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Rail Electrification

Powering forward electrified rail systems.

Burns offers the full range of electrification planning, design, construction oversight, and inspection services for passenger rail, transit systems, and automated people movers.

Traction Power

  • Substations (High-voltage AC and DC)
  • AC and DC Electrical Transmission Distribution Infrastructure
  • Distributed Energy Resources
  • Frequency Converters
  • Redundant Power Supplies
  • Protective Relaying and Controls
  • Short Circuit, Relay Coordination and Arc Flash Hazard Analyses
  • Substation Testing and Commissioning

Overhead Catenary Systems

  • Route Sectionalizing
  • Catenary Constructability Phasing
  • Wiring Plans and Profiles
  • Foundations and Structures
  • Constant-Tension and Fixed-Tension Systems
  • Assembly, Component, and Small Parts Steel Design
  • Rail Return, Grounding and Bonding
  • Modifications for Bridge Replacements

Planning & Consulting

  • Traction Power Simulation Modeling and Analysis
  • Utility Coordination
  • Catenary/Battery Hybrid Systems Evaluation
  • Construction Planning and Construction Management
  • Equipment Factory Acceptance Testing
  • Equipment Site Acceptance Testing
  • Operational Forecasting
  • Systems Construction Related Services (CRS)

Burns has expertise in these areas to:

Inspire with technical savvy for design and construction of substations, distribution systems, overhead catenary, and resilient energy supplies.

Create detailed analyses that ensure system-wide resiliency in the face of increasingly strained grid resources, extreme weather, and other power disruptions.

Deliver no-surprise solutions that lower costs, prevent schedule delays, and maintain safety for the traveling public.

Meet Our Team

Tony Koltuv, PMP

Senior Vice President, Railroad & Transit

Clay Payne, PE

Vice President, Right-of-Way and Facilities

Scott McKelvie

Director of Business Development, Railroad & Transit

Jonathan Schimpf, PE, LEED AP

Railroad & Transit Project Manager