Accessible Rail Accessible Rail CoachCoachUwe Rutenberg,Uwe Rutenberg,

Rutenberg Design Inc.Rutenberg Design Inc.Ottawa, CanadaOttawa, Canada

uwe.rutenberg@sympatico.cauwe.rutenberg@sympatico.caTRB ABE60-2, 2010TRB ABE60-2, 2010

VIA Rail Canada Inc.VIA Rail Canada Inc.

VIA Rail Canada is the national passenger VIA Rail Canada is the national passenger train carriertrain carrier

ObjectiveObjective

The objective is to make one coach car The objective is to make one coach car per train fully accessible for:per train fully accessible for:

Persons with mobility problems, e.g. Persons with mobility problems, e.g. using wheelchairsusing wheelchairs

Person who are blind and are Person who are blind and are traveling with a service animaltraveling with a service animal

Accessible featuresAccessible features 810 mm wide train access door and path 810 mm wide train access door and path

to washroom, seat, and wheelchair travel to washroom, seat, and wheelchair travel locationlocation

Fully accessible washroom for a person in Fully accessible washroom for a person in a wheelchair to transfer alone or with an a wheelchair to transfer alone or with an attendant to the toiletattendant to the toilet

All controls according to accessibility All controls according to accessibility standards and principlesstandards and principles

Two places per car for persons who are Two places per car for persons who are blind and travel with a service animalblind and travel with a service animal

Wheelchair position with a tie down and an Wheelchair position with a tie down and an adjustable table to have meals servedadjustable table to have meals served

Access door and pathAccess door and path

Top viewTop view All doors All doors

and and path path ways ways are 810 are 810 mm mm widewide

Toilet with grab barsToilet with grab bars

Pivoting grab Pivoting grab bars at each bars at each side of toiletside of toilet

Controls within Controls within reach from toiletreach from toilet

Place for service animalPlace for service animal

Place for one Place for one service animal service animal under facing seat under facing seat row. Facing seat row. Facing seat row is on pedestal row is on pedestal

StatusStatus

Accessibility features have been Accessibility features have been approved by the Canadian approved by the Canadian Transportation Agency who requires Transportation Agency who requires compliance from federally regulated compliance from federally regulated transportation carriers.transportation carriers.

VIA Rail is presently in the process of VIA Rail is presently in the process of engineering and gearing up for engineering and gearing up for production in 2010 production in 2010