by Clear-Vu Lighting MTLx family · TL4064P · TL4064 · TL4064M · 2026 edition

MTLx. The most advanced tunnel lighting system in the world.

One extruded-aluminium platform for every mode of tunnel illumination — 6 W NFPA 130 egress, 60 W OSHA 1926 work light, optional integral NiMH ride-through and the clearNET 900 MHz mesh — in one housing, on one bracket, with one part-number system. Three service models: Pro, OG and Mini.

BABA / BAA compliant Made in Central Islip, NY UL (pending) · IK10 · IP66 Intertek LM-79 · Aug 2026 5-year warranty
MTLx Pro tunnel fixture mounted on a concrete tunnel wall, downlight lit, with the walkway and track below MTLx Pro · TL4064P · on the wall
6W
Standard Mode · NFPA 130 baseline
60W
Work Mode · OSHA 1926
IP66/ IK10
Extruded aluminium · sealed
15+ yr
MTLx Pro design life
01 · The platform

One fixture family for every mode of tunnel illumination.

MTLx is a single extruded-aluminium platform that carries Standard Mode and Work Mode, an optional integral NiMH battery for emergency ride-through, and the clearNET wireless mesh — in one housing, on one mounting bracket, with one part-number system. Tap a marker to see what each part does.

MTLx Pro exploded view from CAD TL4064-29: uplight lens and LED board, extruded aluminium housing, removable LED light engine, clearNET wireless end-can, internal driver, NiMH battery pack and aluminium mounting bracket
MTLx Pro exploded view — from CAD TL4064-29 · parts pulled along their assembly directions
Two operating modes

6 W egress to 60 W work light

Standard Mode is the default downlight state: 6 W meets the NFPA 130 baseline at 3:1 uniformity, and the same engine presets to any level an agency specifies — 1 fc at 10 W, 2 fc at 16 W. Work Mode adds uplight and lifts total output to roughly 60 W for OSHA 1926 work zones.

NFPA 130 compliance

Battery on the same downlight

The optional integral NiMH battery gives 1, 2 or 4 hours of ride-through on the same downlight — removing two-hour fire-rated emergency circuits, junction boxes and generators from the lighting scope. It self-diagnoses through clearNET.

clearNET wireless mesh

Every fixture reports

A 900 MHz self-healing mesh monitors fixture, driver and battery health, sets light level by tunnel, zone or fixture, integrates with existing EAM platforms and carries data for non-lighting sensors.

Impervious to abuse

IK10 · IP66 · tamperproof

Heavy-gauge extruded aluminium, high impact-resistant lensing, tamperproof stainless T15 centre-pin-reject fasteners and an IP66-rated housing withstand extreme physical and environmental abuse.

02 · Photometric proof

Uniform light at every level the code asks for.

Same fixture, same 25 ft spacing, same tunnel section. Select a light level to see the calculated illuminance on the walkway and the power it costs. Every setting is a preset per fixture over clearNET; the Work Mode row is the tested full output.

False-colour illuminance render of a tunnel section in MTLx Standard Mode at 25 ft spacing False-colour illuminance render of the same tunnel section in MTLx Work Mode with uplight
Standard Mode · downlight only
0.25fc
Minimum
0.44fc
Average
0.77fc
Maximum
6W
Fixture input
Minimum illuminance vs. the NFPA 130 floorwalkway centreline · max/min ≈ 3:1
NFPA 130 baseline1× floor
1 fc setting4× floor
2 fc setting8× floor
Work Mode29× floor
NFPA 130 · 0.25 fcOSHA 1926.56 · 5 fcWork Mode min · 7.18 fc
IP66

Sealed against the tunnel

Dust-tight and water-tight — the highest level of particulate and water protection short of the submersible categories.

OSHA 1926

Work light on demand

The 5 fc required for work in 1926.56 is exceeded along the whole walkway in Work Mode (7.2 fc minimum), with max/min near 3:1 for uniform working light.

NFPA 130

Egress on mains or battery

Emergency egress lighting for fixed-guideway transit and passenger rail. The 1 fc setting runs at 10 W; the 6 W baseline is the agency-specified minimum, on mains or on battery.

