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=== Coach fleet === {{As of|2024|10}}, the MBTA owned 552 coaches. Of these, 448 were in active service, three being repaired or overhauled, and 101 stored pending disposition or reuse.<ref name="roster" /> Coaches whose designations start with BTC (Blind Trailer Coach) are conventional coaches, while those starting with CTC (Control Trailer Coach) are [[cab car]]s. Coaches acquired before 1990 were single-level cars with 88 to 127 seats; those since are bilevel cars with 173 to 185 seats.<ref name=roster /> Some coaches are equipped with electronic doors for use on the Middleborough/Lakeville, Kingston, and Greenbush lines, which have full-length high-level platforms at all stations. All BTC-3, CTC-3, BTC-4C, and BTC-4D coaches have restrooms.<ref name="roster" /> During winter months, a Ski Train serving [[Wachusett Mountain (ski area)|Wachusett Mountain]] runs on the Fitchburg Line, using a coach car which is equipped for carrying bicycles or skis.<ref name=roster /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mbta.com/destinations/wachusett-mountain |title=Wachusett Mountain |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> Three converted coaches β a bike car and two cafe cars β are reserved for the [[CapeFLYER]].<ref name=roster /> The agency issued a $279 million contract (total project cost of $345 million) for 80 additional [[Rotem Commuter Cars|Rotem]] [[MBTA bilevel cars|bilevel coaches]] in September 2019, with delivery expected from September 2022 to June 2024.<ref name=2019award>{{cite press release |url=https://mbta.com/news/2019-09-23/fmcb-approves-the-procurement-80-new-commuter-rail-bi-level-coaches |title=FMCB Approves the Procurement of 80 New Commuter Rail Bi-Level Coaches |date=September 23, 2019 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> The contract was later modified to 83 coaches, of which 43 are cab cars.<ref name=roster /> The first four of the 83 bilevel cars arrived in June 2022 and entered service in 2023.<ref name=roster /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mbta.com/sites/default/files/2022-06/2.%20GM%20Report%20to%20Board%2006.23.2022-Final2.pdf |page=11 |title=GM Report |first=Steve |last=Poftak |date=June 23, 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> In May 2024, the MBTA exercised an option order for 41 additional trailer coaches at a cost of $203 million, with deliveries to begin in mid-2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2024-05/10.%20FINAL%20and%20DRAFT%202_MassDOT%20Board%20HRU%20Option%20Presentation_05172024_FINAL.pdf |date=May 23, 2024 |title=Hyundai Rotem Bi-Level Coach Option Procurement |first=William G. |last=Wolfgang |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> An $165 million option for 39 additional coaches (29 trailers and 10 cab cars), which would allow the retirement of all remaining single-level equipment, was exercised in November 2024 with deliveries to begin in 2027.<ref name=Rotem112024>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2024-11/6%28a%29.%20MassDOT%20Board%20HRU%2039%20Coach%20Option%2011182024_jt.pdf |title=Hyundai Rotem Thirty-Nine (39) Bi-Level Coach Option Procurement |date=November 21, 2024 |first=William G. |last=Wolfgang |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year built<ref name="roster" /> !Builder<ref name="roster" /> !Model<ref name="roster" /> !Numbers<ref name="roster" /> !Number active<ref name="roster" /> !Seats<ref name="roster" /> !Notes !Image |- |1978β79 |[[Pullman Company|Pullman]] |BTC-1C |200β202, 204β214, 216β258 |32 |114 |Rebuilt from BTC-1 and CTC-1 cars in 1995β1996. Coach 219 is a bike/ski car, 221 a bike car, and 224 and 225 cafΓ© cars.<ref name=roster /> |[[File:MBTA 240 at West Natick station, May 2017.JPG|100px]] |- |1987 |[[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]] |BTC-1A |350β389 |40 |127 | |[[File:MBTA 387 at Wedgemere station, December 2023.JPG|100px]] |- |rowspan="2"|1987β88 |rowspan="2"|[[Messerschmitt-BΓΆlkow-Blohm|MBB]] |BTC-3 |500β542 |10 |86 |533β542 were converted from CTC-3 in 2019β2022.<ref name=roster /> |[[File:MBTA 507 in dead line, April 2014.JPG|100px]] |- |CTC-3 |1500β1533 |0 |96 | |[[File:Train entering Waverley MBTA Station, Belmont MA.jpg|100px]] |- |rowspan="2"|1989β90 |rowspan="2"|Bombardier |BTC-1B |600β653 |49 |122 | |[[File:Outbound train arrives at North Wilmington station August 2021.jpg|100px]] |- |CTC-1B |1600β1652 |20 |122 |Cab controllers have been deactivated in coaches 1600β1624 for use as blind coaches. No cars of this group are still in active service as control trailer coaches.<ref name=roster /> |[[File:MBTA cab car 1633 at Rockport.JPG|100px]] |- |rowspan="2"|1990β91 |rowspan="2"|[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company|Kawasaki]] |[[MBTA bilevel cars|BTC-4]] |700β749 |50 |185 |All units were overhauled by [[Alstom]] in 2014β2019.<ref name=roster /> |[[File:MBTA 746 at Endicott station, November 2015.JPG|100px]] |- |[[MBTA bilevel cars|CTC-4]] |1700β1724 |24 |175 |All active units were overhauled by Alstom in 2014β2019.<ref name=roster /> |[[File:MBTA 1705 at Ruggles station, July 2021.jpg|100px]] |- |1997β1998 |Kawasaki |[[MBTA bilevel cars|BTC-4A]] |750β766 |17 |182 |All units were overhauled by Alstom in 2019β2021.<ref name=roster /> |[[File:BTC-4A coaches on the CapeFLYER.JPG|100px]] |- |2001β2002 |Kawasaki |[[MBTA bilevel cars|BTC-4B]] |767β781 |15 |182 |All units were overhauled by Alstom in 2019β2021.<ref name=roster /> |[[File:MBTA 775 at East Braintree Weymouth Landing station, January 2017.JPG|100px]] |- |2005β2006 |Kawasaki |[[MBTA bilevel cars|BTC-4C]] |900β932 |33 |178 | |[[File:MBTA 915 in Hyannis Yard, June 2013.JPG|100px]] |- |rowspan="2"|2012β2014 |rowspan="2"|[[Hyundai Rotem]] |[[MBTA bilevel cars|BTC-4D]] |800β846 |47 |179 | |[[File:MBTA 829 at Norwood Depot, July 2021.jpg|100px]] |- |[[MBTA bilevel cars|CTC-5]] |1800β1827 |28 |173 | |[[File:MBTA 1824 at South Station, May 2017.jpg|100px]] |- |rowspan="2"|2022β2024 |rowspan="2"|Hyundai Rotem |BTC-4D |847β886 |40 |179 | |[[File:Photo op train at Freetown station, December 2022.jpg|100px]] |- |CTC-5 |1828β1870 |43 |173 | |[[File:MBTA 1834 at Fall River Depot 2.jpg|100x100px]] |- |rowspan="2"|2026β2027 |rowspan="2"|Hyundai Rotem |BTC-4D | |70 |179 |Deliveries will start in 2026<ref name="roster" /> | |- |CTC-5 | |10 |173 |Deliveries will start in 2027<ref name=Rotem112024 /> |}
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