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High-Speed Rail Transportation

Intercity Passenger Rail

A transportation
transformation
2 High-Speed Rail
Intercity Passenger Rail

With
7,700 miles operating
5,000 miles under construction
12,000 miles planned
High-Speed Rail is transforming
travel around the globe.

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Hsinchu High-Speed Rail Station,
Taiwan, China
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Intercity Passenger Rail

At AECOM, our forward-thinking professionals


are leading the way to new and sustainable
forms of transportation, developing high-
speed rail networks that build on the worlds
successful highway and aviation systems to
meet the challenges of the 21st century.

With global resources and experience In California, our professionals are


on rail projects that span countries and hard at work developing tier two
continents, we are driving the new wave environmental services and preliminary
of safe and efficient high-speed rail, engineering for the 80-mile Altamont
developing rail networks that promote and 50-mile Caltrain sections of the
livable communities by reducing California high-speed rail project that
highway and aviation congestion, will connect northern and southern
encouraging energy independence California. The effort builds on the
and efficiency and addressing global successes of our work on the 220-mile
climate change. Sacramento to Fresno segment, which
encompassed alternative analyses,
Our team of professionals has environmental impact analysis and
contributed to high-speed rail facilities design.
development in many countries around
the world, including such diverse According to Engineering-News
locations as China/Hong Kong, Korea, Records Design Firms Sourcebook
Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the for 2009, our experts are no. 1 in
United States. We partner with our Transportationand weve maintained
clients, ably transforming their visions this standard of excellence for nine
into reality by delivering high-end consecutive years.
passenger service in emerging regional
and express high-speed rail projects Creating todays framework for
that connect communities. tomorrows growth, we are working to
move people faster, safer and more
Our experts deliver services in all sustainably.
aspects of high-speed rail including
terminals and environmental
remediation. For example, we
provided planning and detailed design
and support during construction
for the Express Railway Lines West
Kowloon Terminus in Hong Kong, China.
Top Covering 27.4 acres, the worlds largest
Downtown Los Angeles, underground terminal incorporates
California, U.S.A. eight long-haul and six short-haul
Bottom platforms.
Amtrak Acela Express
Northeast Corridor, U.S.A.
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High-speed rail is a new mode of transportation that depends on


several key success factors, including:

Seamless Connections Systems Integration and Resilience


Comprehensive planning and Engineering
integration with mass transit, roadway With railroad infrastructure experience
and air systems are essential to that reaches across continents, we
unlocking the success of high-speed are well-versed in tunnels, tracks,
rail. At AECOM, our rail experts have systems and structures design to meet
intermodal experience on some of the high-speed rail requirements of tighter
worlds largest systems, including tolerances and greater durability.
those in California and Taiwan. Our approach is to embrace systems
integration processes and design
Departures and Arrivals elements with full consideration
With a team that includes architects of impact on the whole and the
and facilities design experts, we interrelationship with other elements.
have experience in delivering inviting To optimize reliability and safety, we
passenger gateways. We listen to embed resilience engineering in our
our clients and develop or revitalize project delivery approach.
gateways to meet the needs of the
traveling communities. The Denver
Union Station and Hong Kong High-
Speed Rail Terminus are two examples
of our work. Our understanding of
functionality and amenities results in
facilities that engage customers and Amtrak Acela Express
convey security. Northeast Corridor, U.S.A.
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Mass Transit Tunnel,
New Jersey and New York City, U.S.A.

Right
California High Speed Rail Authority,
California, U.S.A.

Vehicles with Verve On-Time Arrival A Train Like No Other


High-Speed Rail requires appealing, Ensuring limited down time is Building on the appeal of high-
highly reliable, high-performance essential to providing highly reliable speed rail systems requires
train sets. Our experts understand service. Maintenance facilities that industrial design expertise.
system needs during the acquisition support these efforts are critical Our talented team develops
of rolling stock. Our planning and to meeting these goals. At AECOM, aesthetically appealing and
analytic skills help our owners weve developed maintenance technically excellent systems
select the right trains for the right facilities for the most demanding that integrate seamlessly with the
uses to make the most of the high- systems, including New York Citys environment around them.
speed rail investment. Metro-North, to keep trains moving
on the rails. An Experienced Conductor
Safety First Our professionals marry
Advanced signaling and Tickets to Ride experience and modern tools to
communications are the hallmarks Keeping passengers informed is advance activities taking place
of safety on the railsand high- almost as important as getting in a limited area. We oversee
speed rail is no exception. Our them to their destinations. At rail projects across the globe,
professionals are experienced AECOM, we keep our clients and including those in London,
in train control. Weve provided their customers needs in mind. Edmonton, Canada, New York City,
services for numerous transit Our professionals ensure accurate Kolkata, India, and Bulgaria. Our
properties globally and for Federal and easily understood arrival and experts develop cost-efficient
Railroad Administration-regulated departure times. Because our schedules and oversee these
passenger rail systems in the clientsand the passengers they technically challenging systems,
United States. servecount on the accuracy of making our firm a program
their tickets to ride. manager second to none.
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Frank R. Lautenberg

