Tour of Port Authority Light Rail Operations Control and Maintenance Center
The Port Authority of Allegheny County Light Rail Transit System has been an evolving Pittsburgh icon that transports some 25,000 riders per day to and from the South Hills of Pittsburgh over two routes (Red Line and Blue Line) to the downtown area. Monitoring the light rail system to keep passengers safe during their daily travels involves extensive operations monitoring and control in addition to safety signaling and interlocking systems.
Recent additions to the Light Rail System include a revamped Gateway Station featuring an under Allegheny River tunnel connection to the North Side Station adjacent to PNC Park and an Allegheny Station adjacent to Heinz Field, effectively providing frequent service that effectively merges downtown and north side.
The Operations Control Center is a focal point for real-time data collection and presentation in an easily interpreted system map with on demand video monitoring of various locations along the routes.
Maintaining and upgrading this Light Rail System provides a constant challenge for the Port Authority, who will also provide an overview of the vehicle maintenance facility as well as the corresponding data servers and real-time network that comprise this much used transportation infrastructure.
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- Date: 12 Nov 2019
- Time: 11:00 PM UTC to 01:30 AM UTC
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- Port Authority South Hills Village Maintenance and Operations Center
- 1000 Village Drive
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- United States 15241
- Building: Port Authority South Hills Village Maintenance and Operations Center
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Port Authority Light Rail Operations
- Co-sponsored by j.kalasky@ieee.org
- Starts 01 October 2019 04:01 AM UTC
- Ends 11 November 2019 05:00 PM UTC
- 9 in-person spaces left!
- No Admission Charge
Agenda
6:00 Meet at Port Authority South Hills Village Maintenance and Operations Center
6:15 Organize into Tour Groups
6:30 Begin Tours of the Operations Control Center and Maintenance Facility
8:00 Wrapup and Q&A
8:30 Adjourn