The current Bilevel design found its way to North American rails in the 1970s and began service with WCE in 1995. Originally designed by Hawker Siddeley Canada, the cars have been manufactured over the years by Hawker Siddeley, Urban Transportation Development Corporation (UTDC), SNC-Lavalin, and today, Bombardier.
- Accurate body shell designs with or without rivet details.
- Five windows or four windows on the lower level, as appropriate.
- Free-rolling, highly-detailed inside-bearing trucks with roller-bearing axles and metal wheelsets.
- Minimum 22” radius curves
- Full underbody and unrivaled interior detail.
- Accurate painting and lettering, both inside and out.\
- Tinted windows.
- Metal side grab irons.
- Constant interior lighting in DC and DCC.
- Controllable cab car lighting in both DC and DC