Passenger Railcar Café Area
by Noah Guyot
Advisor: Michael Stratmann
Computer modeling advisor: Skip Van Wyk
Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Design
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Project Description: An Accessible Café on Amtrak Passenger Cars
A Collaborative Project: Amtrak and Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Design.

In response to the passage of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and the Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Design, signed a research agreement "to promote the increase of useful knowledge relating to improving accessibility of Amtrak passenger cars" for all passengers. One project in this collaborative work was the accessible Café: Design a café area for use on Amtrak's long distance passenger cars, which is easily accessible, easy to understand and to use, and a pleasant environment for every user.

Cutaway of Café Car in station.

(Left) Café Car in station, and (right) Cutaway of Café Car.

(Left) Fish-eye view of Café, and (right) Café detail.

(Left) Wheelchair, and (right) Station platform with Café Car.

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