transit + passenger rail
our expertise
Patrick’s transit and passenger rail experts understand our clients’ needs for predictability and increased safety in their operations. Our staff has in-depth experience in grade crossings, rail + bridge design, rail intermodal and terminal facilities, electrical design/engineering, and overall program and project management. Using APTA and AREMA standards, and with a ceaseless focus on safety and efficiency, we assist clients in addressing their challenges while identifying the life cycle cost of their infrastructure. Many of the nation’s top passenger and transit systems, including METRA and NICTD in the greater Chicagoland metro area, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston, and the Chicago Transit Authority; state departments of transportation; and the nationwide operations of Amtrak; trust Patrick to provide innovative and tested solutions for a wide variety of transit and passenger rail projects.
our disciplines
Program Management + Project Controls
Engineering + Design
Electrical Engineering + Power System Studies
Renewable Energy + Design
Construction Management + Inspection
Bridge + Structural Design
Track Layout + Design
Feasibility Studies
Capacity Improvements
Intermodal, Terminal, Yard + Siding Design
Constructability + Cost Estimating
Alternative Delivery + Value Engineering
Safety Certification + Closeout
Geospatial Services + Asset Management
Owner's Representative Services
Public/Private Coordination
Strategic Advisory Services
our projects
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | Agency-Wide Program Management + Red/Purple Modernization Oversight
Patrick, as a key partner in the Transit Capital Program (TCP) Joint Venture, was awarded a five-year contract by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) (the nation's second-largest public transportation system) to deliver program management services. In addition to managing the CTA's core program, TCP (with Patrick as the lead) is providing oversight and management for the CTA's $2.2 billion Red/Purple Modernization Program. TCP's program management services encompass overall program and project planning, project prioritization/selection, design and procurement oversight, construction oversight, design management, project controls (program level + detailed project level), enterprise asset management, and project administration for the CTA's Infrastructure Core Program and the Red/Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One project.