DALLAS, Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- C2K Partners,
a joint venture between LTK Engineering Services of New York LLP
and CH2M Hill New York, Inc. – now Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
(NYSE:JEC) – has been retained by the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority's New York City Transit (NYCT) to provide post award
consulting services for new, state-of-the-art R211 subway cars.
C2K will provide technical and program management support
services to NYCT during the design, manufacturing, delivery,
testing and acceptance of the new cars that will feature expanded
doors designed to reduce delays and increase train movement by
speeding the boarding process and reducing the amount of time
trains wait in stations. R211 cars will be equipped with monitoring
systems that will have the capability to transmit information about
performance to the wayside, making it possible to examine the
trains before equipment failure and mitigate incidents which are
critical to safety and service performance of the subway. The cars
will also include digital displays providing improved information
about service, enhanced grab rails, brighter lighting and improved
signage.
"This award is a crowning achievement of our long-standing
relationship with NYCT, having assisted them with the procurement
of several generations of subway cars, including the concept
design, specifications development and procurement of the R211
subway cars," said Jacobs Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced
Facilities Americas Executive Vice President and General Manager
Greg McIntyre. "We are very proud of
our collective ability to collaborate on this chapter of NYCT's
modernization."
The contract also calls for support of testing of two trains
that will include open gangways, a feature that permits passengers
to walk between cars without opening doors. These open gangway
sections, which feature accordion-like connector walls between
cars, are expected to help ease crowding. A third part of the
program will be to oversee customization of the standard cars to
meet the different requirements for the Staten Island Railway.
"We have been working with New York City Transit for more than
25 years," said LTK President Dominic
DiBrito. "This contract award reflects NYCT's appreciation
of our past work and we are looking forward to delivering a
successful outcome on this ambitious undertaking."
According to NYCT, the project calls for Kawasaki Rail Car Inc.
to fill a base order of 535 cars, with options for up to 1,077
additional cars. The first R211 cars are expected to be delivered
for testing in 2020.
About Jacobs
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2017 revenue
when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a talent force of
more than 77,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services
including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and
program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit
www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram.
About LTK
LTK Engineering Services, which was founded in 1921, has offices
in 22 locations around the world and a staff of over 400 that
includes more than 300 engineers and other professionals with
expertise in all areas of passenger rail. LTK has participated in
the planning, design and development of nearly every rail transit
system in North America, providing
unmatched technical expertise and managerial capabilities in rail
vehicle engineering, rail systems engineering (traction power,
overhead contact systems, signaling and train control,
communications systems and supervisory control, rail systems
integration, and rail maintenance facilities), revenue systems and
technology, and operations planning and simulation. For more
information, visit www.ltk.com, and connect with LTK on
LinkedIn.
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please refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended September 29, 2017, and in particular the
discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors,
3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
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