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When New Jersey Transit receives 26 new locomotives from Adtranz, and 50 commuter rail cars from Alstom Transportation Inc. beginning this spring, the new equipment will include Union Switch & Signal Inc.’s Advanced Speed Enforcement System (ASES) cab signaling.


US&S won the Alstom contract Dec. 19; the contract with Adtranz was signed Jan. 4.
Through a combination of US&S’ MICROCAB® continuous cab signaling and ICS™ intermittent cab signal system, ASES is designed to regulate train speeds and initiate positive train stopping, should a train run through a stop signal.


The locomotives and rail cars are part of NJ Transit’s five-year equipment purchase plan, which includes 200 single-level rail cars and 33 diesel locomotives by 2002 and 24 electric locomotives by 2003. NJ Transit also is developing plans to purchase 200 bi-level rail cars by 2004.


US&S plans to deliver the first of the ASES-equipped locomotives in April; deliveries would continue 24 months. The ASES-equipped commuter cars’ delivery is slated to begin in March and continue 25 to 30 months.