In 1975 Bombardier teamed with Toronto's GO Transit to design a bi-level commuter coach capable of carrying 130 passengers. Two years later, the first of these cars went into service and GO Transit continues to have the largest fleet with over 300 cars. In 1989, Tri-Rail, serving Miami, began service with leased GO cars and later bought 26 cars. That same year a set of GO equipment made a demonstration tour. The tour was a success as Southern California's Metrolink started service in 1992 and has the second largest fleet of 122 cars.

Since then, San Diego's Coaster, West Coast Express in Vancouver, BC., Altamont Commuter Express in California, Seattle's Sounder, and Trinity Railway Express serving Dallas and Fort Worth have all acquired fleets of the cars. In addition, two Sounder train sets have been leased to Virginia Railway Express.

Features:

• Fully assembled and ready to run
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• See through windows
• Window glazing
• Detailed interior
• Diaphragms
• Separately-applied grab irons
• Cab cars also include horn and bell
• Bombardier trucks with outside brakes
• Separately applied brake wheel
• Accurate painting and printing
• Machined metal wheels
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 75, 83, 100 rail
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Minimum radius: 18"
• Recommended radius: 22"
• Available in single coach, cab control car or 3 coach set for total if five different road numbers for each scheme