Railway Track & Structures - September 2007 - (Page 7) SUPPLIER NEWS Acelor/Mittal USA has entered into an agreement to sell its Sparrows Point facility near Baltimore, Md., and related railroad, intellectual property and other assets for an undisclosed price to a joint venture sponsored by Esmark Inc. and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. tion Lifesaver to help prevent gradecrossing collisions and trespass incidents. Parsons, joint ventured with Tishman Construction Corp. and Arup, has been awarded a contract by NJ Transit to provide engineering services on Phase 1 of the $7-billion Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel. Also, MTA Capital Construction Co. awarded a contract to PB to provide construction management services for the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway project in New York. $4,465,000-grant to the Railroad Research Foundation to continue development and testing of wireless communication devices and systems for use with communications-based train control technology. Rolf Jensen & Associates office in Seattle, Wash. opened an will serve as prime consultant for the approximately $930million Minneapolis-St. Paul Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project. AECOM Technology Corp. Duos Technologies Inc. acquired Cybrinth LLC, which provides computer security for private sector and government clients. HDR, one of the architectural and engineering firms hired to manage construction of New York City Transit’s No.7 subway line extension, also has been selected as one of the firms providing transportation planning services for the Metropolitan Transit Authority. New Mexico’s Department of Transportation awarded a $115-million contract to build new track, excavate and do bridge work for the commuter rail extension to Santa Fe, N.M., to a joint venture of Twin Mountain Construction II Co. and Herzog Group. J. L. Patterson & Associates, Inc., was awarded an $8-million contract by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority to continue to provide on-call engineering services for the entire Metrolink commuter rail system. J. L. Patterson will also be part of the HDR team working on the $150-million Colton Crossing project that will grade separate BNSF and UP lines in Colton, Calif. Salco Technologies, Inc., has received the Underwriters’ Laboratories UL913 Intrinsically Safe Certifications for the EverSee2 satellite communications product and monitoring sensors. Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc., won a $30-million base contract to supply Dallas Area Rapid Transit with 24 thyristorcontrolled rectifier substations for DART’s Southeast and Northwest corridor expansions. The contract includes an option for 14 additional substations. Press-Seal Gasket Fastener launched a new Website at http://www.psgfastener.com. RailComm, Inc., completed testing and cutover of its DOC® System for the Lake Superior & Ishpeming to control 40 miles of track, including CTC, track warrant and SCADA applications. Also, RailComm commissioned remote control derail and blue flag protection at the BNSF diesel shop in Havre, Mont. The Federal Railroad Administration issued a Transportation Technology Center, Inc., became a member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, which enables TTCI to train first responders from around the world in ways to promote rail security and avoid potential disasters. Interfleet Technology launched a new Light Rail Team as part of its Railway Systems & Strategy Department. FRA awarded a $1-million grant to Opera- URS Corp. was awarded a six-year contract by the California Department of Transportation to provide on-call geotechnical site investigations and reports in the Department’s southern region. www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures September2007 7 http://www.arcelormittal.com http://www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm http://www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm http://www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm http://www.pbworld.com http://www.pbworld.com http://www.pbworld.com http://www.rjainc.com http://www.aecom.com http://www.salcotechnologies.com http://www.duostechnologies.com http://www.jlpatterson.com http://www.usa.siemens.com/transportation http://www.HDRinc.com http://www.usa.siemens.com/transportation http://www.psgfastener.com http://www.aar.com http://www.psgfastener.com http://www.aar.com http://www.railcomm.com http://www.kiewit.com http://www.herzogcompanies.com http://www.kiewit.com http://www.interfleet-technology.com http://www.urscorp.com http://www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm http://www.rtands.com
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