Rotem Commuter Cars

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A Hyundai Rotem cab car of Metrolink

Rotem Commuter Cars are a series of multi-level passenger rail cars for commuter rail operations manufactured by Hyundai Rotem.

Hyundai Rotem began marketing commuter rail cars in 2006^[1] to compete with rail car manufacturers in North America against established manufacturers like Bombardier Transportation and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company.

Types[]

• BTC-5 (Blind Trailer Coach) - car coaches with 179 seats and capacity for 185^[2]
• CTC-5 (Control Trailer Coach) - car coaches with 173 seats and capacity for 179^[3]
• Bi-level rail set - rail set consisting of locomotive, coaches and cab car seating 233 passengers and capacity for 337^[4]

Operators[]

• MBTA Commuter Rail - both BTC and CTC cars
• Metrolink - Bilevel Coach and Cab cars
• Tri-Rail - Bilevel Coach and Cab Cars (24 Total)

Plants[]

• Philadelphia - assembly opened in 2008 to meet made in America requirements.^[5]

Gallery[]

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  MBTA BTC car

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  MBTA CTC car

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  Tri-Rail Cab and Coach Bilevel cars being pushed by 2 GP49H-3s

References[]

External links[]

• Hyundai Rotem - Official Website