Gallery Type Bi-Level Passenger Car for Caltrans

　Caltrans:California Department of Transportation

The big and beautiful looking gallery-type passenger cars were developed to enforce commuter transportation of Caltrans, 50 mile railroad from San Francisco to San Jose. Bi-level future gives a number of riders seating with comfort. Their universal design of cab car/passenger car offers easy maintenance, cost reduction, and compatibility of AMTRAK coaches. In order to contribute a local society, it adopts a large portion of parts and took final assembly in the U.S. as Buy America act also applied for the car.

Car Type		Cab Car	Trailer Car
Model		Type 4000	Type 3800
Track Gauge		4’ 81/2” (1435mm)
Electric Power Supply		3-phase 480V 60Hz, supplied from locomotive
Max. Passenger Capacity(Seating Capacity)		(139)	(149)
Tare Weight		124,740 lbs. (56.7 ton)	121,880 lbs. (55.4 ton)
Principal Dimensions	Length	85’ 0”(25908mm)
	Width	9’ 9”(2971.8mm)
	Height	15’ 11”(4851.4mm)
Truck		Inside swing hanger type cast steel truck with stabilizer
Coupler		AAR Type H
Maximum Speed		100mph (160km/h)
Driver’s Cab		Available for push-pull operation	n/a
Brake system		26C/CS2 Automatic pneumatic brake
Year delivered		1984-1987

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