Sound Transit SMCP Isis is authoring a Software Management Control Plan for Sound Transit.  The plan will meet the requirements of FRA Rule 236.18 and includes descriptions for implementation, training, review and updating of the plan. POLA Pier 200 Isis will provide the signal engineering for the Port of Los Angeles' Pier 200 project.   Requirements for the project include survey of the site, development of customer requirements, specification writing, design of all signal facilities including several interlockings and highway grade crossings, bid phase support, construction phase support and final inspection of the project. LACMTA Blue Line Quad Crossings As a subcontractor to Balfour Beatty, Isis is providing design and field support for the conversion of four Blue Line crossings to quad gates.  Isis efforts on this project have included working with the crossing controller supplier to develop new programming for quad-gate systems, interface with the Union Pacific Railroad in what is a shared corridor between UPRR and LACMTA, design of circuits for the crossings, and field support and training on the new system. Fenny Stratford Safety and Design Analysis As an effort to support GETS activities on the West Coast Mainline high-speed project in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, Isis provided a study that reviewed the requirements and safety hazards associated with extending VHLC control areas and interfacing VHLC with SSI solid-state interlockings.  Output from the study consisted of two reports; one delivered to SSL (Signalling Solutions), the prime for the project, and the second delivered to GETS estimators and designers. Burnham Yard Lead As a subcontractor to HDR's Portland office, Isis has provided front sheet design for three highway grade crossings to allow the realignment of the Burnham Yard Lead track on the Union Pacific Railroad.  The realignment exercise was requested by RTD of Denver to allow for the construction of new light rail lines in the old alignment. SCRRA General On-Call Engineering Teamed with JL Patterson & Associates, Isis will be providing signal engineering support for SCRRA's General On-Call Engineering requirements. Caltrans Engineering On-Call Teamed with JL Patterson & Associates, Isis will be providing on-call engineering support for rail related activities on Caltrans. State Street Bridge Project As a subcontractor to MJ Grant, Isis is providing oversight of signaling activities to allow the demolition and rebuilding of the State Street Bridge for the Utah Transit Authority.  One track of the two-track alignment will be removed over the bridge to allow the renewal of that bridge span, and access to the single track will be controlled by two new end of double-track interlockings.   Responsibilities will include participation in value engineering activities, review of the signal supplier's designs, factory test support and field test support. Madill Crossings Isis is providing highway grade crossing design on the Madill subdivision of the TRE.   Requirements for design include a frequency study, design drawings, and factory and field testing support. Beltline Extension Isis is providing design for three 4-quad crossings, a new end of double track interlocking, revisions to an existing end of double track to convert it to a single-crossover, and tie-in revisions to adjacent interlockings on the TRE.  Requirements for design include braking calculations, aspect charts, design drawings, applications logic, and factory and field testing support. San Diego Quiet Zone Peer Review As a sub-contractor to David Evans and Associates, Isis has provided a peer review for the proposed San Diego Quiet Zone.  Responsibilities included review of design and estimates, calculation of the Risk Index with Horn for the Quiet Zone Corridor, and calculation of the Quiet Zone Risk Index. NCTD On-Call Engineering Isis has been chosen as the on-call signal engineering firm for North Coast Transportation District (NCTD), San Diego.  Isis will provide signal engineering for a variety of projects for the NCTD. GCRTA Moreland Pocket Track Signalization Isis will provide design and engineering support for the signalization of Moreland Pocket Track on the Greater Cleveland RTA.  In addition, Isis will study operations on the GCRTA's Green and Blue Lines to provide a report on Critical Needs for future operation. Ethanol Switch Isis will provide design for a new single switch interlocking on the Trinity Rail Express.   Requirements for design will include braking calculations, aspect charts,  design drawings, applications logic and support for factory and field testing. Ashland Interlocking Isis is providing design for a diamond interlocking on the W&LE in Ashland, Ohio.  The design will utilize EC5 as both the interlocking controller and as controllers at the approach signals on the W&LE.  Isis will use ACE 4.1 to write the applications logic for the EC5's. LACMTA Eastside Extension Specification As a subcontractor to Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc., Isis will provide 85% to 100% revisions to the Train Control Systems portion of the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Specification.  Isis will perform a complete review of Sections 22010BD to 22270DB and will incorporate all comments to the specification indicated as accepted in the MTA Comments and Responses Document. Louisville & Indiana Clagg Tower Signal Renewal Isis will provide signal design, testing support and installation support as a subcontractor to Progress Rail Services on the Louisville & Indiana's project to renew signaling at Clagg Tower.   The project will feature the use of vital controllers, spread spectrum radio control, pc based control system, power switch machines and LED signals to replace life-expired infrastructure at the tower. Egyptian National Railway Survey of Infrastructure and Practices Isis participated in a multi-disciplined team asked to survey the ENR to report on its infrastructure and practices.  Isis toured the ENR including the mainline between Cairo and Alexandria, Cairo and Aswan, a suburban line at Abu Qir, a mechanical interlocking on a suburban line to Menouf, and the locomotive and signal repair facilities at El Farz.  A report detailing the condition of the railway and commenting on current practices was provided to the Ministry of Transportation at the conclusion of the survey. VTA/BART Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Project Isis participated as the signaling and train control consultant in a multi-discipline value engineering study led by Value Management Strategies for the SVRT project.  The 35% system and facilities design was reviewed to identify opportunities for savings and increases in project value.  An item of particular interest was the system design in the tunnel portion of the project as it related to the ventilation zones and traction power sectionalization.  Work was done to identify possible safety concerns with the block design and proposed train operations during fire situations and other emergency scenarios. UP Crossing Design Isis has been approved as a crossing design firm for the Union Pacific Railroad.  