User:Rmccarthy0302/C3 (railcar)

C3 (railcar) The C3 is a bi-level coach railroad car built by Kawasaki. These cars began delivery in 1997, ordered by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York) for the Long Island Rail Road. The rail cars are pulled by EMD DE30AC and EMD DM30AC over both electrified and non-electrified territory.

The C3 cars are powered by 480 VAC Head End Power (HEP) supplied from the locomotive through four train lines. The 480 VAC HEP is supplied to the HVAC system, low voltage power supply, and 240 VAC single-phase transformer, and the 120 VAC three-phase transformer. The low voltage power supply provides 74 VDC power for the doors, communications, toilet, and control circuits.

There are three types of C3 cars: cab car with toilet (C Car), trailer car (T Car), and trailer car with toilet (TT car). The C car is normally at the opposite end of a consist from the locomotive. The T and TT cars are always between two locomotives or between a locomotive and a C car. The C3 cars can be operated at speeds of up to 100 mph in push and/or pull operation. All cars within a consist must be facing the same direction.

The cars are connected to one another by a mechanical type H tightlock knuckle couple. All trainlined electrical connections between the cars are made through six trainline jumper cables. Air connections between the cars are made through two air hoses, brake pipe and main reservoir.

Technical Data

 * C3 Bi-Level Coach – New York, USA
 * Builder: Kawasaki Rail Car Inc.
 * Operators: Long Island Rail Road 134 cars total (C-CAR(cab control cars with toilet) 23 cars - 5001-5023) (T-CAR 4002-4134 (even numbers)) (TT-CAR(with toilet) 4001-4087 (odd numbers))
 * Length 85' 0"
 * Width 10' 6"
 * Height 14' 6"
 * Weight (C Car - 148,771 lb) (T Car 141,375 lb) (TT Car 144,338 lb)
 * Power Input Source: Head End Power (from locomotive) 480 VAC, 60 Hz
 * Max. Speed 160 km/h - 100 mph
 * Seated Passengers: 137 (C car); 143 (T car); 137 (TT Car)