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The ALP-44 was an electric locomotive that served NJ Transit from 1989 to 2011. During these locomotives’ careers, they hauled commuter trains on all of NJ Transit’s electrified lines from the suburbs to Hoboken and New York City. Although the ALP-44’s operational life was short relative to other models, its impact was large on the modernization of NJ’s commuter rail infrastructure.

The ALP-44 holds a special place in the heritage of NJ Transit, and was integral in the agency’s most formative years. It was the very first model of electric locomotive purchased by the state of New Jersey. It represented the agency’s first foray into the global marketplace, with all 32 units being built in Sweden. Most notably, 4424 and its sister ALP-44M variants made possible NJ Transit’s extraordinarily successful MidTOWN DIRECT Service.