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Parsons

Delivering a better world

A global engineering, design, and program management leader delivering high-speed rail, automated mass transit systems, digital train control, and smart mobility corridors worldwide.

United States
Company Overview

About Parsons

Founded in 1944 by Ralph M. Parsons and headquartered in Centreville, Virginia, Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) is a leading disruptive technology and engineering firm serving the global infrastructure, defense, and security markets. With a workforce of more than 18,500 employees operating across the Americas, the Middle East, and Europe, Parsons has planned, designed, and managed some of the most complex transportation and rail systems in modern history.

Parsons covers the complete railway engineering and transit lifecycle: route alignment optimization, trackbed and civil structures design, complex rail viaducts, tunneling, CBTC and Positive Train Control (PTC) systems integration, electrification, rail communications, and station architecture. The firm is especially noted for its role as a premier Program Management Consultant (PMC), Owner’s Representative, and Lead Designer on large-scale Alternative Project Delivery (Design-Build and P3) rail schemes.

Major transit achievements include serving as program manager and engineer for the Riyadh Metro (Lines 1 and 2), delivering systems engineering for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Silver Line, design and construction management for the Los Angeles Metro Foothill Gold Line, program management for the Newark AirTrain replacement, and leading train control integration and PTC deployment across passenger and freight corridors throughout North America.

Railway Sectors

Products, Services and Expertise

Railway Capabilities

Railway Capabilities

✓ Comprehensive rail corridor alignment design, track geometry, and 3D modeling (Civil 3D, OpenRail, Navisworks)
✓ Program Management Consultancy (PMC), Construction Management (CM), and Owner’s Representative services
✓ Positive Train Control (PTC), Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC), and advanced railway signaling integration
✓ Automated driverless metro systems, light rail transit (LRT), and streetcar line design and delivery
✓ High-Speed Rail (HSR) and commuter rail feasibility studies, alignment optimization, and environmental reviews
✓ Elevated guideway structures, complex railway bridge engineering, and seismic retrofit diagnostics
✓ Overhead Catenary Systems (OCS), traction power substations (TPSS), and third-rail electrification design
✓ Underground station engineering, cut-and-cover excavations, and rail tunnel systems coordination
✓ Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and safety assurance under EN 50126/50128 standards
✓ Digital twin creation, smart transit integration, automated vehicle location (AVL), and rail cybersecurity
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Additional Information

Premier American multidisciplinary technology, engineering consultancy, and program management enterprise renowned for mega-transit programs, Positive Train Control (PTC) signaling, automated metros, and complex rail corridor delivery.

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