Draft:MBTA Bilevel Cars

MBTA Bilevel Cars
MBTA Bilevel Cars
	A CTC-5 bilevel cab car leading an all-bilevel inbound Providence/Stoughton Line train into Canton Junction in 2016
	The interior of a BTC-4D car, all 3 decks can be seen
Manufacturer	Kawasaki; Hyundai Rotem;
Constructed	1990–2006 (Kawasaki cars); 2012–2024 (Hyundai-Rotem cars);
Entered service	1990
Refurbished	2014–2021 (Kawasaki cars)
Number in service	257 (39 currently on order)
Capacity	173–185
Owners	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Operators	Keolis Commuter Services
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	85 feet (26 m)
Width	120 feet (37 m)
Height	15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m)
Maximum speed	90 miles per hour (140 km/h)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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Warning: The page MBTA Bilevel Cars redirects to MBTA Commuter Rail. Please ensure it is not a copy or that this page is located to the correct title.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority owns and operates an exclusive fleet of bilevel cars on its Commuter Rail system. First taking delivery of 73 cars (23 of which were control cab cars) from Kawasaki from 1990-91 to increase capacity on its trains, until 2005, it had taken delivery of numerous more cars of similar specifications from Kawasaki. Starting in 2014, the MBTA began to receive new bilevel cars from Hyundai Rotem.^[1] It is currently taking delivery of more cars from Hyundai Rotem in order to completely replace its aging fleet of single-level cars.^[2]

^ "NETransit: MBTA Vehicle Inventory Main Page". roster.transithistory.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ DeCosta-Klipa, Nik. "The MBTA is adding 80 more double-decker cars to its commuter rail fleet". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

[:0-1] "NETransit: MBTA Vehicle Inventory Main Page". roster.transithistory.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

[2] DeCosta-Klipa, Nik. "The MBTA is adding 80 more double-decker cars to its commuter rail fleet". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

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