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bilevel rail car double-deck rail car bilevel car bilevel railcar double-deck carriage

A type of rail car that has two levels of passenger accommodation, as opposed to one, increasing passenger capacity. Open English WordNet

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A type of rail car that has two levels of passenger accommodation, as opposed to one, increasing passenger capacity. Open English WordNet

A bilevel car or double-decker coach is a type of rail car that has two levels of passenger accommodation as opposed to one, increasing passenger capacity. Wikipedia

Double-deck railway carriages Wikipedia Disambiguation

When double-deck carriages (bilevel cars) were introduced on North American railways (railroads) they identified a problem in that it would be physically difficult - if not impossible - for the conductor to verify, collect payment and sell tickets to such a large concentration of passengers in one car, especially in suburban passenger service, owing to the short distance between stops. Open English WordNet

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