LRC Carriages
| LRC-2 and LRC-3 passenger car | |
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An LRC passenger car. |
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| Manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation |
| Built at | La Pocatière, Quebec Via Plattsburgh Amtrak |
| Operator | Via Rail, Amtrak |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminum |
| Car length | 85 ft (25.91 m) |
| Width | 10 ft 5 1⁄2 in (3.19 m) |
| Height | 12 ft 11 in (3.94 m) |
| Floor height | (?) |
| Power supply | HEP 480 Volt |
| Braking system(s) | Air |
| Coupling system | Tightlock coupling |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Most of the carriages remained in service after the withdrawal of the LRC locomotives, though pulled by newer locomotives, usually P42DCs and often with the tilting mechanism disabled. From 2003 onwards, Via installed wireless internet on all Corridor trains, with distinctive white domes for the satellite downlink being installed on top of the first class cars. A new capital program announced by the Canadian government in October 2007 includes funding for the refurbishment of Via's remaining LRC cars. The tilting mechanisms will be removed as part of this project.
Bombardier have since used updated versions of the LRC carriages and their tilt systems in the Acela Express electric high-speed trains they developed for Amtrak in the late 1990s, the Super Voyager in the United Kingdom and in the experimental JetTrain recently proposed for several corridors in Canada and the United States.
- 26 club cars
- 72 passenger cars
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