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North Shore Connector Project Signal and Train Control Design Client: Port Authority of Allegheny County
New Signal Cable Plant The signal system design and block layout will provide for a potential operating headway of 2 minutes on the North Shore Connector portion of the central business district light rail system. The signal system design will also provide for a 15 minute operating headway on the Convention Center Shuttle portion of the Project. The signal design includes a new tripper based wayside signaling system for the entire Project area including the sub surface tunnel, at grade and elevated sections of the Project. The signal design also includes modifications to Gateway Interlocking, the existing terminus of the line in the central business district, a new train control room to house new signaling equipment at North Shore Station and a new signalized interlocking at Allegheny Station, the new terminus of the line on the north shore. The Convention Center Shuttle portion of the Project includes modifications to existing Midtown Interlocking, as well as a new signalized interlocking at Convention Center Station, the terminus of the Convention Center Shuttle. Also included in the design are track and signal modifications to Wood Street Interlocking to allow for turn-back operations during the tunnel construction. Services Provided:
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Gannett Fleming Transit & Rail Systems (GFT&RS)
has been retained by the General Architectural
and Engineering Contractor for the North Shore
Connector Project to provide consulting engineering
services for the design of a signal and train
control system, communications system, traction
power system and track design for the North Shore
Connector Project in Pittsburgh, PA. The tripper
based wayside signaling system that will be designed
for this project consists of multiple signaling
subsystems including:
