Wabtec scoops train control contract

Rail technology provider Wabtec Corporation has signed a US$34 million contract with Sound Transit, a commuter railroad serving the Seattle region, to design, install, test and commission a positive train control (PTC) system. Sound Transit's commuter rail line covers 82 miles and carries nearlythree3 million passengers annually. Under the contract, Wabtec will provide its interoperable electronic train management system (I-ETMS) equipment and installation for sixteen locomotives and eighteen passenger
December 17, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Rail technology provider 6079 Wabtec Corporation has signed a US$34 million contract with Sound Transit, a commuter railroad serving the Seattle region, to design, install, test and commission a positive train control (PTC) system.  Sound Transit's commuter rail line covers 82 miles and carries nearlythree3 million passengers annually.

Under the contract, Wabtec will provide its interoperable electronic train management system (I-ETMS) equipment and installation for sixteen locomotives and eighteen passenger transit cab cars.  Wabtec will also provide signal design and communications, mapping and systems integration.  The Sound Transit system will be fully interoperable with PTC systems being implemented by Class I railroads.

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