

Freight, Heavy Haul, Commuter, Light Rail, High Speed Trains
Services provided range from individual design tasks to turnkey design, build, installation, and commissioning of both conventional CTC and new Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) and PTC systems
Wabtec Signaling, Communication and Wayside group is an engineering and project management organization, which provides a full range of services and supplies for railroad signal and communications systems, for both freight and passenger rail operations in the US and abroad.
We have provided the following services to Class I’s and Commuter railroads in the US:
Services provided range from individual design tasks to turnkey design, build, installation, and commissioning of both conventional CTC and new Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) and PTC systems. Communications design services include voice and data radio communications networks, as well as the support of microwave and/or fiber backbone networks.
Wabtec can provide turnkey integrated train control systems, addressing on-board, wayside, office, and communications network requirements. These use common building blocks from I-ETMS and TMDS product lines, with customized application engineering to meet unique customer requirements. I-ETMS is intended to be implemented across a broad spectrum of railroads and individual railroads can customize this system by adopting different variables that reflect individual railroad operations.
New I-ETMS systems, as “standalone configurations” provide the opportunity to reduce the level of conventional wayside signal system hardware required. In the base case, there is still the need for control of power switch machines and interface to defect detector systems, but wayside signals can be minimized. This generally places more emphasis on the communications networks as needed to support reliable train operations.
I-ETMS as applied to meet U.S. FRA PTC requirements include the following core functions:
Wabtec is supporting PTC implementation plans for all Class 1 railroads: BNSF, Union Pacific, CSX, Norfolk-Southern, Canadian National, CP Rail, and Kansas City Southern. The Class 1 railroads are their own system integrators, and purchase products and sub-systems from different suppliers to support their implementation plans. Sub-systems and services being provided by Wabtec to Class 1 railroads include:
MRS Logistica is a 1,000 mile privately owned freight railway in southeastern Brazil, which hauls iron ore in addition to general freight, with a fleet of 500 locomotives. MRS contracted Wabtec in 2010 for turnkey design, supply, and installation of a Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) system, with a focus on increased capacity and safety.
Denver is building a new electrified commuter rail system, as part of its “Fastracks” rail expansion program, based upon a “Public-Private Partnership” (P3) agreement with Denver Transit Partners (DTP). The DTP group is headed by Fluor and Balfour Beatty and has responsibility for design and building the complete system, including tracks, stations, maintenance facilities, control office, and vehicles. In addition, DTP will operate and maintain the new system for 30 years. The system includes about 40 miles of double track, with 66 EMU’s from Hyundai-Rotem.
Talon is a configuration management system that is customized to manage files, locations, equipment software versions of a Railroad company.
Wabtec provides tools and services to create subdiv files for the I-ETMS PTC System.
PTC Performance Analytics is designed to provide customers analytics and support for their PTC system.
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