Transit Products & Systems

Cox & Company has produced over 50,000 products for the Transit Industry since the inception of the Transit Product line. Cox's success in the transit industry has been a direct result of our unique product technologies, custom designed thermal and mechanical engineering product solutions and superior customer support services.

Transit Air Heaters

Electric Air Heaters

Low-cost, light-weight choice for applications where compact size, low pressure drop and high reliability are required.

Typical Applications: Cold compartments where primary or supplemental heating is required for crew or passenger comfort, equipment temperature control or freeze protection.


5550 Series Overhead Heaters — High temperature output heaters are designed for operation with the primary HVAC system and available in fixed or variable power outputs to 20,000 watts

5502 Series Pancake ™ Air Heaters with Integral Fan — Cox low profile heaters are available in fixed or variable power outputs from 100 to 9000 watts.

Heated Door Thresholds

Heated Door Thresholds

Highly reliable and cost effective solution to entry/exit door freezing problems.


5510 Series Threshold Heaters — Prevents door closing problems associated with ice or snow build-up and enhances passenger safety.

5520 Series Door Pocket Heaters — Prevents door jamming problems associated with ice or snow collection inside the door pocket.

5530 Series Trap Door Heaters — Prevents trap door closing problems associated with ice or snow build-up and enhances passenger safety.

Electrical Coupler / Pin Block Heaters

Patented by Cox, providing heat directly to the coupler pins by means of an integral heater (thermostatically controlled if needed) in the coupler pin block. These heaters keep the pin block and the pins free from ice and moisture under all operating temperatures and environmental conditions.


5501 Series Coupler Pin Block Heaters — Available in a wide variety of sizes and power outputs to meet specific customer applications.

Custom Transit Products & Systems

Including baseboard heaters, overhead heaters, floor mat heaters and custom heaters for mirror actuators, water tanks, water/waste lines, air compressors and various mechanical components requiring freeze protection. Available in a wide variety of sizes and power outputs to meet specific customer applications.


5540 Series (Baseboard) Floor Heaters — Low-cost, light weight heaters with high reliability and heating efficiencies.

5541 Series Floor Mat Heaters — Provides optimum crew comfort and safety using anti-slip/anti-fatigue product construction and self-fusing/grounded heater elements.

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