California DOT Bi-Level Coach Car (Northern)

These are N scale 3D printable files for the California Department of Transportation (CDTX) Bi-Level Coach Car (Northern) — specifically the cars built for Northern California service, physically distinguished from the earlier Southern-built cars by their more pronounced exterior fluting, the additional vertical ribbing in the carbody construction that identifies these as the newer generation of the CDTX bi-level fleet. These cars are found on the Capitol Corridor and San Joaquin routes.

The Northern-built coach is the standard passenger seating car of the Northern California bi-level consist, providing the bulk of the train's seating capacity alongside the Coach Baggage Car — a car type unique to the Northern fleet with no equivalent in the Southern California consists. A prototypically accurate Northern California bi-level train requires multiple coaches, making this the essential building block of any Capitol Corridor or San Joaquin consist.

The more pronounced exterior fluting of the Northern-built cars is a physical carbody construction difference — not a livery detail — that immediately distinguishes them from the smoother-sided Southern-built cars. Modelers mixing Northern and Southern equipment should be aware of this distinction to maintain prototype accuracy.

Pair with the California DOT Bi-Level Café Car (Northern), California DOT Bi-Level Coach Baggage Car (Northern), and California DOT Bi-Level Cab Car also available from Out of the Box Models to build a complete and prototypically accurate Northern California corridor consist.

After purchase, your digital files will be available for immediate direct download from your order confirmation. These files are for Personal Use Only — if you are interested in a commercial license, please contact us.

Please allow a few weeks for 3D printing and shipping. Decals are shipped separately — please allow some additional time for decal printing and shipping after ordering.