- A bilevel car (American English) or double-decker coach (British English and Canadian English) is a type of railcar that has two levels of passenger accommodation, as opposed to one, increasing passenger capacity (in example cases of up to 57% per car).
- May 28, 2020 First introduced in 1978, the BiLevel car is the most popular double-deck commuter railcar in North America and is in operation at 14 transportation authorities across Canada and the U.S. One of the keys to the BiLevel car’s success has been its ability to adapt to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) 1 bi-level car, 1st/2nd class, 1 bi-level car, 2nd class, 1 bi-level car, 2nd class with a bicycle compartment, and 1 bi-level cab control car, 2nd class. IC paint scheme. Model: All of the cars have tinted side windows and close couplers.
New Jersey Transit Bi-level Cars
chakk Wrote:
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> swirsk53 Wrote:
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> > one, possibly two, of the originals was a
> parlor
> > car. C&NW also mofidied an older single level
> > diner to match the profile of the intercity
> > bi-levels.
>
> They also modified a tap lounge car with a false
> high roof to match the bi-levels that were used on
> the Peninsula 400.
>
> IIRC, the parlor car was actually one-half parlor
> and one-half coach.
The scoop:
13 bilevels built Oct. and Nov. 1958:
C&NW 700-709 coaches to Amtrak 9611-9620
C&NW 6400 parlor to C&NW 225 coach
C&NW 600 coach-parlor to Amtrak 9600
C&NW 903 coach-bar lounge to Amtrak 9601
C&NW 7601 baggage RPO tavern lunch counter and 7602 baggage tavern lunch counter and 6953 and 6954 diners got raised roofs to match the bilevels.
600 and 903 were rebuilt to 'SipNSnack' food service cars to allow the diners to be retired, and they retained that configuration into Amtrak. BSB
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> swirsk53 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > one, possibly two, of the originals was a
> parlor
> > car. C&NW also mofidied an older single level
> > diner to match the profile of the intercity
> > bi-levels.
>
> They also modified a tap lounge car with a false
> high roof to match the bi-levels that were used on
> the Peninsula 400.
>
> IIRC, the parlor car was actually one-half parlor
> and one-half coach.
The scoop:
13 bilevels built Oct. and Nov. 1958:
C&NW 700-709 coaches to Amtrak 9611-9620
C&NW 6400 parlor to C&NW 225 coach
C&NW 600 coach-parlor to Amtrak 9600
C&NW 903 coach-bar lounge to Amtrak 9601
C&NW 7601 baggage RPO tavern lunch counter and 7602 baggage tavern lunch counter and 6953 and 6954 diners got raised roofs to match the bilevels.
600 and 903 were rebuilt to 'SipNSnack' food service cars to allow the diners to be retired, and they retained that configuration into Amtrak. BSB
Metra Bi Level Cars
Bilevel cars are popular with families. Children, in particular, enjoy these cars, because they have two levels, which affords them the opportunity to 'explore'. For parents taking their children on a 'train trip', diversions like these can be welcome.