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SUPPLIER NEWS Automated Railroad Maintenance Systems has signed an agreement with Transtector and PolyPhasor to become their North America rail industry distributor. Transtector and PolyPhasor, both Smiths Group businesses, provide power quality products including AC and DC surge protection and data and signal surge protection. ARMS is represented by Transportation Products Sales Company. marketer and distributor of industrial batteries, was awarded the Industrial Pretreatment Award by the Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association for outstanding performance in the treatment of industrial wastewater. initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of its manufacturing processes and products. CSX Transportation has expanded its Domain Operations Controller system from RailComm at its Boyles Yard in Birmingham, Ala. Axion International Holdings, Inc., a green industrial technology company that develops structural products from recycled consumer and industrial plastics, received an order for crossties from a major U.S. railroad valued at approximately $500,000. GE Transportation, a unit of the General Electric Co., has been awarded a contract by Hangzhou Metro Group Co. LTD to provide integrated supervision and control systems on Line 1 of the Hangzhou, China, Metro. Hanson Pipe & Precast is providing concrete grade crossings to two projects initiated by the Utah Transit Authority: the Mid-Jordan TRAX line, a 10.8-mile light rail system, and the 5.1-mile West Valley TRAX light rail extension, both part of the largest transportation project ever commissioned in the State of Utah. The Research and Innovative Technology Administration has established a partnership with the European Commission to conduct cooperative research on Intelligent Transportation Systems applications for surface transportation. The five-year commitment will further the development and implementation of global ITS initiatives, with an emphasis on vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications for safety and mobility. A consortium comprising Siemens Mobility and the Chinese company Beijing Huatie Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc.’s Transit division successfully negotiated the first two work orders in its systems on-call services contract with the Denver Regional Transportation District, with a combined value in excess of $16 million. The first work order is a power system upgrade that involves the factory design, furnishing, installation, testing and commissioning of three 1.5-megawatt traction power substations. The Elati North Yard Expansion project, the second work order, is an $8-million contract that entails factory design through commissioning of one three-megawatt substation and the installation, testing and commissioning of one RTD-furnished 1.5megawatt substation. EnerSys, the world’s largest manufacturer, JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, is introducing a fluid analysis program for JLG customers of telehandlers, aerial work platforms, etc., in North America. Information Technology Development Corp. has been awarded a $1-million contract by Guangzhou Inter-City Co. Ltd. for the supply of signaling systems for the Guang-Fo Line from Guangzhou to Foshan. Landis Industries Inc. has sold all intellectual property rights, proprietary technical information and tooling for its rail products to TransTech Corporation of Sacramento, Calif., TransTech will be the supplier of all new and replacement “Landis” rail products, including direct fixation rail fasteners. Lincoln Electric launched a Green Initiative Awareness Program to promote the company’s Steer Davies Gleave has acquired the former transportation planning practice of Charles River Associates. Led by Jon Bottom, the team from CRA will collaborate with SDG offices in New York and Vancouver, B.C., Canada. WiFi Rail Inc. has finalized a 20-year agreement to provide high-speed WiFi service on the Bay Area Rapid Transit System. www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures March 2009 7 http://www.armspower.com http://www.lincolnelectric.com/green http://www.enersys.com http://www.railcomm.com http://www.getransportation.com http://www.rita.dog.gov http://www.axionintl.com http://www.hansonpipeandprecast.com http://www.bbri.com http://www.siemens.com/mobility http://www.jlg.com http://www.landisrail.com http://www.steerdaviesgleave.com http://www.wifirail.net http://www.lincolnelectric.com/green http://www.enersys.com http://www.rtands.com

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