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Freight Railroads

Our clients in the freight railroad industry serve nearly every industrial, wholesale, retail, and resource-based sector of the economy. However, as shippers increasingly recognize - and utililize - freight rail's inherent cost and schedule efficiencies, freight rail is finding the limits of its capacity tested nationwide.

With experience in every facet of the rail industry, TranSystems brings innovative solutions across the breadth of consulting, design and operational needs, solutions notable for their durability, functionality, and sustainability. They are designed to integrate efficiently with overall operations, to reduce life-cycle costs, and to incorporate current technology while ensuring adaptability to future technology.

TranSystems' rail expertise encompasses financing, planning, design, and operational services for track, site development and terminal yards. We bring solutions that improve capacity, reduce costs, and increase flexibility in the dynamic and competitive rail industry. From the ground up, inside and out, switchers to spurs, we have a deep understanding and respect for this market. In fact, many of our key rail personnel are former long-term employees of major railroad companies. They bring a distinctive expertise to the table, one that can only come from true hands-on rail experience.

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Construction Management

TranSystems maintains an extensive staff of professional construction managers who are experts in managing the diverse construction needs of clients. With many former railroad  read more>

Positive Train Control

The freight rail industry has been piloting various positive train control (PTC) applications for the last 10 years with some success in the use of the application. Recently, the FRA mandated  read more>

Simulation

Simulation is an indispensable tool for rapidly quantifying the operational impact of changes to facilities, systems, processes, and infrastructure. It provides the ability to model  read more>

Operations Planning

TranSystems has had the opportunity to work directly with clients in the initial analysis phase of many assignments to develop an overall business plan for a project or network.  read more>

What We Do

With a full spectrum of disciplines, industry focus, and geographic reach, we take our client’s vision from the conceptual environment to the built environment. Our experience crosses the entire spectrum of transportation-related systems so we can tailor our approach to your individual project.
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