1. Accessible Sleeper Train Car – VIA Rail Canada Inc. Uwe Rutenberg, Rutenberg Design Inc. Ottawa, Canada uwe.rutenberg@sympatico.ca TRB ABE60-2, 2010

2. Objectives ► Comply with Canadian Transportation Agency’s Accessibility Regulations and Canadian Accessibility Standards, CSA ► Make sleeper compartment completely accessible for persons using wheelchairs and those who travel with service animals

3. Accessibility Features ► Accessible path from car entrance door to sleeper compartment for persons using wheelchairs and service animals ► Fully accessible washroom for independent and dependent transfers from wheelchair to toilet ► Accessible vanity and controls ► Access to seat, sofa/bed ► Information access for persons who are deaf/hear of hearing

4. Accessible Sleeper Compartment

5. Accessible Vanity ► Accessible vanity within sleeper compartment with automatic/sensor controls, and warm water temperature regulator

6. Status ► Accessibility features have been approved by the Canadian Transportation Agency who requires compliance from federally regulated transportation carriers. ► VIA Rail is presently in the process of engineering and gearing up for production in 2010