Mass Transit

Shook Design has vast experience in many types of transportation products.

          Clients                     Products
         Bombardier               Mass Transit Vehicles
         Chicago Transit         Airport Express Train
          VIA Rail                     Trans continental
          Urban transit             San Jose LRV

Bi- Level Rail Commuter Vehicle Client:Bombardier (formerly Hawker Siddeley,Canada Ltd.) Description: This is a photograph of the GO( Government of Ontario) transit implementation of this design.These vehicles are now used all over the U.S.A and Canada by different transit authorities. Some of these applications include: Cal Train in San Francisco Altimont Commuter Express (ACE) in San Jose, MetroLink in Los Angeles, The Coaster in San Diego, Florida East coast,Vancouver and others. The radically new configuration of this vehicle increased seating capacity by 24 passengers while reducing weight and increasing strength. This design established the new state of the art” in the industry.

Chicago Transit Authority Airport Commuter Express train Client:Transit Performance Engineering for CTA Description: Shook Design specified exterior and interior design for CTA to request quotations from train manufacturers. This train is designed to secure passenger baggage check from downtown Chicago to Chicago airports.

San Jose Light Rail Vehicle Client: Urban transportation development corporation Description: Shook Design helped design and selected materials and colors for San Jose LRV's.

Miami Monorail, Huston Subway Client: Bombardier (formerly Hawker Siddeley,Canada Ltd.) Description: Shook Design has contributed to design for proposals on many different transit systems.

Toronto H2 Subway Cars Client: Bombardier (formerly Hawker Siddeley Canada Ltd.) Description: Contributed the design of all interior panels and materials specifications.

Bi- Level Rail Commuter Vehicle Client: Bombardier (formerly Hawker Siddeley Canada Ltd.) Description: This is one of the original renderings of this radical new car that changed the industry standard for this type of vehicle. These vehicles are now used all over the U.S.A and Canada by different transit authorities. Some of these applications include: Cal Train in San Francisco Altimont Commuter Express (ACE) in San Jose, MetroLink in Los Angeles, The Coaster in San Diego, Florida East coast,Vancouver and others. The radically new configuration of this vehicle increased seating capacity by 24 passengers while reducing weight and increasing strength. This design established the new state of the art” in the industry.