Made in USA

BABA compliant

All MTLx LED fixtures are made in Central Islip, New York and are BABA compliant. UL (pending), IK10, IP66. Five-year warranty.

Point-by-point calculation from Intertek LM-79 photometry of the TL4064-00-40 (reports 106664730CRT-001/-002, August 2026; IES files on request). Reference tunnel: 16'-8" diameter circular section; 14'-4" track to crown; 3' walkway 3' above track; fixtures 10' above track and 4" off the wall at 25' o.c.; 10% surface reflectance; 0.70 light loss factor. Illuminance reported at the walkway centreline. Setting names are minimum-illuminance targets; fc columns are the modelled result for that setting; the Work Mode row is the tested full output. Power is fixture input at 277 V including the clearNET node; the optional NiMH battery adds about 1 W of maintenance charge. Any level between the 6 W baseline and 60 W Work Mode can be preset per fixture over clearNET; Clear-Vu can provide simulations against specific customer light-level requirements.

03 · The family

One platform. Three service models.

MTLx OG is the original — the platform already in service across North American transit. The 2026 edition adds MTLx Pro, with a hand-replaceable light engine for 15+ year mainline service, and MTLx Mini, a compact sealed fixture that comes off its bracket on two screws.

MTLx Pro, MTLx OG and MTLx Mini side by side on a tunnel wall
MTLx Pro tunnel fixture mounted on a concrete tunnel wall New · 2026
TL4064P

MTLx Pro

Mainline revenue · 15+ year design life

Same fixture. Next generation. Keeps the driver, surge protector, wiring and aiming on the wall and lets a technician take the LED engine off by hand from the walkway.

  • Hand-removable light engine · no tools, no re-aim
  • Integral 1,000–2,000 lm uplight · Standard + Work Mode
  • clearNET standard · magnet-wand 8-hour cycle
  • Optional NiMH 1 / 2 / 4 hr · 120–277 VAC, 480 VAC, 600 VDC
MTLx OG tunnel fixture lighting a tunnel wall In service since 2018
TL4064

MTLx OG

The proven original · 10 year design life

The fixture already spec’d, installed and running across North American transit, including the Rutgers Tube. Same extrusion, same optic, same mounting as Pro — configured to order.

  • Downlight-only, or add 1,000–2,000 lm uplight (W1)
  • Optional clearNET (CN1) · Standard + Work Mode
  • Optional NiMH battery and ambient temperature sensor
  • Universal input: 120–277 VAC, 480 VAC, 600 VDC
Compact MTLx Mini sealed fixture on a tunnel wall New · 2026
TL4064M

MTLx Mini

Mass retrofit · 15 years sealed

Two screws out. Fifteen sealed years in. The mass-quantity SKU on a Pro-anchored line — a 5.4" × 10.5" sealed body on a 4" bracket, factory-set to a specified foot-candle level.

  • Same LED array and silicone lens at lower wattage
  • No field-accessible fasteners · fully sealed electronics
  • Two T15 screws + one side-exit quick connect
  • 2.5" mount-hole centres · Metro-Guide-style retrofits
Compare MTLx ProTL4064P MTLx OGTL4064 MTLx MiniTL4064M
Body18" overall18" overall5.4" × 10.5"
PositioningMainline revenueThe proven originalMass retrofit
Design life15+ years10 years15 years (sealed)
Light engineHand-removableIntegratedIntegrated, sealed
UplightIntegral, 1–2k lmOptional, 1–2k lmNot offered
Operating modesStandard + WorkStandard + WorkStandard only
clearNETStandardOptional (CN1)Not offered
NiMH batteryOptional 1 / 2 / 4 hOptional 1 / 2 / 4 hNot offered
Field serviceSwap the engineSwap the fixtureTwo screws
All three share the same LED and silicone-lens downlight engine and the same IP66 / IK10 extruded-aluminium housing family. Made in the USA. BABA compliant. Pro and OG share the 18" overall length (15.4" housing plus clearNET end-can; 22.4" housing with the 2-hour battery). Electrical: 120–277 VAC single or dual feed, 480 VAC, 600 VDC. Operating range −20 °F to +130 °F. Connections: 3' whip standard, QC1 / QC2 quick-connect, 2-hour fire-rated QC. See the brochure and individual spec sheets for full ordering matrices and photometrics.
04 · Spec sheets · dimensional data · photometrics · ordering

Three spec sheets. One extrusion.

