Parsons selected by Caltrain for CBOSS PTC

Parsons was recently selected by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which owns and operates Caltrain, the commuter rail between San Francisco and San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, for the design and installation of its $138 million interoperable Communications-Based Overlay Signal System Positive Train Control. This contract includes compliance with Federal Railroad Administration requirements, meeting the mandates of the Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008, as well as creating functions that will improve performance of Caltrain passenger operations. Under this four-year contract, Parsons will design, install, test, integrate, document, commission and provide warranty services to PCJPB, enabling Caltrain to place CBOSS PTC into revenue service by October 2015. "We are pleased to provide PTC knowledge and services to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board and the community," said Tom Barron, Parsons Group president. "The Parsons team will ensure that Caltrain can continue to improve safety through the application of technology for its passengers and tenants." When completed, Caltrain's CBOSS PTC will include the capability to prevent train-to-train collisions, excessive speeds, incursions into established work zone limits and movement through misaligned switches. Parsons will ensure that the CBOSS PTC for Caltrain will be interoperable with the PTC systems implemented by Caltrain tenant railroads: Union Pacific, Capitol Corridor, Altamont Commuter Express and Amtrak, providing seamless operation of trains moving between Caltrain and UPRR-controlled territory.