All Aboard Florida (AAF) has selected GE Transportation to design and manufacture signaling equipment for the entire length of the 235-mile (378 km) rail corridor connecting Miami and Orlando. The landmark passenger-rail project, the first privately owned and operated project of its kind in the United States, is scheduled to begin initial service from Miami to West Pam Beach in late 2016.esign and manufacture signaling equipment
All Aboard Florida is investing USD 1.5 billion to improve existing railway, and, where needed, build new track in advance of launching its service. GE Transportation will perform a critical component of this work by providing a signaling system that includes upgrades to grade crossings in the corridor, effective communications with approaching trains, a system for triggering gate openings and closings, and regulation of train-crossing times. As a result, All Aboard Florida’s trains will clear grade crossings in less than 60 seconds, less time than vehicles stop for a traffic light. GE’s communications-and-engineering enhancements will be fully integrated into the service’s corridor-wide Positive Train Control system. These improvements build on a safety system in place now for existing trains operated by affiliate Florida East Coast Railroad, which worked closely with AAF in this selection process.
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