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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority owns and operates an exclusive fleet of bilevel cars on its Commuter Rail system. First taking delivery of 73 cars (23 of which were control cab cars) from Kawasaki from 1990-91 to increase capacity on its trains, it has since taken delivery of numerous more cars of the same specifications from both Kawasaki, and starting in 2014, from Hyundai-Rotem.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NETransit: MBTA Vehicle Inventory Main Page |url=http://roster.transithistory.org/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=roster.transithistory.org}}</ref> It is currently taking delivery of more cars from Hyundai-Rotem in order to completely replace its remaining single-level car fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeCosta-Klipa |first=Nik |title=The MBTA is adding 80 more double-decker cars to its commuter rail fleet |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2019/09/24/the-mbta-is-adding-80-more-double-decker-cars-to-its-commuter-rail-fleet/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.boston.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
The ] owns and operates an exclusive fleet of bilevel cars on its Commuter Rail system in ], Massachusetts in the United States. First taking delivery of 73 cars (23 of which were control cab cars) from Kawasaki from 1990-91 to increase capacity on its trains, it has since taken delivery of numerous more cars of the same specifications from both Kawasaki, and starting in 2014, from Hyundai-Rotem.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NETransit: MBTA Vehicle Inventory Main Page |url=http://roster.transithistory.org/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=roster.transithistory.org}}</ref> It is currently taking delivery of more cars from Hyundai-Rotem in order to completely replace its remaining single-level car fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeCosta-Klipa |first=Nik |title=The MBTA is adding 80 more double-decker cars to its commuter rail fleet |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2019/09/24/the-mbta-is-adding-80-more-double-decker-cars-to-its-commuter-rail-fleet/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.boston.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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MBTA Bilevel Cars
An MBTA Bilevel cab car at the rear of an outbound train at Ruggles station
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority owns and operates an exclusive fleet of bilevel cars on its Commuter Rail system in Greater Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. First taking delivery of 73 cars (23 of which were control cab cars) from Kawasaki from 1990-91 to increase capacity on its trains, it has since taken delivery of numerous more cars of the same specifications from both Kawasaki, and starting in 2014, from Hyundai-Rotem. It is currently taking delivery of more cars from Hyundai-Rotem in order to completely replace its remaining single-level car fleet.
History
Prior to the 1990s, the MBTA operated a fleet consisting of only single level cars,
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An MBTA Bilevel cab car at the rear of an outbound train at Ruggles station
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