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| Siemens receives EUR140 million order in America Siemens Transportation Systems (TS) has received its biggest ever rail automation order in America from the Canadian transit authority Go Transit. Siemens will upgrade the entire signaling and communication systems in and around Toronto's Union Station as well as the traffic control center. All together, the project is worth around EUR140 million for Siemens. The entire system upgrade will take place in 2008 during normal revenue service. The modernization of the system – some parts of it dating as far back as 1920 – covers a section of 5.8 kilometers including some 42 kilometers of track. The heart of this system is the Union Station. With up to 2,000 different rights of way, Union Station is one of the most complex stations in North America and, when finished, will be the biggest station on the continent to be equipped with electronic interlockings. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |