Wabtec wins Denver PTC contract
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWabtec Corp. announced Wednesday that it had signed a $63 million contract with Denver Transit Partners to provide Positive Train Control equipment and services for three new commuter rail lines planned for Denver.
The contract calls for Wabtec to provide a dispatch office, wayside signaling and communications systems, and related integration and project management services. Two Wabtec divisions, Wabtec Railway Electronics and Xorail, will perform the work.
“We’re pleased to be working with Denver Transit Partners and other industry suppliers on this important project,” said Albert J. Neupaver, Wabtec’s president and chief executive officer. “This demonstrates the role we can play, as transit agencies around the U.S. begin to deploy PTC.”
The Denver train control system will meet the requirements of the U.S. Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, and uses PTC products that Wabtec is providing to Class I railroads and other transit systems. As such, the Denver system will be fully compatible with other PTC installations in the U.S.
Known as Eagle P3, Denver’s commuter rail project includes three new lines with more than 36 miles of track and is expected to be completed in 2016. The program is part of a 12-year, multi-billion-dollar public transportation expansion plan in the region. In 2010, Denver Transit Partners, led by Fluor Enterprises Inc., was awarded a contract to build, operate andmaintain the project.
