TRRA awards PTC contract to Wabtec
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis on May 24, 2016 awarded Wabtec Corp. a contract worth about $21 million to design, install, test and commission a Positive Train Control (PTC) system.
Wabtec will provide its I-ETMS® (Interoperable Electronic Train Management System) equipment for 17 locomotives; wayside and communications design, construction and training; and system integration. The contract is expected to be completed in 2018.
Several Wabtec divisions are involved: Wabtec Integrated Systems, Xorail, Wabtec Railway Electronics, Railroad Controls and Wabtec Global Services.
TRRA owns and operates about 155 miles of track, with about 45 miles of main line track on four subdivisions: Merchants, Illinois Transfer, MacArthur Bridge, and Eads. The remaining 110 miles consists of various industrial leads and yard tracks. TRRA’s PTC system will be fully interoperable with the PTC system being implemented by its Class I partners and Amtrak.
“The scope of our work on this project demonstrates the wide-ranging and increasing roles that Wabtec can play in the implementation of PTC for our customers,” said Wabtec President and CEO Raymond T. Betler. “We plan to continue to invest in this important segment of our business, in the U.S. and internationally.”