Everything on the printed spec sheets, by model. Dimensions are from the TL4064 CAD set; photometrics are point-by-point from Intertek LM-79 reports 106664730CRT-001/-002 (August 2026); ordering matrices are the 2026.1 edition. IES files on request.

05 · MTLx Pro · TL4064P · no tools · no rewiring · no re-aim

Same fixture. Next generation.

MTLx Pro is the MTLx you already run, engineered for 15+ years on the wall. It keeps the driver, surge protector, wiring and aiming mounted and lets a technician take the LED engine off by hand from the walkway — so the asset is serviced in minutes rather than replaced. Uplight (W1) and clearNET (CN1) ship standard.

15.4"
Housing · 18" with end-can
22.4"
Housing with 2-hr battery
7.3" × 4"
Section · 4" off wall
10.5"
Bracket height
8.5"
Bracket · Ø0.562" (2)
CAD
TL4064-29 · inches
MTLx Pro TL4064P tunnel fixture on a tunnel wall
SpecificationsTL4064P · MTLx Pro
Housing0.125" extruded aluminium · IP66 / IK10
DownlightSilicone lens · Tier-1 COB array · removable engine
UplightIntegral 1,000–2,000 lm · 0.187" nano-antistatic PC
Operating modesStandard and Work Mode · magnet wand · 8-hour timed cycle
Electrical120–277 VAC single or dual feed · 480 VAC · 600 VDC
Operating range−20 °F to +130 °F
Design life15+ years · driver at ~⅓ rated load, 6 °C ISTMT rise
WirelessclearNET standard · 900 MHz mesh · 3,000 ft node-to-node
BatteryOptional NiMH self-diagnosing · 1 / 2 / 4 hour
HardwareStainless T15 centre-pin-reject
Connections3' whip standard · QC1 / QC2 · 2-hour fire-rated QC
ListingsUL (pending) · IK10 · IP66 · BABA compliant · Made in USA
Warranty5 years
PhotometricsWalkway centreline · fc
SceneMaxMinAvgPower
Standard Mode
NFPA 130 baseline
0.770.250.446 W
Standard Mode
1 fc setting
3.071.001.7710 W
Standard Mode
2 fc setting
6.142.003.5416 W
Work Mode
OSHA 1926 · up + down
21.777.1812.6360 W
Intertek LM-79 photometry (Aug 2026) · 16'-8" dia. tunnel · 14'-4" crown · 3' walkway · 10% reflectance · 0.70 LLF · 10' above track · 25' o.c. · walkway centreline · fixture power incl. clearNET node; the optional battery adds about 1 W.
Work Mode candela distribution polar plot from Intertek LM-79 photometry
Intertek LM-79 · Work Mode · candela
Ordering information · TL4064P MTLx ProSeries · battery · colour temp · paint · lumens · power · options

Battery

  • 00None
  • 011-hour
  • 022-hour
  • 044-hour

Colour temp

  • 353,500 K
  • 404,000 K
  • 505,000 K
  • BBlue optic (emergency)
  • YYellow

Paint colour

  • 05Matte black
  • 06Gunmetal

Downlight lumens

  • L800 lm
  • L21,200 lm
  • M12,600 lm
  • H13,900 lm

Power input

  • U120–277 VAC
  • U2Dual feed
  • S480 VAC
  • D600 VDC

Options

  • W1Uplight (1,000 lm) · standard
  • CN1clearNET control · standard
  • HS1Temperature sensor
  • QC1Standard QC
  • QC2Dual-feed QC
  • FR2-hour fire-rated QC
  • RENSpare LED engine
  • CCConduit connection
Uplight (W1) and clearNET (CN1) ship standard on MTLx Pro. Blue optic (B) is supplied without uplight — W1 does not apply to Pro Blue. Patents: clearvulighting.com/patents.
06 · MTLx OG · TL4064 · configurable · uplight option · clearNET CN1

The original. Already on the wall.

