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SUPPLIER NEWS The Toronto Transit Commission has awarded Ansaldo STS - Union Switch & Signal a contract valued at US$13.9 million to design, supply and install a new wayside signaling system for the South Yonge project area of the Yonge-University-Spadina Line. The South Yonge area consists of approximately 10 km (6.2 miles) of main line track and portions of the Davisville Yard and is divided into three interlocking zones and includes 15 stations. Austin-Round Rock, Texas” (# 42) and “Fastest Growing in the US” (#1,923). Infotech Enterprises Ltd. signed a new long-term contract with Bombardier Transportation to continue to provide engineering, electronic, technical publications and IT-related services to Bombardier Transportation divisions worldwide. The contract builds on a relationship begun in 2003. and staff augmentation to public and private sector clientele, jumped to fourth place among all firms in the U.S. this year, moving up from 11th place this past year. Lake State Railroad Company in Saginaw, Mich., has incorporated Track Warrant Control functionality from RailComm, Inc., into its Domain Operations Controller System. Also, RailComm has provided a wireless remote derail system to Providence & Worcester Railroad in Massachusetts. Bentley Systems BE Careers Net- MATE Intelligent Video, a technology work opened its 2009 BE Awards student leader in the video analytics and intelligent design competition, an integral part of Bent- video surveillance systems, and Milestone Rail Polska will implement the Timken® ley’s annual BE Award of Excellence program Systems, a global developer of open-platform TracGlide® top-of-rail friction management honoring the work of its users. University, technical college and high school students are invited to submit projects they’ve designed using Bentley software, along with an essay describing their work. Texas-based Georgetown Rail Equipment Co. is included on the Inc. 5000 Private US Company list for “Top 100 Transportation Companies” (# 26), “Top 50 Businesses in IP video management software, have entered into a partnership agreement to deliver a comprehensive security solution. For the third consecutive year, J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc., received top ranking on the list of Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For as reported by the industry publication, CE News. The firm, which provides engineering design, construction management system on its M62 six-axle locomotives. Trainyard Tech, LLC, has signed a contract with Norfolk Southern to provide a new process control system for Norris Yard in Birmingham, Ala. URS Corporation has acquired most of the assets of Tryck Nyman Hayes, Inc., an engineering firm headquartered in Anchorage , Alaska. www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures November 2008 7 http://www.swich.com http://www.infotech-enterprises.com http://www.railcomm.com http://www.mate.co.il http://www.bentley.com/academicBEawards http://www.bentley.com/academicBEawards http://www.milestonesys.com http://www.timken.com http://www.milestonesys.com http://www.timken.com http://www.trainyardtech.com http://www.jlpatterson.com http://www.jlpatterson.com http://www.georgetownrail.com http://www.urscorp.com http://www.georgetownrail.com http://www.rtands.com

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