At Your Service Station at Secaucus


Junction, Secaucus, New
Jersey, U.S.A.
Second Avenue
Highly complex, well-integrated systems that include an array of moving parts drive Subway, New York,
New York, U.S.A.
success on high-speed rail programs. The professionals at AECOM are highly capable
experts with design, planning, construction and implementation experience on
some of the most complex rail systems around the globe. Our experts are foremost
in achieving project public approval and implementing projects. We have a unique
credibility in forecasting and patronage modeling with agencies around the world.
Creating public-private partnership (P3) solutions and alternative delivery methods, Toronto Transit
we partner with our clients to accomplish their missions. Commission, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada Permanent WTC
PATH Terminal,
Our experience incorporates such key skills as:
New York, New York,
U.S.A.
Planning and alternatives analysis
Capital investment and cost analysis
Environmental impact statements
Financing (P3) Canadian
National Railway,
Ridership forecasting Canada and U.S.A. Designed by Santiago Calatrava

Marketing American Airlines


Terminal at JFK
Operations planning International Airport,
New York, U.S.A.
Program management
Construction management
Design-build
Civil works
Tunneling
Track
Catenary
Tren Urbano
Traction power Rail System,
California High Speed Chicago OHare
Maintenance facilities and systems Rail Authority International Airport, San Juan,
California, U.S.A. Chicago, Illinois, Puerto Rico
Rolling stock U.S.A.

Rail station design and placement


Train control
Communications and central control
System safety
Systems integration Alameda Corridor, New Jersey Transits
California, U.S.A. Tri-Rail Double new NY-NJ Passenger
Track Corridor, Rail Tunnel, New York
South Florida, and New Jersey, U.S.A.
U.S.A.

Metrolink
Commuter Rail
Philadelphia
System, Southern
International Airport,
California, U.S.A.
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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Our professionals think globally and deliver locally. We


have a wealth of allied traditional and high-speed rail
experience that touches on all aspects of these complex
projects. A sample of our worldwide transportation
experience can be seen below.

Lawrence Hargrave
Delhi Metro Rail
Drive, Sydney,
Corridor 1A,
Australia
Delhi, India

Ma On Shan Railway,
King Fahd Hong Kong, China
Industrial Port,
Saudi Arabia

Clearways Project,
Jebel Hafeet Road, Sydney, Australia
Al Ain, U.A.E.

Hong Kong
Taiwan High-Speed International Airport
Rail, Taiwan, Chek Lap Kok,
Copenhagen Metro, Republic of China Hong Kong, China
Jubilee Line
Copenhagen,
Extension,
Denmark
Westminster
Station, London, Port Botany
U.K. Expansion,
Sydney, Australia

Dubai International
Airport, Dubai, U.A.E.
Kwai Chung
Container Terminals,
Hong Kong, China Sydney Airport,
Sydney, Australia
London Gateway
Terminal Access, East-West and
U.K. North-South MRT
Lines, Singapore

Dubai Mall of the


Emirates Roads,
Dubai, U.A.E.
North-South Bypass
Tunnel, Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia
BAA Framework Perth to Mandurah
Agreement for Railway, Western
Surface Access, U.K. Australia
About AECOM

AECOM (NYSE: ACM) is a global provider of


professional technical and management support
services to a broad range of markets, including
transportation, facilities, environmental, energy,
water and government. With approximately 45,000
employees around the world, AECOM is a leader
in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM
provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge,
innovation, and collaborative technical excellence
in delivering solutions that enhance and sustain the
worlds built, natural, and social environments. A
Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in more
than 100 countries and has annual revenue in excess
of $6 billion.

More information on AECOM and its services can be


found at www.aecom.com.

For more information about AECOMs transportation


capabilities, visit aecom.com/transportation.

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