Light Rail (LRV) Windshields and Train Windows by Custom Glass Solutions
CGS designs and manufactures glass window systems for light rail vehicles (LRV) featuring our Mass Transit Glass solutions. Across North America, our innovative customized glass systems are used in streetcars, tramways and trolleys to carry passengers between neighborhoods, across cities, and to specialty locales such as airports, convention centers, museum districts, shopping centers and more. Featuring curved windshield designs, heated wire-grid windshields, solar-reflective and vandal-proof window glass, framed-flat windshields, sliding & locking side windows and more, your civic centers will benefit from our glass solutions that help to move people more safely and securely in bustling urban areas.
See use cases for our light-rail glass solutions below.
Also referred to as Trolleys, Tramways and Streetcars
Reference Projects
Location: Phoenix, Arizona USA
System: Valley Metro/ RPTA (The Regional Public Transportation Authority)
Project: Central Phoenix/East Valley Light rail Transit Project
Rail car builder: Kinkisharyo International
CGS products:
- Curved front windshields heated by CGS wire grid technology
- Cab horizontal sliding sash windows heated by CGS wire grid technology Glass and Southwall X-I-R® solar reflective film
- Side passenger windows with Southwall X-I-R solar reflective film and Vandal Shield® protective film
- Large side door windows with Southwall X-I-R solar reflective film and Vandal Shield protective film
- Interior windscreen glass with Vandal Shield protective film
Location: Texas USA
System: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Project: S70 Light Rail Vehicles for Houston Metro
Rail car builder: Siemens Transportation Systems
CGS products:
- Large curved front windshields (FRA Type I)
- Specially designed cab side sliding sash windows
- Curved side window glass
- Curved door glass
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
System: City of Calgary –Transportation Department
Project: SD 160 Light Rail Vehicles for Calgary Transit
Rail car builder: Siemens Transportation Systems
CGS products:
- Large framed flat windshield heated by CGS wire-grid technology
- Framed operable side windows with insulated fixed glazing material
- Cab side windows heated by CGS wire-grid technology
Interested in train windows and windshield systems for your Light Rail needs? Contact us here and let’s start a conversation.