MTLx OG is the original MTLx — the fixture already spec’d, installed and running across North American transit, including the Rutgers Tube. Same extrusion profile, same optic and same mounting as Pro on the full 18" assembly, configured to order: downlight-only, or add uplight, clearNET and a battery. Ten-year design life on the same driver philosophy, loaded at roughly 30% of rated capacity and engineered around the capacitor as the limiting component.

15.4"
Housing · 18" with end-can
22.4"
Housing with 2-hr battery
7.3" × 4"
Section · 4" off wall
10.5"
Bracket height
6"
Bracket · Ø0.562" (2)
CAD
TL4064-25 · inches
MTLx OG TL4064 tunnel fixture lighting a tunnel wall
SpecificationsTL4064 · MTLx OG
Housing0.125" extruded aluminium · IP66 / IK10
DownlightSilicone lens · Tier-1 COB LED array · integrated
UplightOptional 1,000–2,000 lm linear · 0.187" polycarbonate
Operating modesStandard Mode and Work Mode
Electrical120–277 VAC single or dual feed · 480 VAC · 600 VDC
Operating range−20 °F to +130 °F
Design life10 years · driver-limited
WirelessOptional clearNET (CN1) · 900 MHz mesh · 3,000 ft node-to-node
BatteryOptional NiMH self-diagnosing · 1 / 2 / 4 hour
HardwareStainless T15 centre-pin-reject
Connections3' whip standard · QC1 / QC2 · 2-hour fire-rated QC
ListingsUL (pending) · IK10 · IP66 · BABA compliant · Made in USA
Warranty5 years · same across every configuration
PhotometricsWalkway centreline · fc
SceneMaxMinAvgPower
Standard Mode
NFPA 130 baseline
0.770.250.446 W
Standard Mode
1 fc setting
3.071.001.7710 W
Standard Mode
2 fc setting
6.142.003.5416 W
Work Mode
OSHA 1926 · up + down
21.777.1812.6360 W
Intertek LM-79 photometry (Aug 2026) · 16'-8" dia. tunnel · 14'-4" crown · 3' walkway · 10% reflectance · 0.70 LLF · 10' above track · 25' o.c. · walkway centreline · fixture power incl. clearNET node; the optional battery adds about 1 W.
Work Mode candela distribution polar plot from Intertek LM-79 photometry
Intertek LM-79 · Work Mode · candela
Ordering information · TL4064 MTLx OGSeries · battery · colour temp · paint · lumens · power · options

Battery

  • 00None
  • 011-hour
  • 022-hour
  • 044-hour

Colour temp

  • 353,500 K
  • 404,000 K
  • 505,000 K
  • BBlue optic (emergency)
  • YYellow

Paint colour

  • 05Matte black
  • 06Gunmetal

Downlight lumens

  • L800 lm
  • L21,200 lm
  • M12,600 lm
  • H13,900 lm

Power input

  • U120–277 VAC
  • U2Dual feed
  • S480 VAC
  • D600 VDC

Options

  • W1Uplight (1,000 lm)
  • CN1clearNET control
  • HS1Temperature sensor
  • QC1Standard QC
  • QC2Dual-feed QC
  • FR2-hour fire-rated QC
  • CCConduit connection
Order downlight-only by omitting W1. The light engine is integrated on MTLx OG. Blue optic (B) is supplied without uplight — W1 does not apply to OG Blue.
Applications

Already in service

Active mainline retrofits and new-build tunnels; passenger rail and fixed-guideway transit; highway and rail tunnels with clearNET integration; facilities on 480 VAC or 600 VDC infrastructure.

Configurations

Downlight-only to fully loaded

Ships downlight-only, with uplight, or fully loaded. clearNET CN1 adds the 900 MHz mesh, dashboard and reporting; NiMH battery packs meet the intent of NFPA 130.

Connectors

Quick-connect & fire-rated

Quick-connect and 2-hour fire-rated connectors on every configuration, on the same five-year warranty.

Codes

NFPA 130 & OSHA 1926

For agencies specifying NFPA 130 emergency illumination and OSHA 1926 work-zone illumination from the same fixture.

07 · MTLx Mini · TL4064M · 5.4" × 10.5" body · sealed · IP66 / IK10

Two screws out. Fifteen sealed years in.

