Wabtec to supply components for new transit cars in Denver

Wabtec Corporation has signed contracts worth about US$25 million to provide components, including on-board positive train control (PTC) equipment, for 50 new transit cars being built by Hyundai-Rotem. The cars will be used on new commuter rail lines being built by Denver Transit Partners in Colorado. Several Wabtec units will provide the equipment for the cars: Wabtec Passenger Transit (brakes and couplers), Wabtec Railway Electronics (PTC equipment), Bach-Simpson (event recorders) and Vapor Stone (doors)
July 3, 2012 Read time: 1 min
6079 Wabtec Corporation has signed contracts worth about US$25 million to provide components, including on-board positive train control (PTC) equipment, for 50 new transit cars being built by 6080 Hyundai Rotem. The cars will be used on new commuter rail lines being built by Denver Transit Partners in Colorado.

Several Wabtec units will provide the equipment for the cars:  Wabtec Passenger Transit (brakes and couplers), Wabtec Railway Electronics (PTC equipment), Bach-Simpson (event recorders) and Vapor Stone (doors).

Previously, Wabtec announced a separate, $63 million contract with Denver Transit Partners to provide the dispatching and operations control systems, wayside signalling and communications systems, and related integration and project management services for the new lines.

Known as Eagle P3, Denver's commuter rail project includes three new lines with more than 58kms of track and is expected to be completed in 2016.  The programme is part of a 12-year, multi-billion-dollar public transportation expansion plan in the region.

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