The Hi-Level was a type of bilevel intercity railroad passenger car used in the United States. Car types included coaches, dining cars, and lounge cars; a sleeping car variant was considered but never produced. Most passenger spaces were on the upper level, which featured a row of windows on both sides. Boarding was on the lower level; passengers climbed up a center stairwell to reach the upper level. Vestibules on the upper level permitted passengers to walk between cars; some coaches had an additional stairwell at one end to allow access to single-level equipment.
Hi-Level coaches on Amtrak's Southwest Limited at Albuquerque in 1974; the lounge is second from right.
The interior of an Amtrak Pacific Parlour Car, a refurbished lounge
The exterior of a Hi-Level lounge on the El Capitan soon after completion in 1956
The San Francisco Chief in 1971. The train had both Hi-Level and single-level cars.
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.
Bombardier MultiLevel Coach double-deck rail car operated by Exo in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. The Lucien-L'Allier station is in the background.
Bombardier Double-deck Coaches in Germany, used extensively on suburban trains (here: Rostock S-Bahn)
Czech Railways Class Bdmteeo294 in Kolín, Czech Republic.
Voiture à impériale
