Since 2015, DB Fernverkehr has been using intercity trains made of double-decker cars under the brand name IC2, each consisting of four double-decker middle cars, a double-decker control car and one adapted to the color scheme BR 146.5 exists as a tractor. The new trains are currently mainly used on west-east lines and in long-distance transport in northwest Germany. In the future, IC2 trains are also planned for the southwest German connections Karlsruhe-Stuttgart-Nuremberg and Stuttgart-Zurich and will be used there from the timetable change in December 2017. As part of the 2030 long-distance transport initiative, a total of 120 double-decker trains will be put into operation. The TRAXX 2 electric locomotives used as train locomotives are a further development of the TRAXX series. Accor.
