Passenger Car Modification

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) commissioned Starfire to develop the necessary structural modifications to the side, lower doorway, and partition wall structure in a group of Budd-built, stainless steel bi-level passenger cars to enable ADA compliance with respect to wheel chair access. Starfire engineered the redesign of the car side structure to incorporate additional emergency windows, the widening of doorways, the remodeling of door thresholds, the redesigning of doors and door operators, and other items for fabrication and application by the shop.