The Bombardier MultiLevel Coach is a bi-level passenger rail car manufactured by Bombardier

Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....

 for use on commuter rail lines. It started service in 2006 and is still being produced as of 2010.

Overview

There are over 400 of these coaches in service as of 2010 on NJ Transit

New Jersey Transit rail operations

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations is the rail division of New Jersey Transit. It provides regional rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered around transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark...

 and Agence Metropolitaine de Transport

Agence métropolitaine de transport

The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...

 of Montreal rail lines. AMT is to receive 160 cars, including 26 cab cars. AMT's initial order in 2007 was for 30 coaches, with optons for a further 100, since fully exercised.

The coaches have a two-by-two seating arrangement and more knee and leg room than single level coaches. The seats are also bigger and it has 15-30% more seating than on single level coaches. The intermediate level have 5 inward-facing flip-up seats on each side, for wheelchairs or bicycles. On cab cars, a large equipment locker behind the cab replaces one row of seats. There are large side doors at intermediate levels, and end doors, except at the cab position on cab cars. The end doors of NJ Transit coaches have stepwell traps, allowing these doors to be used for both high and low-platform loading. AMT coaches have one-piece end doors without traps, which can be used only for low-platform loading. There are also an automated announcement system and LED destination screens.

MARC

MARC Train

MARC , known prior to 1984 as Maryland Rail Commuter Service, is a regional rail system comprising three lines in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. MARC is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration , a Maryland Department of Transportation agency, and is operated under contract...

, which operates commuter rail service in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area

Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area

The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a combined statistical area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. The region includes Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Jefferson County in the Eastern Panhandle of West...

 has also ordered 54 of the cars using an option from NJ Transit. The MARC order consists of 34 trailers and 15 cab cars. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2013.

Technical data

• Operator: NJ Transit
  New Jersey Transit rail operations
  New Jersey Transit Rail Operations is the rail division of New Jersey Transit. It provides regional rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered around transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark...
  
  , Agence Metropolitaine de Transport
  Agence métropolitaine de transport
  The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
  
  of Montreal.
• Length: 85 feet
• Width: 10 feet
• Speed: 100 mph maximum
• Seated Passengers;
  • Cab Car: 127
  • Trailer: 142
  • Trailer Car w/ restroom: 132

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