Isis engineers and CAD technicians have met with the UP and are actively involved in the design of crossings. Valley Metro Rail QA/QC As a subcontractor to Mass Electric Isis engineers are providing QA/QC inspections of wired racks and local control panels provided by Safetran for the light rail project in Phoenix.  Services include inspection of work, assurance of specification compliance and thorough testing of applications logic for all programmable devices being deployed as part of the design. TRE Mockingbird/Lisa 2nd Track Design Isis is providing analysis, engineering design, material listings, programming and test plans for a 2nd main line connection at West Mockingbird control point and construction of a 2nd main line between Lisa and Perkins control points.  Design work includes revision of existing interlockings, provision of new design for interlockings and crossings, and provision of tie-in design. Metro Gold Line Runtime Improvement Project, LACMTA Isis is providing system analysis and signal design services to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority in an ongoing effort to improve service and reduce runtime for local trains and the new express service on the Metro Gold Line.  The first phase was completed April 21st.  Portions of the line improved during this phase included increased speeds southbound through Chinatown Station on approach to the Union Station terminal, increase speeds southbound through Highland Park with modifications to the grade crossings at Avenue 59 through Figueroa Street, and speed improvements for trains into and out of the terminal at Sierra Madre Villa Station. TRE Hurst Siding Expansion As a subcontractor to GETS Isis provided design of an exit gate management system built around the VHLC for a four-quadrant gated highway crossing.  Isis also provided a constructibility review of the drawings for the project including PE seal of changed drawings. Verification of ITCS Equations, GETS China Project Isis provided verification of equations for a communications based signaling system being designed for application on the Chinese national railway system.  GETS' Incremental Train Control System (ITCS) uses the VHLC platform both for control of wayside devices and as a radio block controller. 9400 South Station, UTA Isis has been retained as the signal design firm for modifications to the existing signaling on this UTA line required for the new passenger platforms being installed at 9400 South Street.  Tasks have included analysis of braking for both LRT and freight trains using the line, revision of existing VHLC applications logic using the reduced test validation tool, analysis of track circuit frequencies for compatibility and recommendations on changes to the traction bonding to assure track circuit integrity. ThyssenKrupp Budd Industrial Crossing Isis designed, installed and tested a train detection solution for an industrial crossing at the ThyssenKrupp Budd Plant in Shelbyville, Kentucky using the RCL P-1400 Loop Processor.   Normally used for vehicle detection at four-quadrant gated crossings, the P-1400 has also been used for over-point detection, detection of trains in dead sections and indication of approaching trains.  This is one of the first applications where it was used as the primary means of train detection at a rail crossing. Isis was asked to take on the project after it was found that on-track detection circuits would not work at the crossing due to short circuits through the crossing panels.  Isis recommended the installation of loops and advised the customer through every step of the project. On Call Signal Engineering, Port of Long Beach Isis has been chosen to provide on call signal engineering for the Port of Long Beach.  The port is one of the major gateways for shipping on the west coast and rail access will play a huge part in moving product in and out of the port.  Isis will be available to provide engineering support of projects of all sizes. RTD TREX Project Isis provided final verification of design for GETS' RTD TREX project.  System included AF track circuits, microprocessor interlockings and cab signaling. VTA Vasona and Hostetter Lines Isis provided final verification of design the GETS' Vasona and Hosttetter Lines design.  System included AF track circuits and microprocessor interlockings.   CTA Brown Line Design and Verification Isis provided design and verification support for Safetran's Brown Line project.  Interlockings and crossings were designed using relay logic.  System included AF track circuits, cab signaling and train stops. On Call Signal Engineering, Sound Transit of Seattle Sound Transit is responsible for the three corridors of the Sounder Commuter Rail Project.  Isis is providing on call signal engineering in support of Sound Transit's efforts.  Services provided include review of design by others, design of grade crossings and wayside signaling, cost estimates, coordination with third parties and inspection of facilities. Tucker Interlocking, Metro of St. Louis Metro of St. Louis operates sixty-six transit trains on its system in the Missouri/Illinois St. Louis metropolitan area. The system logged over 2.7 million revenue miles in fiscal year 2004.  Isis has been contracted to provide design and programming to signalize and power an existing handthrow double crossover.  Tucker interlocking will allow trains to be turned more quickly in order to move passengers at the stations serving Busch Stadium and the J.D. Edwards Center.   Design is in the 100% submission stage and the construction stage of the project will be let in 2nd quarter '05, with completion slated for 2nd quarter '06.  Isis will work with the customer during the construction phase to assure that the project is completed per specification. U.P. Interlocking, UTA U.T.A. serves the Salt Lake City metropolitan area.  Isis was contracted to provide engineering to revise the existing U.P. Interlocking to remove a retired U.P. crossing track.  Services included signal engineering, CAD and controller programming. Bedford to Bletchley Resignalling, Network Rail, United Kingdom The Bedford to Bletchley line provides passenger service between Bletchley, in suburban Milton Keynes and Bedford in the Midlands region of the United Kingdom.  The resignalling project replaced existing mechanical interlockings and gated road crossings with microprocessor controlled interlockings and constant warning detector crossings.  Isis provided design and verification, product safety documentation, training and product support.  The project was brought online in October of '04. Widening of California Boulevard, LACMTA Widening of California Boulevard on Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority's Pasadena Goldline required the addition of median gates and relocation of the control case for the crossing.  Isis provided a cost estimate, written specification and signal engineering for the project.