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
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) | Chicago to Rockford Intercity Passenger Rail
Passenger rail service between Chicago and Rockford ceased in 1981, making Rockford the largest metropolitan area in Illinois without passenger rail service. Over the past two decades, the general population between Rockford and the O’Hare International Airport has continued to grow, with many new residential developments being established along the I-90 corridor. As a result, highway traffic volumes between Chicago and Rockford are significant and cause frequent backups the closer one gets to Chicago. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is committed to building and maintaining a safe, reliable multimodal system of transportation that serves all residents throughout our state and retained Patrick to provide preliminary engineering, environmental analysis, and program management services to re-establish passenger rail service along this corridor. The overall improvements included 55 miles of rail replacement, 80 existing at-grade crossings to be upgraded with flashers, gates, and bells, 78 existing at grade crossings to be upgraded to concrete crossing panels, and new stations in South Elgin, Genoa, Rockford at Alpine Rd., and downtown Rockford. As the Program Manager, Patrick provided project budgeting, cost estimating, scheduling, logistics planning, procurement management, progress tracking and issue identification and resolution. Patrick also provided technical design (including track, yards, signals/systems and PTC), land acquisition, survey, environmental, permitting, and railroad coordination with the host railroads in the corridor, including Amtrak, CN, UP, and Metra.