Projects

North American Rail Market: Scoping Report for a Domestic Infrastructure Analytics Provider
Market Entry, Business Development and Public Funding Advisory Services for a U.S. Provider of Structural Fatigue Testing and Monitoring Solutions
North American Market Entry and Business Development Support for a European Provider of Rolling Stock Maintenance Services
Rail Market Analyses and Business Development Support for a Provider of Group 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems
Preparation of a Social Benefits Analysis of the Hudson Bay Railway (Canada) to Support Public Acquisition
Definitional Missions to Mexico: Development of a Multi-Sector Infrastructure Projects Guide and Scoping of Freight Rail Sector Projects (USTDA)
Desk Review of Proposed Feasibility Studies: Applications of Bi-Modal Technology in Ukraine, Railway Grinding Equipment in China (USTDA)
Assessment of the Global Rail Supply Market (Fortune 500 Client)
Operational and Financial Audit of the National Freight Rail Company (CFR Marfa SA, Romania)
Definitional Mission – MENA Railways Projects: Egypt and Morocco, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (USTDA)
Technical Assistance for Operations and Infrastructure Management of a Petroleum Product Railway Terminal & Personnel Restructuring of the E&P Division (OMV/Petrom SA)
Strategic Advisory Services – Rolling Stock Acceptance (Austin Capital Metro)
Restructuring and Revitalizing the Railway of Azerbaijan (World Bank)
Technical Assistance to Improve Efficiency of the Bucuresti Heavy Rail Transit System (SC METROREX SA, Romania)
Development of a Railway Infrastructure Access Fee Regime (CFR SA, Romania)
Assessment of the Global Market for Integrated Railways Control Center Equipment and Services (Lockheed Martin Corp.)
Freight Railway Financial Strategy Project: Commercialization Preparation (CFR Marfa SA, Romania)

Preparation of an Application for U.S. DOT RRIF Loan Financing for a Large ($100m+) Rail Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Turnkey Services for a U.S. DOT TIGER Program Grant Application for a Project with Road, Rail, and Pedestrian Components (Cook County Dept. of Transportation & Highways)
Turnkey Services for Multiple TIGER Grant Applications for Investments in Amtrak’s Southwest Chief Route Infrastructure
Support for Multiple TIGER Program Applications for Multimodal Transportation Projects: State of Wisconsin; Garden City, Kansas, Puerto Rico Science and Technology Trust; Port of Centralia, Washington, INDOT, NHDOT, Town of Windsor CO and Iowa County, WI.
Support for an Application for U.S. DOT University Transportation Center Funding (Northwestern University)
Preparation of an Application for RRIF Financing for a Large ($100m +) Rail-Intermodal Container Transfer Facility
Independent Financial Advisor for the Railroad Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Financing (RRIF)Loan Program (2003-13). Review of RRIF Loan Applications from: Great Lakes Central Railroad, San Joaquin Regional Rail Authority, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, IANR, Iowa Pacific Holdings, Nashville and Eastern Railroad, and the Virginia Railway Express (FRA)
Preparation of Applications for $22 Million in TIGER Grants for Short Line Freight Rail Projects (Town of Windsor, Colorado/OmniTRAX, Iowa County/WI, Watco Companies)
Technical Assistance for Project Preparation and Financing, Los Angeles – Las Vegas High Speed Rail (XpressWest)
Technical Assistance for Public Financing Support for a New Freight Rail Spur and Associated Facilities
Great Plains Freight Rail Service Improvement Project: TIGER Grant Application (State of Kansas and Watco Companies)

Buy America Compliance Support: Electric Wide-Span Rail-Mounted Container Cranes
Project Oversight Services for the Construction of the Extension of the Bucharest
Metrorail System (METROREX SA, Romania)
Aggregate Unloading Terminal Siting Assessment US Midwest
Management Assistance and Institutional Development Requirements for the
Railway Modernization Project for the Bucharest-Constanta Line (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
Special Assistance for Project Formation (SAPROF) for the Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (JBIC)
Highway Project Technical Assistance for Aggregate Sourcing and Railway Transport Logistics (Bechtel, Romania)
Technical Assistance for High Speed Rail Development Program (New York State DOT)

FEA and Safety Analysis Support for Design of a Specialty Transit Work Locomotive (SOCOFER)
Support for Design, Marketing and Commissioning of Switcher Locomotives (Knoxville Locomotive Works)
Regulatory Compliance Support for Passenger Equipment On-Board Systems (Wabtec Railway Electronics)
Advanced Train Management: Development, Rolling Stock Plan, and System Phase II Stage I Pilot Support (Australia Rail Track Corporation/Lockheed Martin Corp.)
Study of the Applicability of Switched Reluctance Drive Technology in Railroad Applications (US Department of Energy & Northern Illinois University CEET)
Development of Acceptance Test Procedures for a New Fleet of Australian Freight Locomotives (Wabtec Motive Power Division)
Locomotive Engine Test Facility Design (Graham-White, Inc.)
Development of a Switcher Locomotive Powerplant and Control System (Knoxville Locomotive Works)
Azerbaijan Rail Trade and Transport Facilitation Project: Technical Assistance for Locomotive Procurement (World Bank)
Systems Integration of Propulsion and Control Technology for a Work Locomotive (Toronto Transit Commission)
Review of Bid Documents for the Supply of 25kV AC EMU’s for Mumbai (World Bank)
Support Services for Design of Vehicle Drive Controller for Agricultural Equipment Prototype
LEADER installation support and Norfolk Southern Starter Kit Installation support (Lockheed Martin/Knorr Air Brake)
R156 Diesel Work Locomotive Specification and Design Analysis (New York City Transit)
Transit Locomotive Technical Assistance for Compliance with Flammability and Smoke Emission Requirements (Wabtec Motive Power, Inc.)
Advanced Locomotive Propulsion Project (Turbine-Flywheel Technology) Program Management and Technical Assistance Services (University of Texas at Austin)