPA 20073000-3003
2009MCID4500CTYesCummins ISM EPA 20072420–2439
2012Alexander DennisEnviro500YesCummins ISL 8101-8205
2013Alexander DennisEnviro500YesCummins ISL 8126-81658131 caught fire and stored.
2014Alexander DennisEnviro500YesCummins ISL 8166-8195
2015Alexander DennisEnviro500YesCummins ISL 8195-8205
2016Alexander DennisEnviro500 'SuperLo'YesCummins ISL 8300-8337
2017Alexander DennisEnviro500 'SuperLo'YesCummins ISL / Cummins L 8338-8378
2017-2018Alexander DennisEnviro500 'SuperLo'YesCummins L 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.
YearMakeModelLengthEngineNumbers
1970GMDDT8H-5305ANoDetroit Diesel 8V711000–1019
1973GMDDT8H-5307ANoDetroit Diesel 8V711020–1029
1974GMDDT8H-5307ANoDetroit Diesel 8V711030–1039, 1120–1123
1975GMDDT8H-5307ANoDetroit Diesel 8V711045–1056
1976GMDDS8H-5304ANoDetroit Diesel 8V711060–1099
1977GMDDT8H-5307ANoDetroit Diesel 8V711100–1119
1985Ontario BusOrion I 01.508NoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1125–1129
1987Ontario BusOrion I 01.508NoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1130–1141
2000Orion BusOrion V 05.501YesDetroit Diesel S501150–1163
2002Orion BusOrion V 05.501YesDetroit Diesel S501164–1173
1975MCIMC-8NoDetroit Diesel 8V711250–1262
1978MCIMC-8NoDetroit Diesel 8V711270–1281
1980MCIMC-9NoDetroit Diesel 8V711290–1294
1981MCIMC-9NoDetroit Diesel 8V711300–1324
1986MCI102A2NoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1400–1416
1987MCI102A2NoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1417–1425
1988MCI102A2NoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1426–1435
1989MCI102A2NoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1436–1445
1990MCI102A2NoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1446–1458
1991MCI102A2NoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1459–1468
1990MCI102A3NoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1500–1514
1993MCI102C3NoCummins L101520–1531
1999PrevostLaMirage XLYesDetroit Diesel Series 601600–1609
1991New FlyerD40SNoDetroit Diesel 6V92TA1900–1950
2000OrionV 05.501YesDetroit Diesel Series 502000–2007
2001OrionV 05.501YesDetroit Diesel Series 502008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
2008Alexander DennisEnviro500YesCummins ISM EPA 20078000-8011
2009Alexander DennisEnviro500YesCummins ISM EPA 20078012-8021

Support vehicles

YearMakeModelNotes
FordRangerSupport
2008FordE-150Station Operations
FordF-250Station Operations
2000–2006DodgeSprinterStation Operations
2002–2008DodgeRAM Super Duty 4X4Maintenance
2002–2005FordFord RangerBus Operations
1999–2001ChevroletChevy TrailblazerSupervisor
2003–presentChevroletChevy Express/Savanna 2500Rail Operations
2005DodgeRAM 205 5RMMaintenance
2006ChevroletSilveradoMaintenance
2006ChevroletSierraMaintenance
2008–presentDodgeGrand Caravan