Talgo trains under construction in Milwaukee.
Matt Van Hattem
Go behind the scenes and watch America’s newest passenger trains come to life in the January 2013 issue of Trains magazine. We spent two years visiting Talgo’s plant in Milwaukee, documenting the assembly of the new Series 8 trainsets, which will enter revenue service on the Amtrak Cascades route in 2013.
You’ll see, step-by-step, how the trains were built, who the major component suppliers were (the trains have more than 60 percent U.S. content), why the look of the cab car changed so dramatically, and some of the testing involved that will certify the trains for U.S. operation.
The builder, Talgo Inc., is the U.S. subsidiary of a Spanish train builder, Patentes Talgo, which has been building trains for Europe and the U.S. since the 1940s. Watch the videos below to learn more about Talgo’s rich history of building trains (corporativo, Video 1), and also see how a high speed train is designed and manufactured (fabricacion, Video 2), as well as the machines that built the aluminum carbodies for the Series 8 trains.
Pick up the January 2013 issue of Trains magazine to see the building of the newest intercity passenger trains in North America, debuting in revenue service in the Pacific Northwest later this year.
You’ll see, step-by-step, how the trains were built, who the major component suppliers were (the trains have more than 60 percent U.S. content), why the look of the cab car changed so dramatically, and some of the testing involved that will certify the trains for U.S. operation.
The builder, Talgo Inc., is the U.S. subsidiary of a Spanish train builder, Patentes Talgo, which has been building trains for Europe and the U.S. since the 1940s. Watch the videos below to learn more about Talgo’s rich history of building trains (corporativo, Video 1), and also see how a high speed train is designed and manufactured (fabricacion, Video 2), as well as the machines that built the aluminum carbodies for the Series 8 trains.
Pick up the January 2013 issue of Trains magazine to see the building of the newest intercity passenger trains in North America, debuting in revenue service in the Pacific Northwest later this year.