MTLx Mini is the mass-quantity SKU on a Pro-anchored line. A compact 5.4" × 10.5" sealed body on a 4" bracket, running the same LED array and silicone lens, factory-set to a specified foot-candle level and released from its bracket with two tamperproof T15 screws and one side-exiting three-pin quick connect. No field-accessible fasteners on the housing; moisture, salt fog and vibration are not failure paths.

5.4"
Housing · no end-can
10.5"
Bracket height
7.3" × 4"
Same extrusion profile as Pro / OG
5.4"
Bracket · Ø0.562" (2)
2.5"
Mount-hole centres
2 × T15
8-32 centre-pin-reject
Compact MTLx Mini TL4064M sealed fixture on a tunnel wall
SpecificationsTL4064M · MTLx Mini
Housing0.125" extruded aluminium · IP66 / IK10 · sealed
DownlightSilicone lens · same Tier-1 COB LED array as Pro and OG
UplightNot offered
Operating modesStandard Mode only · factory-set fc level
Electrical120–277 VAC single feed · 480 VAC · 600 VDC
Operating range−20 °F to +130 °F
Design life15 years sealed · no field service interval
WirelessNot offered
BatteryNot offered — externally powered
Hardware2 × stainless T15 centre-pin-reject 8-32 screws
ConnectionsSide-exiting 3-pin quick connect · 2-hour fire-rated QC optional
ListingsUL (pending) · IK10 · IP66 · BABA compliant · Made in USA
Warranty5 years
PhotometricsWalkway centreline · fc
SceneMaxMinAvgPower
Standard Mode
NFPA 130 baseline · 6 W config
0.770.250.446 W
Standard Mode
factory-set 1 fc
3.071.001.7710 W
Standard Mode
factory-set 2 fc
6.142.003.5416 W
Intertek LM-79 photometry (Aug 2026) · same tunnel basis as MTLx Pro / OG · Mini ships factory-set to the specified fc level, Standard Mode only.
Downlight candela distribution polar plot from Intertek LM-79 photometry
Intertek LM-79 · Downlight · candela
Ordering information · TL4064M MTLx MiniSeries · battery · colour temp · paint · lumens · power · options

Colour temp

  • 353,500 K
  • 404,000 K
  • 505,000 K
  • BBlue optic (emergency)
  • YYellow

Paint colour

  • 05Matte black
  • 06Gunmetal

Downlight lumens

  • L800 lm
  • L21,200 lm
  • M12,600 lm

Power input

  • U120–277 VAC
  • S480 VAC
  • D600 VDC

Options

  • QC1Standard QC
  • FR2-hour fire-rated QC
  • MGMetro-Guide bracket
  • CCConduit connection
No battery, no uplight and no wireless fields — MTLx Mini is externally powered and factory-set.
Where Mini fits

The mass-quantity SKU

Service and yard tunnels, non-revenue crossovers; connectors, mechanical rooms and access tunnels; non-critical tunnel sections needing NFPA 130 egress; continuous-run intervals between mainline Pro fixtures.

Retrofit

Metro-Guide bolt pattern

Metro-Guide-style retrofits on the existing bolt pattern (MG bracket option), 2.5" mount-hole centres, and tight bays where a full-length body will not fit.

Scope

Standard Mode only

No Work Mode, no uplight, no wireless and no on-board battery. Externally powered on the same universal input range.

Ratings

Same IP66 / IK10

Same tamperproof and vandal-resistant ratings as Pro and OG. Best-in-class heat dissipation keeps junction temperature low across the design life. BABA compliant, Made in USA, five-year warranty.

Build a part number

Configure it here. Quote it in one click.

Pick the model and walk the ordering matrix left to right. The configurator only offers fields each model supports — Mini has no battery, uplight or wireless field; Pro ships with uplight and clearNET as standard — and hands the resulting code to the quote form.

MTLx ordering matrix · 2026.1

Series · battery · colour temp · paint · lumens · power · options
TL4064P
Request a quote for this code

Codes follow the brochure ordering matrix in field order. Blue optic (B) is supplied without uplight. Clear-Vu engineering confirms the final part number, photometric layout and battery sizing against the project specification.

MTLx Blue · TL4064-31 blue optic

Always on. Always watched.

