in 1996, as part of a massive modernization program, tra placed an order for 64 electric locomotives from union carriage & wagon and 384 passenger cars from hyundai mobis to expand the service. rated at 6600 hp apiece, the e1000 was and still is tra's most powerful locomotive. the units were arranged into trainsets of fourteen units, with two locomotives bracketing 12 coaches. as part of tra's attempt to attract riders in 2002, 32 restaurant cars were ordered to supplement the trainsets. however, with the elimination of dining service, these were converted to baggage cars. with the withdrawal of the emu100 series from regular service, the e1000 has established itself as the backbone of tra's long-distance fleet, though it has found its role undermined by delivery of the temu lineup.