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Rotem Commuter Cars

Series of multi level commuter rail passenger car

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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[edit]

• BTC-5 (Blind Trailer Coach) - car coaches with 179 seats and capacity for 225^[2]
• CTC-5 (Control Trailer Coach) - car coaches with 173 seats and capacity for 215^[2]
• Bi-level rail set - rail set consisting of locomotive, coaches and cab car seating 233 passengers and capacity for 337^[3]

Operators[edit]

• MBTA Commuter Rail - both BTC and CTC cars (Equipped with Nathan Raised Letter K3H horns)
• Metrolink - Bi-level Coach and Cab cars (Equipped with Nathan K2 horns)
• Tri-Rail - Bi-level Coach and Cab Cars (24 Total) (Equipped with Nathan K2 horns)

Plants[edit]

• Philadelphia - The assembly plant opened in 2008 to meet American requirements, it closed in 2018.^[4]

Gallery[edit]

• 
  Metrolink Hyundai-Rotem cab car at LAUPT
• 
  MBTA Hyundai-Rotem BTC (Blind Trailer Car) cars at Boston Engine Terminal
• 
  Tri-Rail Cab and Coach Bilevel cars being pushed by 2 GP49H-3s

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External links[edit]

• Hyundai Rotem - Official Website