MTLx Blue is a dedicated 12 W blue optic engineered to mark emergency phone locations and the other mission-critical points a passenger has to be able to find in a tunnel. It runs continuously — not on standby, not on battery, not switched — so there is a blue beacon burning over every phone, every day. Pro and OG Blue report their own health over clearNET, so a beacon that goes dark is flagged, located and dispatched before it costs anyone time.

12 W
Nominal · 14 W max
Pro · OG · Mini
Platform compatible
‘B’
Append to colour-temp field

The blue optic is a separate factory-installed module projecting below the housing — not a colour-temperature change to the mainline array — and cannot be retrofitted in the field. 120–277 VAC, wet location, IK10, five-year warranty. Blue-fixture density is set by the agency’s egress design.

MTLx Pro Blue, OG Blue and Mini Blue fixtures with blue beacon optics lit
08 · Field service · MTLx Pro

Three moves. One pair of hands.

The LED module releases by hand from the walkway. Driver, surge protector, wiring and aiming all stay on the wall, and a keyed seat preserves aim on reassembly. No tools, no rewiring, no re-aim, no re-commissioning.

Gloved hands supporting the MTLx Pro light engine by its integral handle in the locked position 01

Locked position

Engine seated in the housing underside; the integral handle is captured by the spring-clip release. Support it by the handle before anything else.

Technician pressing the spring clip and rotating the MTLx Pro light engine out of the housing 02

Press clip, rotate out

Press the spring clip and rotate the engine out by its integral handle — a partial rotation, less than a quarter turn. No tools.

MTLx Pro light engine lowered on its captive low-voltage lead with the inline quick-connect being unplugged by hand 03

Lower and unplug

Lower the engine on its captive low-voltage lead and unplug the inline quick-connect by hand. The replacement seats home, keyed; the clip re-engages.

Spring clipIntegral handleLV quick-connectKeyed seatNo toolsCrews follow agency isolation and track-access rules
⅓ load

Driver runs cool

Roughly one third of rated capacity with a 6 °C ISTMT case rise, well inside spec — the extrusion is the heatsink.

100k h

LED lifetime floor

The LED array carries a 100,000-hour lifetime floor; the 15-year target follows an Arrhenius projection on the OEM thermal data.

Minutes

Service, not replacement

Swap the engine on Pro; swap the fixture on OG; two screws on Mini. Every model is serviced from the walkway in a single visit.

Every LED has a driver. The question is where it lives.

“Driverless” LED has become a transit procurement buzzword — but the patents that promise it (including U.S. Patent No. 11,832,361) explicitly contain an LED driver. The real engineering question isn’t whether the driver exists. It’s whether you can replace it without replacing the whole fixture.

90%

of LED luminaire failures originate in the driver

Industry field data. The driver is the weakest electrical link — and the part you most need to access cheaply.

10 min

Modular driver swap on MTLx

vs. 30–45 min for sealed integrated “driverless” designs that require full fixture replacement and re-aiming.

$3M–$7M

25-year cost gap, 1,200-fixture install

Difference between a serviceable architecture and a sealed one over a typical capital lifecycle, when you include track-access labor.

Read the full 23-page analysis

How a battery fails matters as much as how it performs

Underground emergency lighting is the only system where catastrophic failure modes are unacceptable. Lithium-ion is highly capable above ground — but the failure characteristics that matter under a river, a mountain, or a city are different ones.

Property NiMH (MTLx default) LFP (Li-ion) NiCd (legacy)
Failure modeGradual capacity lossThermal runaway possibleMemory effect, sudden loss
Aging predictabilityStable, monitorableStable with proper BMSUnpredictable cliff drops
Charging architectureSimple, no BMS requiredRequires battery mgmt systemSimple but inefficient
Disposal & HAZMATNo toxic heavy metalsSpecialized recyclingCadmium — HAZMAT liability
Best fitUnderground / sealed environmentsAbove-ground, ventilatedLegacy systems only
Source: When the Lights Must Work, Clear-Vu Lighting whitepaper (Feb 2026). 10-page analysis with full chemistry data.
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MTLx Compliance & Certifications

Product-level compliance status. For project-specific certificates of compliance, contact sales@clearvulighting.com.

Note: DLC qualification status varies by model number, wattage, and configuration. Always verify the specific DLC product ID at designlights.org for utility rebate eligibility.