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 Gallery Type Bi-Level Passenger Car for VRE

VRE:Virginia Railway Express

This locomotive-hauled train that developed based on METRA gallery-type passenger car provides more comfort, more seating capacity for VRE . All cars feature disabled-friendly equipment such as wheel-chair lifts and disables-accessible toilets for comfortable and reliable daily commuting.

 

Car Type

Cab Car

Trailer Car

Model

C

T

Track Gauge

4’-8 1/2” (1435mm)

Electric Power Supply

3-phase 480V 60Hz, supplied from locomotive

Max. Passenger Capacity
(Seating Capacity)

223
(123 seats or 117 seats when 2 wheelchair securing spaces are used)

With Toilet 230
(130
seats or 124 seats when 2 wheelchair securing spaces are used)
W/O Toilet
 240
140 seats or 124 seats when 2 wheelchair securing spaces are used)

Tare Weight

127,500 lbs. (57.8 ton)

With Toilet 127,000lbs (57.6t)
W/O Toilet
 126,000lbs (57.1t)

Principal Dimensions

Length

85’ 0”(25908mm)

85’-0 (25908mm)

Width

9’ 9 25/32”(2992mm)

9’-9 (2971.8mm)

Height

15’ 10 13/32”(4836mm)

15’-10 25/64” (4836mm)

Truck

Inside swing hanger type cast steel truck
Wheelbase: 8’6” (2591mm)
Wheel Dia.: 33” (838mm)

Coupler

AAR type “H” automatic tightlock coupler

Maximum Speed

79mph (126km/h)

Operator’s Cab

Available for push-pull operation

 

Brake system

26C automatic pneumatic brake system with tread brakes units

Year delivered

2006

 

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