Rotem Commuter Cars

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 to compete with rail car manufacturers in North America against established manufacturers like Bombardier Transportation and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company.

Types

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

Operators

 * 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

 * Philadelphia - The assembly plant opened in 2008 to meet American requirements, it closed in 2018.