This Design-Build contract is comprised of the 9.2-mile light rail extension of LACMTA’s Metro Blue Line (MBL). The project includes at-grade, aerial, and trench alignment with eight new passenger stations.
B&C Transit Inc. was responsible for design, procurement, assembly, and testing of the train control system which consists of safety critical block design and equipment required for safe vehicle operation on the new line and modifications of the existing MBL. B&C is providing all train control room equipment including vital and nonvital processors plus wayside signaling, track circuits, and grade crossing equipment for the new light rail line. Software, including vital application logic was programmed by B&C Transit Inc.
B&C Transit Inc. was also responsible for design, procurement, assembly, and testing of the communications systems for the eight passenger stations and the interface to the central control facility. B&C Transit Inc. is providing a fully integrated and compatible communications system with equipment to be furnished at wayside facilities. Major communications system components include a SONET cable transmission, public address, variable message signs, CCTV, telephone, voice radio, fire detection and suppression monitoring, intrusion detection, seismic detection, and SCADA systems along with interfaces at the existing Rail Operations Control Center.
In addition B&C Transit Inc. provided design, procure, and implement of the emergency management panels (EMPs) at aerial passenger stations and at the trench portals. As a systems integrator, B&C
WMATA STAP Project (2008)
B&C Transit Inc. is providing installation, testing and commissioning of new non-vital microprocessor equipment (VPI) for non-vital: station stop, and door-dwell control. This equipment is replacing obsolete non-vital relays for station control functions.
NCTD San Diego Sprinter Project (2007)
B&C Transit Inc. designed, furnished, and tested all signal, crossing and communications systems for the new 22.5 mile Sprinter project from Oceanside to Escondido. The project includes Central office System, 15 passenger stations, over 45 grade crossings and tie-ins to existing freight and commuter rail facilities. Beyond track and signal engineering, this project includes paging, intercom, Visual messaging, backbone network equipment, communication cabinets, emergency telephones, CCTV, and security systems.
SF MUNI 3rd Street Extension (2007)
Design, furnish, startup and test wayside cases to control light rail vehicles along the 3rd street extension. Furnish and install all communications equipment for 18 passenger platforms including head-end interface equipment.
WMATA 28V Power Supply (2006)
B&C Transit Inc. designed and fabricated 325 new 28 volt 60Amp and 135 28V 2Amp regulated power supplies. These are new technology, high efficiency switching power supplies designed to replace existing 28 volt supplies.
SAC RT Train Consist Enhancement (2006)
Modifications to GPS tracking system for development of train consist interface and tracking by both trains and individual rail cars.
VTA Warm Springs Project (2006)
Warm Springs to San Jose Extension project. B&C is providing design services for the VTA/BART extension for ATC and communications.
Alstom Blue Orange Line (2006)
B&C provided all field personnel required to commission Blue-Orange line for Alstom signaling.
ARINC RTU Project (2005)
Los Angeles MTA. B&C is currently designing and manufacturing 25 remote terminal units that will replace existing out of date units.
SF MUNI Muni 3rd Street (2005)
Installation of over 21 miles of fiber optic cabling for the new 3rd street extension. Complete SONET, CCTV, RISS, Emergency telephone in 18 stations so that all services are monitored and controlled from new Muni Maintenance Facility.
SF MUNI Drawbridge Project (2005)
Design, furnish, startup, and test wayside cases to control freight rail, light rail and drawbridge.
SF MUNI 3rd Street Extension Addition (2005)
Design, furnish, startup and test wayside cases to control light rail vehicles along the 3rd street extension. Furnish and install all communications equipment for 18 passenger platforms including head-end interface equipment.
Chervon Technology Center (2005)
Design/build installation of Cat 6 cabling, communications room build-out and single mode fiber optic cabling throughout 28 building campus. Upgrade of campus 10BaseT shared Gigabit Ethernet. Facility is the only Petroleum research facility in the Western hemisphere. Project requires team to install network around live petroleum experiments where safety is the only concern.
SAC RT Switch Control (2005)
Provide programming change to 3 on-site VHLC processors to send switch, gate, and signal indications to the IT servers in the Sacramento Light Light control center. Interface these functions into the new GPS tracking system so operators can remotely control switches at those locations and monitor the status of switches, gates, and signals.
Schools Project (2005)
Installation of Fire alarm, clock speaker, voice and data, Fiber Optics, and security systems for a number of Northern California school districts.