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History

The company was first organized as Rader Railcar. Founded by Tom Rader, the company changed its name to Colorado Railcar in November 1997.

Rader and his company were featured in the PBS-aired documentary Dome Car Magic in 2006. Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... Dome Car Magic: A History of Railroad Dome Cars is a 2006 American television production that chronicles the history of the railroad sightseeing cars, from Burlingtons 1945 Silver Dome to the full-length models operating today in Canada and Alaska. ...

Products

Colorado Railcar has two main product categories:

• Tourism Coaches

Alaska Railroad tour train travels the wilderness as seen from the interior of Colorado Railcar-built single level dome business car No. 2000, the Aurora.

These cars are primarily marketed for "luxury day-tour trains, to trans-continental sleeper trains, dinner trains, business cars for Class I railroads". ^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Alaska Railroad (AAR reporting mark ARR) is a Class II railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. ...

Models include the double deck Ultra Dome® railcar, the single-level dome railcar, single and bilevel sleeping cars, entertainment cars, dining cars and custom cars. These cars are in use by American Orient Express, Holland America, Princess Tours, Alaska Railroad, Royal Caribbean and Rocky Mountaineer Railtours. The Ultra Dome® cars are "glass-domed, bilevel cars 89 feet long and 18 feet high, and seat up to 88 passengers".^[2] Holland America Line, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is a cruise ship line, originally an operator of passenger and cargo ships. ... The Alaska Railroad (AAR reporting mark ARR) is a Class II railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. ... Royal Caribbean cruise ships Ultra-Voyager class, includes Freedom of the Seas, currently in construction with a scheduled delivery of May 2006. ...

The concept of a glass "dome car" was a product of luxury streamlining in the 1940s and 50's in the United States. The reintroduction of this styling for the 21st century by CR has proven popular thusfar. Cars such as Santa Fes Pullman-built lightweight Pleasure Dome-Lounge car #506, ordered specifically for the Super Chief in the early 1950s, remained in service well into the Amtrak era. ...

• Mass Transit DMUs

Single-level DMU demonstrator

Tri-Rail Bi-level demonstrator

Colorado Railcar has designed two prototypes, one is bilevel, the other is single level. The self propelled vehicles can pull two other coaches with their two 600-horsepower Detroit Diesel engines. The single level vehicles can carry up to 92 passengers, 188 for the bilevels. Colorado Railcar also offers non-powered single and bilevel commuter coaches that have a high level of parts commonality with the DMU offerings. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The Colorado Railcar DMU is a niche offering. Where passenger trains run on active freight lines, US Federal regulations dictate the use of heavy rolling stock. This regulation prohibits the use of lighter, more advanced Japanese and European models -- except in cases where time segregation has been implemented.

Florida Tri-Rail received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to test the DMU vehicles. Contracted in 2003 and completed in 2005, a bi-level DMU demonstrator and matching bi-level coach entered regular revenue service with Tri-Rail in October, 2006. CorridorOne, Washington County Commuter Rail, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, Alaska Railroad and OnTrack have expressed interest in the DMU vehicles. Tri-Rail is a commuter rail line linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, Florida. ... CorridorOne is a commuter rail system under construction in south-central Pennsylvania, USA, which will link Harrisburg to Lancaster in mid 2006 (with a new station at HIA), and Carlisle in mid 2007. ... Washington County Commuter Rail is a proposed 14. ... The SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rapid Transit) is a proposed commuter rail system in Northern California intended to connect Sonoma and Marin counties to each other and to the city of San Francisco via a ferry connection. ... The Alaska Railroad (AAR reporting mark ARR) is a Class II railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. ... OnTrack is a Syracuse, New York commuter train line. ...

Notes

External links

• Colorado Railcar
• Luxury Under Glass / The Ultradome Experience
• Rader Railcar