Challenges
While the rail industry has existed since the 1800s, the introduction of modern technology has changed how railways operate and maintain their systems. This technology shift, combined with a declining skilled workforce in traditional industries such as rail, has resulted in a significant challenge for many transit operators and railways around the globe to maintain both safety and achieve the operational improvements, cost efficiencies, and social/environmental goals demanded by their respective stakeholders.
With one of the largest teams of rail systems experts in the world, we can leverage the latest technologies and methods to deliver safe and reliable systems meeting even your most rigorous standards.
Capabilities
Communications
One of the fastest changing technology sectors in transit, communications systems require constant upgrading and monitoring. From fiber-optic backbones to the operations control center, your communications systems need to be reliable and robust. Our extensive team of communications experts have worked with all the suppliers of communications equipment, and they know all their strength and weaknesses. They keep on top of new technologies and can help you specify technologies that won’t be out of date before they are installed.Signaling and Train Control
The heart of your safety program relies on your signals and train control systems like PTC and CBTC. They must be right every minute of every day you run service. For buses and light rail, signal pre-emption also must be flawless to meet schedules and keep passengers, operators, and motorists safe.Traction Power
Managing the electrical power needed to move a train along a railway track involves multiple components. Our rail system’s capabilities are among the best, most robust, and innovative in the industry.
- 12/50k Vac electrification
- 3rd & 4th Rail Power
- 600/750/1500 Vdc Traction Power
- Access Control Systems
- Asset Management
- ATP/ATC/ATO
- CADD/BIM
- CBTC
- CCTV
- Construction Management
- Current Leakage Monitoring
- Design (prelim to final)
- Digital Signage
- Digital Twins
- Electrical Systems
- EMI Mitigation
- Feasibility Studies
- Fiber Optics
- Firewalls
- Grounding & Bonding
- iETMS/ ACSES/ E-ATC/ETCS
- Independent Safety Assessments Training
- Intrusion Detection
- Load Flow Modeling
- Microgrids/Energy Capture
- Microwave
- Network Management
- Networks
- OCS/OHW/OCL
- Operational Modeling/ Block design
- Operational Readiness
- Operations Control Centers
- Platform Screen Doors
- Project Management
- Public Address
- Relay based interlockings
- Road/Rail/ Pedestrian Crossings
- SCADA
- Solid state interlockings
- Static Frequency Converters
- Technology Planning
- Telephony Systems
- Testing & Commissioning
- Vital Logic Programming
- Voice Radio
- WiFi/WiMax
- Wireless/Battery Systems
Assurance Methods
Safety is critical to rail operational systems. As such they require the care and diligence of formalized and structured methodologies to minimize risk and ensure years of flawless performance. We follow industry best practices in systems engineering, requirements management, systems integration, and systems assurance, to assure our clients minimize risk and gain maximum value from their system. We perform services in accordance with the standards listed below and offer independent assessment, oversight, and verification services, on behalf of client organizations to ensure contractor application and adherence to such standards, including independent safety assessment.
- AREMA Standards
- Asset Management (ISO 55001)
- BICSI
- BIM- ISO 19650
- Configuration Management (ISO-10007)
- Information Security (ISO-27001)
- NFPA 130
- Quality (ISO-9001)
- Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety (RAMS/EN50126)
- Risk Management (ISO 31000)
- Safety – 49 CFR 236
- Safety of electrical, electronic, and software-based system (IEC 61508)
- Safety Related to Electronic Systems (EN 50129)
- System Safety (MIL-STD-882)
- Systems & Software Engineering (ISO-29148)
- Systems Engineering (ISO 15288)
- Verification & Validation of Vital Functions (IEEE 1483)